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Telecom Consulting, Project Management & Construction

Since 1983 MetroLink Technical Services has been supporting the technical needs of telecommunications customers. MetroLink’s ‘hands-on’ telecommunications services include a wide variety of engineering, field service and project management solutions in wireless, fiber, satellite, cable, security electronics and broadcast.

MetroLink has available engineers and project managers with years of experience, covering the entire spectrum of telecommunications including:

Cellular and Wireless Broadband
Satellite Communications
Fiber Optics
VoIP and IP Network Design
Video Surveillance and Security Electronics
Switch and Central Office Installation

MetroLink’s extensive experience base comes from its merger with Northwest Communications (NWC), Seattle WA. For over twenty-five years NWC has been providing engineering and support services in the cellular, wireless broadband, satellite, broadcast television, cable and cellular industries. The company has managed projects in many locations throughout the world; some as remote as the Khyber Pass in Pakistan’s NW Province.

Examples of some of the projects the company has previously managed include:

Long-haul point-to-point fixed wireless systems, in the US and Middle East,
Construction of television broadcast facilities in the Pacific Northwest,
Short haul point-to-point wireless systems in the US, Canada and Europe,
Satellite uplink and teleport facilities in North America, Europe and Asia,
Fiber optic systems in the Middle East and between Pacific Rim Islands,
Cellular and PCS projects in the US, Canada and Europe.
Deployment of wireless broadband systems (Wi-Fi and WiMAX) in the CIS countries and Latin America

Applications and Media Services

The company has strategic relationships with a number of providers of media-rich applications and services, specifically designed for the cellular and wireless broadband industries. Among these offerings are:

Cellular Encryption
Wireless Financial Transaction Services
VoIP Gateway and Switching Services
Teleport and Uplink Facility Agreements
Satellite Transponder/ Space Segment Agreements

Capability

The company has the in-depth technical expertise to design and configure wireless, satellite, cable and fiber based communications systems including:

Project Management
Installation and Training
Preliminary Design & Engineering
Equipment Specifications/ Selection
Site Surveys and RF Analysis
System Drawings
Project Budgeting and Cost Analysis
Technical Support Documentation

Manpower & Resources

The company can supply the personnel, hardware and equipment, to support virtually any communications project including:

Solutions Integration
Equipment Installation
Site and Tower Construction
Acceptance Testing
Ordering, Staging, and Delivery
Network Certification
Antenna System Installation
Technical Manpower

Ongoing Support

The company is equipped to provide training and long-term technical support to insure ongoing system operation including:

Training of Personnel
Network Management Platform
Maintenance and Repair
Performance Monitoring, Testing & Fault Isolation

Twenty-Five Years of Experience Including:

Design, permitting and site acquisition in support of a long haul digital microwave project for ITT Metromedia,
Providing project management and manpower to MCI and Sprint during their nationwide microwave construction projects,
Design and project management of a regional UHF/VHF land mobile telecommunications network for Pakistan’s NW Province,
Design and construction of a city-wide microwave network for the Canadian Federal Government in Ottawa,
Design and installation of numerous short haul microwave systems as a regional manufacturer’s representative for Ma/Com, Avantek and Motorola,
Design, licensing and construction of an interstate point-to-point common carrier microwave system for NW Microwave,
Installation of over 120 satellite downlinks at public radio sites throughout the US for National Public Radio (NPR),
Installation of high power VHF and UHF television broadcast transmitters and antenna systems throughout the US for Comark, NEC and Townsend Associates.
Equipment installation and testing of a microwave communications network for the US Coast Guard along the Pacific coast,
System surveys and site acquisition for Cellular One, Kirkland WA,
Reconditioning of an existing microwave system, and construction a new inter-Island microwave network in Hawaii,
Providing connectivity for the USAF between the Haleakala Observatory and the Kihei Super Computer Center in Hawaii,
Field surveys and site acquisition work for WFI, supporting PCS licensees in the US and Puerto Rico,
Field engineering and maintenance support for US West (Qwest) PCS in the Western US,
Installation and testing of numerous ten to fifteen meter satellite transmitting antennas in the US, Canada and Middle East.
Engineering design and construction support for wireless broadband projects in the US, CIS countries, Latin America and the Middle East.