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Greenwoods Announces
Major Expansion Of Technical Services Division - 17th
February 2003
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telecoms industry leaves vacuum in market. |
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Greenwoods Communications, the UK's leading independent
telecoms company, has announced the expansion of its Technical Services
Group, which comprises test, commissioning and network support functions.
This growth has been driven by the demand created by the technical
skills vacuum that has opened up as a direct result of cost cutting
at both operators and OEMs.
The Technical Services Group has grown dramatically in size since
its creation just three years ago. The 30 strong team, headed-up by
technical services manager, Paul Rabidas, comprises highly skilled
engineers who previously worked for OEMs and operators and are now
involved in troubleshooting problems, upgrades, network optimisation
and test & commissioning.
The reliability of both fixed and wireless networks can only be achieved
through both high quality construction and increasingly sophisticated
test and commissioning procedures, rigorously performed before, during
and after networks go live. However, the role of test and commissioning
has recently seen a shift in approach. With operators choosing to
use a multitude of OEM technologies rather than aligning to one or
two, they now require commissioning engineers and network support
professionals who understand a diverse range of technologies and are
not OEM specific.
"Greenwoods is filling a distinct vacuum
that has emerged in the telecoms industry, caused by equipment manufacturers
being forced to scale back their operations and operators needing
to focus on the delivery of services to their customers," commented
Paul Rabidas, technical services manager, Greenwoods Communications.
"This shift in the market has led to a greater demand for third
parties such as Greenwoods to meet the growing need for multi-vendor
installation and commissioning, carrying out functions previously
performed by the operators, or OEMs, themselves," continued Rabidas.
Greenwoods already carries out installation activities and outsourced
telecoms services for the majority of Europe's fixed line operators. |
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Notes
to editors
Greenwoods Communications
is one of the UK's leading independent providers of custom-built
solutions for telecom network operators and OEMs. The company
supplies the major OEMs, network operators, mobile operators
and cable TV companies with a complete range of modular services,
including outsourcing of procurement and logistics, network
installation and de-installation, and custom design and manufacture.
Customers include Alcatel, Cable & Wireless, Easynet, Fibernet,
Flag Telecom, Global Crossing, Nokia, Nortel Networks, NTL,
Orange, Thus and T-Mobile. Greenwoods is actively involved in
building DSL and 3G networks throughout the UK and currently
employs 400 staff.
Client Contact:
Steven Roberts
Greenwoods Communications
Tel: 0845 2262327
e-mail: sroberts@greenwoodscomms.com
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