Communication SERVICES

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The Ministry of Defense is one of the sovereign bodies in the State of Kuwait, responsible for protecting the nation through its valiant army and strong defense forces. The Ministry's communications network is one of the most important pillars of its infrastructure, including this project, which was awarded to be designed, supplied and implemented by ACC.

The objective of the Coastal Surveillance System (CSS) for the Ministry of Defense (MOD) to enable monitoring and controlling the coastal areas.

ACC scope to design, installation, configuration, testing and commissioning and maintaining of the system which consists of the following sub-systems: 

• CSS Coastal Surveillance System
• CIP Software Application (CIP - Critical Infrastructure Protection)
• Tactical Radar System (Antenna, ACU, Transceivers, Waveguides)
• Long / ShortRange Camera
• Thermal Sensors
• AIS Base Station Transponder
• Audio / Video Recording Servers
• Bridge Consoles
• METEO Weather Station
• GMDSS System
• HF Radios
• Maritime VHF
• Aeronautical VHF/UHF
• Tetra Radios
• Multiband Networking Manpack Radio
• HF Software Defined Radio
• Wideband HF/VHF Tactical Radio System
• Radio Base Station
• IP Advanced Radio System
• TVRO Solution
• LAN for Office & Voice Networks
• Wireless LAN
• UPS system
• Aeronautical Non-directional Beacon
• Radio Dispatching and Recording Systems

In 1992, as Kuwait’s existing telephone network was severely damaged due to its invasion by Iraq, MOC sought to procure a reliable and advanced telecommunications system through a bidding process. ACC  was awarded by the Ministry of Communications (MOC), to design, engineer and install Plesiochronous Digital Hierarchy (PDH) technology involving 20 exchanges over a fiber optic cable, to transport large quantities of data and voice lines throughout Kuwait. 

In collaboration with Nokia Telecommunications- Finland, and the cable manufacturer, ANT Bosch Telecom – Germany, our company executed this turnkey project which involved the installations of around 43 links of 140Mb/s PDH system with 5000 multiplexers, varying from 140Mb/s to 2Mb/s. These had to be sorted by card type and installed as per site requirement 

 Supply, installation, testing and operation and maintenance of the wireless phone system (WLL) for 20 Thousand lines. 

• Turnkey Integrated System
• Operation & Maintenance 
• Fixed and mobile cellular
• 20,000 Telephone Lines 
• 99.5% coverage for 10 areas 
• Connect with all MoC exchanges LAN/WAN
• Fiber & Microwave Transmission
• Tower & Shelters
• Connect with MoC Auto Disconnect
• First commercial CDMA in the MEA
• Data transfer and communication devices
• Communication and information transfer systems

After the system was successfully installed,  MOC engineers were trained on the new Nokia transmission system at Nokia Telecommunications Training Centre in Finland and gained additional knowledge on fiber optic cable installation, splicing and testing.

The complete PCM system was ready for operation within 18 months. Almost 240 Km of fiber optic cables were installed between MOC exchanges. The PDH system was installed in 20 exchanges, capable of carrying 82,000 voice/data units per second and thus creating a hotline (H/L) and 4 wire (4W) systems.

This system worked as a backbone transmission system between various MOC exchanges. The H/L system has 3 types of channels: hotlines, between 2 exchange subscribers, ring down channels involving a local battery switchboard and universal units for remote subscribers.