MORE PASSIVE NETWORK PROJECTS

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 In 2003, Kuwait Ministry of Interior awarded our company a contract to replace their existing copper telephone services with a high speed fiber optic transmission system.  The system specifications included the ability to carry 450 FXO/FXS lines from the Ministry of Communication’s (MOC) Mishref telephone exchange, data lines and E1 services to MOI’s four departments located in South Surra at about 12 Km away from the MOC exchange. 

We designed, engineered and installed a Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) STM-1 technology system in 5 locations, along with a fiber optic cable to transport large quantities of data and voice lines.  It was designed to work in a ring configuration with add-drop multiplexer (ADM) in all directions. 

Our team worked closely with our suppliers on the co-ordination of the equipment and installation support.  All the network components needed to be fully commissioned to work together bringing state of the art high speed telecom technology.

• A fiber optic cable with 24 fibers, was installed between MOC Mishref Exchange and MOI State Security Department (SSD).  
• Twelve fibers were branched out between Communication Engineering Dept. (CED), Civil Defense Dept. (CDD), State Security Dept. (SSD) and Special Force Dept. (SFD).
• As there was no existing duct route system available inside MOI campus, ACC installed a new duct route between MOI buildings. 
• MOI engineers were locally trained by our team on SDH/PDH system, fiber optic cable installation, splicing and testing.
• After the installation of the fiber optic cables between MOI's buildings, MOI upgraded their existing copper network to high speed data networks.  
• 300 FXO/FXS lines were transferred to the fiber optic system between MOC exchange and SSD and 150 FXO/FXS lines were transferred from CED to SFD, CDD &  SSD.

This dedicated network has successfully managed to provide MOI with their own telephone networks.  Over these fiber links, MOI have installed various other dedicated networks like ISDN, internet etc.  MOI have also had their network management system (NMS) installed at CED, which provides remote access control for the entire newly-installed SDH system.