As the demand continues on wireless carriers to provide the highest quality voice and data services the demand takes its toll on the infrastructure supporting this demand. At CTS Americorp we have evaluated each portion of the system outside of the radios and provide testing services to allow you the opportunity to focus on your customer. Let’s start at the top of the tower and work our way down the list of services we offer. Entrusting your infrastructure testing needs to CTS Americorp we understand the need to know what happening now. We pride ourselves on expedient 24 hour turn around on site analysis to allow you to make the necessary changes immediately offering your customers the highest level of commitment and quality.
Antennas Digital Azimuth Verification. Starting with one most important items in your system is the antenna. Great care is taken to select the right antenna, down-tilt and azimuth for its application. CTS Americorp offers digital azimuth verification that provides you an exact bearing for your antenna. No error in alignment so we get it right the first time. We can also set your RET antennas electrical down-tilt providing the perfect alignment the first time we go to your site.
*Mechanical down-tilt can be confirmed also while the tower hand is working on your antenna. Pre-sweeps and PIMs can be performed on antennas prior to mounting insuring the device you’re taking to the site meets specifications.
Cable systems In order to provide the maximum amount of power transfer at the antenna, we offer Sweep testing with the latest sweep gear, providing dual sweep of the Distance to Fault and Return loss simultaneously. This reduces the time required for an antenna to be out of service. PIM Testing and Distance to PIM - At CTS Americorp we provide PIM and Distance to PIM. PIM testing has been around for several years and it’s an excellent way to identify small issues in or with the cable that will go unnoticed by the sweep gear. PIM will find those poor connectors or any abnormality in the cable. Distance to PIM can identify a PIM issue in much less time, providing the repair time and cost to be lower with a higher quality output. Distance to PIM can even identify issues that are not in the cable system that may affect your system can also be found. CTS Americorp offers this testing.
Grounding - Grounding is usually taken for granted. Most believe if they see a ground rod and the pig tails are connected it is accepted to be ok. Ever wonder why your site doesn’t propagate like the model? CTS Americorp offers Ground testing. We will perform a 4 point test or standard Megger testing of 100ft. Here we identify the ground conductivity and if the “Ground Plane” is working properly. This should be tested every so often to insure that nothing has changed, especially for those sites where chemicals have been added to enhance the conductivity.
Fall of Potential – Measuring the ability of the earth ground to dissipate energy driven into it.
POWER - CTS Americorp offers a variety of power testing services. Current monitoring – We can provide an analysis of power coming into your site to insure no brown outs of issues with voltage fluctuations. Accepting that the power company is delivering quality power isn’t always the case. We can quantify your input power and make recommendations for you. Additionally, we can purchase and install these components for you and provide post installation measurements. Histogram of up to 41 days of data can be captured for verification. Fault location – Finding a fault in a power system can be tricky, especially when disrupting power can be detrimental to your customers. We have the ability to load test and fault test power systems to identify a weakness in a breaker or in the wiring before you have a problem or major outage.
Fiber Optics We provide scoping of your connector ends, cleaning and signal loss tests for multi-mode as well as single mode. When you utilize fiber from the base station to the remote radio head, the quality of the fiber needs to be verified to insure that the bend radius wasn’t exceeded or the cable wasn’t damaged during installation or after the installation is complete due to complications of another install.
INTERFERENCE – CTS Americorp provides Spectral Analysis services, we can track interference and provide screen shots of the energy which is causing performance issues to your carriers or wiping out your receivers. Interference is a culprit of all wireless signals. The congestion in the public’s spectrum is laidened with the natural interference by virtue of simple mathematics and then there’s the non-linerarity due to materials lying about that become energized with signal that can cause grief to any wireless signal. CTS Americorp is ready to investigate these issues.
DAS Management - CTS Americorp can support DAS maintenance. Our techs are versatile enough to identify issues with the nodes and return them to service quickly. We also can identify issues at the BTS hotel sites with signals feeding the DAS Network. Coupling these abilities with our antenna, fiber and power services this unique package of talents enables us to support your team the DAS with our reliable team.
Additional Services – We also offer Battery installation and maintenance, filter tuning and set-up.
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