Cell Site

AFL’s cell site services provide comprehensive, single-source solutions to design, implement, operate and maintain wireless sites and multi-site networks.

Our full-service professional engineering and management teams have managed more than 28,000 network sites across the U.S. for leading wireless companies, including PCS, broadband networks, two-way radio, fiber, satellite and microwave networks.

With AFL, you can avoid the undesirable patchwork effect of having many service sources. We bring a broad-based understanding and experience to each project, permitting us to offer our clients flexible, fast and proactive solutions to the toughest project challenges.

AFL provides a team to manage all aspects of the site development process, starting from initial site assessments through final verification of the project completion. Our comprehensive site development services include:

Civil and Line Installation

Our engineers and technicians work closely with customers to provide civil and line installation services that meet customer specifications. Services include:

• Line and antenna installation
• Foundation and equipment pad
• Electrical and grounding
• Specialty Items

Construction Management

Our construction managers are responsible for managing individual suppliers and subcontractors to ensure on-time site completion, within budget and on schedule. Our construction management services include:

• Site walks
• Constructability analysis
• Contractor coordination
• Safety meetings
• Permitting and utility coordination
• Site supervision and inspection
• Progress reporting
• Quality control
• Punch-list resolution

Program Management

AFL provides program managers of the highest caliber. Managers are selected based upon their experience and qualifications for a particular project. In addition, our executive management team takes responsibility for ensuring the success of every project. Program management services include:

• Program planning and scheduling
• Capital budgeting
• Contract coordination, negotiation and preparation
• Vendor selection and management
• Procurement
• Asset management
• Training and orientation
• Value engineering
• Document control
• Deployment tracking
• Standardization
• Quality assurance and control
• Safety plan development
• Progress reporting
• Close-out, hand-off, turn-on and launch
• System optimization
• Maintenance plan development

Warehouse and Logistics Management

We carefully coordinate all logistics for equipment delivery and warehousing including:

• Procurement
• Shipping and receiving
• Storage
• Inventory management
• Warehousing
• Delivery
• Pre-cutting and kitting
• Testing
• Staging

Warehouse facilities are available across the U.S. Please contact us for additional information on our warehouse locations and capabilities.

Network Infrastructure

We provide complete network engineering services to meet critical design requirements and project timelines. Our team of professionals works with customers to deliver a complete wireless network, system enhancements or network expansions.

• Network engineering services
   
• Systems integration and optimization
  • BTS transport, install, commission, integration and removals
  • BTS swap outs and hot cuts
  • BTS carrier upgrades and expansions

• Site audits and repair
   
• Backhaul facilities
  • Transmission engineering
  • Network engineering and design
  • Equipment installation and test
  • Microwave civil infrastructure design and construction
     
• Transport
  • System design and analysis
  • Installation of fiber and other wireline facilities
     
• Network Maintenance

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