Dry Plant
Equipment Installation
SubCom designs, engineers and installs all terminal transmission and
related equipment at the cable stations. SubCom’s engineering and
installation responsibilities include:
- Site survey of cable stations to ensure proper engineering of installation materials
for the cable stations
- Installation Drawing Handbook, which defines how and where equipment will be
installed
- Safe equipment installation
Terrestrial Cable Installation
SubCom offers a full range of terrestrial construction services in
order to deliver undersea bandwidth from beach landing to the destination cities. This
includes outside plant (OSP) from beach manhole to cable stations, backhaul, terminal
repeater stations, amplifier huts, and Points of Presence (PoP).
Terrestrial cable installation includes:
- Pulling optical, powered, and ground cables through conduit between manholes or
hand holes along the terrestrial route
- Splicing of cables
- Testing of cables
Testing
SubCom will perform Acceptance Tests to demonstrate that all the
power feed, terminal transmission, and related equipment are operating properly and
that there is confidence that they will continue to operate satisfactorily throughout
their Design Life. Upon completion, these tests should:
- Verify that the system performance and operational features meet the overall
system specifications
- Obtain reference information to aid in future maintenance and fault location
activities
- Build confidence in continuing satisfactory operation