Ayrshire and Arran NHS Trust have been rationalising their property holdings as part of an ongoing improvement and upgrade programme at the Ayrshire Central Hospital. On one of the buildings scheduled for disposal, there are two Ceragon microwave systems linking Ayrshire Central in Irvine to Crosshouse Hospital and Ayr Hospital.

This building is the highest point on the hospital, and line of sight survey investigation proved that no other areas on the existing buildings had sufficient elevation to ensure the clear, unobstructed line of sight required for an error free microwave link. The fixed link options proposed by the telecommunications carriers were perceived by the trust as being a very expensive alternative to owning their own infrastructure.

Aerelink were approached by the Trust and asked what other solutions would be viable. The most cost effective solution was the building of a structure in the hospital grounds specifically for the two links. Aerelink were contracted to design and build a suitable tower.

A survey was conducted and construction started of a 30 metre, Galliford Try tower, with a Latchway safety system, and underground ducting into the nearby estates department office. The tower has been rigged for feeder, and the microwave systems have been migrated and upgraded to provide greater connectivity for the trust.

Central and Eastern Cheshire Primary Care Trust operate a number of licensed and unlicensed radio link. When they needed to connect a new building in Middlewich into their existing network infrastructure, they came to Aerelink for expert help. Universal House is a new building, housing the PCT’s training centre. To minimize costs, the Trust wanted to connect to an existing building, already well served with network links to the rest of their network.

Upon survey, Aerelink’s engineers discovered that the Line of Sight between the two sites was poor, and a radio link was unfeasible. There was, however, a Vodafone Cellular mast between the two. A climb and a line of sight test quickly verified that the link was feasible, and permissions from Vodafone were sought.

Aerelink managed the negotiations with Vodafone, and the project management of the build and site share arrangements, and six months after the initial surveys, two Motorola PTP-600 links were installed. The customer now has a fast, reliable link, installed at a fraction of the cost of the leased line alternative.

Internal WLAN across 5 buildings using Colubris WLAN equipment and Bluesocket Wireless Gateways for security. Point-to-multipoint 5.8Ghz RF Radio for Backhaul using Alvarion BreezeACCESS VL.

Design, implementation and maintenance of the entire Authority Wireless Network Point to Point Links encompassing Motorola Canopy PTP, Alvarion and Wavelength Digital Wireless Systems covering multiple council buildings, Secondary and Primary Schools.

Maintenance and upgrade of a County wide network, with 116 links. This network is a mixture of Alvarion Licence Exempt radio equipment and Ceragon Licenced Microwave technology.

Design, Implementation and Maintenance Support of Motorola and Alvarion 5.8GHz Point to Point and Point to Multipoint and Microwave Network covering 10 Secondary and 34 Primary Schools in the Dundee City Area, enabling an approximate saving of 50% of revenue on leased line costs and the doubling of available bandwidth.

Operates two radio links to service the data and voice requirements of the Council’s offices in Widnes and Runcorn. Additionally Aerelink have provided several CCTV over wireless solutions for the Runcorn-Widnes bridge and several remote office locations. Aerelink maintains this CCTV and radio network and has provided the Council with an innovative SLA.

Aerelink have been involved in a pioneering Traffic Management CCTV Project in the City of Newcastle. The 5.8Ghz Alvarion VL Point-to-Multipoint system allows 30 camera locations to communicate with multiple base stations covering the City Centre, Great North Road and North East Corridor. The network is used for traffic flow monitoring around the city, enabling Council Officers to update matrix signs advising commuters on the traffic conditions into and out of the City.

Survey and implementation of North Yorkshire County Council Broadband for Schools project. The latest phase "Project Connection" is seeking to maximise the deployment of radio as the means of connecting NYCC premises across the NYC network and achieve a significant reduction in lease lines. Aerelink completed an additional 179 radio surveys between February and May 2006 for “Project Connection". The Implementation project is now in its final phase, with in excess of 200 schools, libraries and council offices connected by wireless.

Design, implementation and maintenance of a large scale wireless deployment across the area connecting over 80 schools and public buildings to the corporate network. A combination of Alvarion, Orthogon, and licensed microwave equipment was successfully deployed.