Bytecan - Projects

Our Projects

Bytecan has the experience and the flexibility to complete projects of varying size and scope.


Past projects and clients include:

Telstra Corporation

• Bytecan supplies design, construction, installation and maintenance services on Telstra joint venture "3GIS" mobile network

• Maintenance inspection and repair services on Telstra Radio Towers in NSW

• Restored and refurbished 3 Satellite Earth Station antennas in Tokelau (South Pacific)

• Installation, test and commission of 9.3 metre Andrews Standard B antenna in Kazakhstan

• Provision of installation and commissioning staff in support of Australian and New Zealand Defence Forces in East Timor. Bytecan provided 6 staff with satellite expertise to build five 4.5m e arth stations that formed the backbone of a rudimentary national communications network.


Hutchison Telecoms Australia

• National contract for the maintenance of all Orange CDMA mobile network base stations in NSW and Victoria. This contract includes facilities management (electrical, cleaning, air conditioning, grounds etc), rectifiers, batteries, BTS measurements, tower and antenna maintenance and antenna RF optimisation & alignment.

• Installation, construction and maintenance services on Hutchison's "3" network

• Decommissioning and site restoration services to Hutchison 2G CDMA network

• Transmission relocations in NSW and Victoria to allow for CDMA sites to be decommissioned.


Australian Defence Force

• Turnkey projects for the Installation, Test and Commissioning of Digital Microwave Radio Links, Battery/Rectifiers and Supervisory Equipment for NEC Australia Pty Ltd in Australia at Canberra (two systems), Perth (three systems), Melbourne, Sydney (two systems) and Darwin.

• Turnkey projects for the relocation Test and Commission of Satellite Ground Communications Equipment in Adelaide, South Australia.

• Installation of Satellite Modem Equipment in Melbourne, Australia

• Integration of electronics to a Transportable Earth Station (COMTES)

• Installation, Test and Commission Satellite Modem Equipment in Adelaide, South Australia, Katherine in the Northern Territory and Williamtown and Glenbrook in N.S.W.

• Installation, Test and Commission of the Satellite Communication facilities for the Jindalee Over the Horizon Project in Longreach, Qld and Laverton, Western Australia

• Relocation of Satellite Earth Station from Department of Defence site in Cairns to new site at Toowoomba

• Replacement of Microwave Antennas at HMAS Harman, Russell Offices Canberra, Townsville, Enoggera and Victoria Barracks Brisbane, HMAS Watson, Victoria Barracks Sydney, Ingleburn, Holsworthy.

• Supply and Install temperature and pressure sensors for Microwave Repeater sites in Sydney region.

• Replacement of faulty antenna feed equipment at Darwin

• Assessment and report on antenna installations in Darwin regional network


Unwired Broadband

• Maintenance services 24*7 in Sydney area


Ericsson Australia Pty Ltd

• Installation of Minilink Microwave terminals for the Vodafone Mobile Network, at various sites in the Sydney and Canberra regions.

• Conduct of Line of Site surveys for Minilink Microwave sites

• Installation of Ericsson RBS GSM Base Station Equipment at various sites

• Transmission (PDH and SDH) works for "3" network upgrade to HSDPA


SingTel Optus

• On Site Project Management and Installation of two 16 metre C Band Earth Station Antennas, plus installation of Ground Communication Equipment, and Electrical Services at the OPTUS Earth Station Lockridge Perth, for NEC Australia Pty Ltd.

• On Site Project Management, Test and Commission of two 16 metre C Band Earth Station Antennas, plus the installation, test and commissioning of Ground Communications Equipment, Supervisory Equipment, Electrical Services and Interfaces at the OPTUS Earth Station Oxford Falls, Sydney.

• Installation of two L-Band Antennas and Ground Communications System for MobileSat System at OPTUS Belrose Earth Station on Australia.

• On Site Project Management, Test and Commission of two 11 metre C Band Earth Station Antennas, plus the installation, test and commissioning of Ground Communications Equipment, Supervisory Equipment, Electrical Services and Interfaces at the OPTUS Earth Station Perth, Western Australia.

• Installation of NEC PasoLink Microwave Equipment in Sydney

• Installation of additional IF trunking facilities at Perth and Oxford Falls Earth Stations.

• Construction and Installation of DIVA Equipment Racks for Belrose (Sydney), Melbourne and Canberra Earth Stations.

• Installation of Television Uplink facilities at Lockridge (Perth) Earth Station

• Installation of Television Uplink facilities at Belrose (Sydney) Earth Station

• Installation, Test and Commission of Earth Station Electronics in Lae and Port Moresby Earth Stations

• As a service provider to OPTUS, we provide skilled labour to conduct ongoing installation and construction works under limited supervision in various Satellite Earth stations around Australia.

• Installation, Test and Commission of Satellite Station Management and Control facilities in Papua New Guinea.

• Installation, Test and Commission of Satellite Up Converter and Modem Equipment in Iran

Trans Power New Zealand Ltd

• Project Management and supervision of on-site installation, testing and commissioning for NEC Australia Pty Ltd. This project was to provide a Digital Microwave Radio System (8Mbit) over five hops from Benmore to Christchurch in the South Island of New Zealand.

• Project Management and supervision of on-site installation, testing and commissioning of a Fibre Optic Transmission System (565Mbit) for NEC Australia Pty Ltd, in New Zealand from Christchurch in the South Island to Wellington in the North Island. This project required the installation of 5 Fibre Optic Repeater Stations, and four Terminal Stations.

• Bytecan Pty Ltd conducted Periodic Maintenance for this system under Contract for two years.


NDC Australia

• Construction of 5 satellite earth stations in East Timor for Department of Defence during United Nations presence.

• Hutchison 3G network rollout in Sydney, Successfully completed 60 (plus) site installations. This contract includes rigging services for antennas and feeders and cabin fit-out testing and BTS verification.

• Pre-qualified supplier.


Andrew Australia

• Provision of Rigging Services for install of HF Radio Antennas for Department of Defence (Australia)


Mauritius Telecom

• Turnkey Project for the On site Project Management, Installation, Test and Commissioning of a Digital Microwave Radio System, including antenna mounts and installation materials provision, Supervisory Equipment Installation and Upgrade, in Mauritius for NEC Australia Pty Ltd. Operation and Maintenance support to Mauritius Telecom for one month. This system comprises three hops in the north of the island and two in the south.


State Rail Authority of N.S.W.

• Installation, Test and Commission of 140MBit Digital Radio System including antennas between Razorback and Greenacre N.S.W. Australia. The design and manufacture of Antenna supporting structures for 3.7m Andrew Antennas.

• On site operations and maintenance training in 140MBit Digital Radio.


Fiji Post and Telegraphs Ltd

• Provision of on site Project Supervisor for the installation and commissioning of a DRMASS network in Fiji.


Hydro Electricity Authority of Tasmania

• Installation of Digital Microwave, Digital Multiplex, Supervisory and ancillary Equipment for 23 hops of Digital Microwave Radio System.


Malawi Post and Telecommunications

• Turnkey Project for the Installation, Test and commissioning of a Digital Microwave Radio System (140MBit), Digital Multiplex and Supervisory Equipment Installation in Malawi, East Africa.


MediaSat

• Install 4.5 metre Satellite Earth Station antenna

• Install 3.7 metre Satellite Earth Station antenna


Network TEN Australia

• Relocation of 3.7m Satellite Earth Station antenna from the OPTUS facility at Belrose to Pyrmont site of Channel Ten

• Installation of three Satellite Earth Station antennas at the Pyrmont site of Channel Ten.


Motorola Australia

• Provide site maintenance and base station alignment and firmware upgrade services for G.R.N. (N.S.W. Government Radio Network)

• Installation of U.H.F. antenna and feeders at various sites in Sydney and country N.S.W.

• Install and test Base Stations for the G.R.N. in the State Rail network

• Assemble, test and install radio equipment racks for the G.R.N. and State Rail network

• Install and cable operator consoles at the Sydney Police Centre

• Install and cable operator consoles for the N.S.W. Fire Brigade

• Install and commission special Olympic sites for NSW Police Radio Network

• Installation of U.H.F. antenna and feeders for the N.A.T.P. Project

• Emergency callout services for the G.R.N. during the Olympic Games in Sydney.


Consultel Pty Ltd

• Provided technical specialists for the installation, test and commissioning of S atellite Earth Station equipment in the Republic of Georgia.

• Provided technical specialist for installation of Satellite and Microwave Equipment in Nigeria


NEC Australia Pty Ltd

• Provision of technical specialist for the development and installation of MobileSat terminal equipment in Perth and Sydney for OPTUS Communications Ltd.

• Provision of on site Project Supervisor for upgrade of the backbone Microwave system in Papua-New Guinea.

• Provision of a specialist to assist with the trial assembly of a new type 7.5m Satellite Earth Station Antenna at the Yokahama Plant of NEC Corporation Japan.


Tonga Telecommunications Corporation

• On Site Project Management and installation of 5 x 7.5 meter Earth Stations across five islands in Tonga. Installation, test and commission associated DAMA, IDF and Microwave equipment and Solar arrays. Liaison and coordination with Intelsat and Telstra to establish the operational network.


AAPT (now New Skies Networks)

• On Site Project Management, Installation and Test and Commissioning of a 13 metre C Band Satellite Earth Station Antenna, plus installation of Ground Communication Equipment, at the AAPT site in Adelaide, South Australia

• Installation of 3.8m Offset fed Satellite antenna at Glebe N.S.W.

• Install, Test and Commission five VSAT (Very Small Aperture Terminal) Satellite Terminals for State Rail network.

• Install, Test and Commission 10 metre Earth station in Adelaide with a high degree of customisation in the antenna feed and hub.


British Telecom

• On Site Project Management and Installation of a 13 metre C Band/L Band Satellite Earth Station Antenna, plus installation of Ground Communication Equipment, and Electrical Services at the British Telecom site in Auckland New Zealand.


Scientific-Atlanta (Australia) Pty Ltd

• Supervision of the installation of foundations for an 18 metre antenna in Port Moresby, New Guinea.

• Installation of a 7 metre Earth Station Antenna, including alignment and commissioning for Scientific-Atlanta (Australia) at Adelaide, Melbourne and Brisbane.

• Installation of a 4.5 metre Earth Station Antenna, including alignment and commissioning for Scientific-Atlanta (Australia) at Canberra.

• Refit of Antenna feed system in Rangiora, New Zealand.

• Installation of 9.2 metre Earth Station Antennas in Darwin and Sydney for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation

• Installation, test and commission of Satellite Uplink facilities including 2KWatt Klystron HPAs, LNCs, Up Converter and TV Exciters for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation at Canberra, Brisbane, Adelaide, Melbourne, Hobart, Perth, Darwin and Sydney.

• Installation, test and commission digital transmission equipment for the Australian Broadcasting Commission in Brisbane, Darwin, Perth and Sydney.

• Installation of 9 metre Satellite Earth Station and associated electronic equipment for Sky Television New Zealand.

• Installation of 6 metre Satellite Earth Station and associated electronic equipment for Sky Television New Zealand.

• Conversion of 6 metre Satellite Antenna from non-motorized to motorized version with tracking facilities for Wharf Cable Television in Hong Kong.

• Installation of 9 metre Satellite Earth Station antenna in Manilla, Philippines

• Commissioning of Satellite modem equipment in Shanghai, Peoples Republic of China