NetPlan East Africa Ltd was established in 2003 to offer turnkey telecommunication solutions for network

providers. Whilst succeeding in our goals we have since diversified in to new areas of expertise, to develop

solutions to meet the ever growing needs of the changing world, based on the clients’ requirements

VISION STATEMENT

To be widely recognized as the most

innovative and successful integrated

engineering service provider operating

within Africa’s telecoms industry

COMPANY OBJECTIVES

• Re-engineering our business for

increased profitability

• Increase in market share

• Develop a dedicated and professional

team

• To develop linkages with small and

medium enterprises

• Customer focus

• Continuous improvement

• Mutual beneficial client/supplier

relationship

• System approach

• Process approach

• Involvement of people

• Factual approach to decision making

• leadership

QUALITY MANAGEMENT PRINCIPLES

CORPORATE OVERVIEW

MISSION STATEMENT

We utilize professional and loyal

employees who anticipate, identify and

respond to our clients individual needs.

We are driven by recognizing thatevery

detail of a project is a step to the

stairway to excellence.

The company is structured into two strategic business units mainly Engineering and Enterprise ICT.

NetPlan East Africa Ltd is re-energised, re-engineered and raring to go not only to live up to the dynamic

changes and challenges in the domestic and global market but also to carve a niche of its own in all segments

of the ICT and power sector. Disciplines now contained within Netplan include;

CORPORATE STRUCTURE AND ORGANIZATION

ENGINEERING

• Electrical Power Systems and Implementation

• Fibre Optic Solutions Design and Implementation

• Property Acquisition

• Site Design

• Site Build

• RF Installation

• BTS & TX Installation and Commissioning

• Site Maintenance

• Energy Management

ICT SOLUTIONS

• Communication Solutions ; IP PABX and Video conferencing

• Application Servers, Storage & Data Centre Solutions

• Surveillance and Integrated security solutions

• Fire alarm detection and suppression systems

• Building management systems

•Connectivity

• Network, Security, Content and Bandwidth Management Solutions

• Core Infrastructure Installation, Integration and Maintenance Services

With unrivalled technical capacity, we deliver efficient execution of installation projects and offer post-sale

support. We undertake research through our Business Development Department to continuously learn,

train and adapt to the fast technology changes in getting solutions for quicker, faster and cost effective

products and communications systems.

Divided into Telecommunications and Electrical power systems, the teams are headed by a highly qualified

team of Engineers . The field staff combines international expertise with the best of the available African skills

which have been handpicked from the most experienced professionals within the region.

ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT

TELECOMMUNICATION SOLUTIONS

NetPlan E.A. ltd is registered with both Ericsson Kenya Limited and Safaricom Limited as an Authorised

Service Provider (ASP), .The department does both Turnkey & Non-Turnkey Solutions . Our rich Engineer-

ing expertise and experience coupled by an in-depth understanding of telecom technologies, standards,

protocols and expertise in developing complex solutions has enabled us to bridge the gap by helping our

customers in building, configuring and maintaining the existing and emerging new generation IP networks

and solutions. We provide an end-to–end solution for complete lifecycle of telecom networks by providing

engineering services for planning, design, Installation & commissioning, Operations & maintenance of Wired

and Wirelessnetworks. Some of the services that our telecom engineering department is involved in include:

RF Optimization

RF PROJECTS

• Implementation of Optimization works that involve change of antenna types, height azimuths, mechanical and electrical tilts.

• Design and commissioning of RF optimization solutions to meet Network Quality, Capacity and Availability KPI’s.

• Power balancing and installation of micro BTS and site audits.

• Installation of feeder grounding and protection system.

• Cable reorganization and power upgrades to ensure additional equipment is accommodated in existing BTS shelter.

Drive Tests

• RF drives tests to collect network statistics on quality, levels and handovers.

• Analysis of DT provided as an additional service, optimization drive tests using TEMS equipment.

• Pre and post optimization drive tests.

RF Planning

• RF field surveys (confirmation of site location, verification of population distribution, antenna space verifications on the

towers, availability of power checks and space availability in the shelter among other activities.)

• GSM/EDGE/3G nominal cell planning for coverage and capacity, site surveys and rollout.

Frequency Planning

• Measurement and non measurement based GSM frequency planning to enhance spectral usage and reduce

interference.

In-building Coverage Rollouts

• This includes design, supply, installation and commissioning of in-building solutions for improvement of indoor

signals and QoS.

• Designs using both coaxial cable and Fibre distributed antenna system for both 2G and 3G.

Repeater Solutions

• Supply installation and commissioning of repeater solutions for optimizing spectrum utilization and network enhancement.

Solutions include frequency shifting, channel selective and band selective off air repeaters.

Microwave Rollout

• Supply, installation and commissioning of microwave radio systems.

TRANSMISSION PROJECTS

Transmission Network Planning• Frequency planning• Capacity planning• Transmission field surveys (LoS verifications, antenna space verifications on the towers, availability of power checks and space availability among others.)• Link design to meet the required Error performance objectives (Reliability and availability).• Development of transmission network topology.

Transmission Network Rollout• Supply and delivery of microwave radio systems.• Installation of microwave racks and extension of 48V DC power to the rack.• Integration of Radio Systems to Network Management Systems (NMS).• Installation,Integration and commissioning of micro wave systems (Installation of antennas,feeder systems, design parameters configurations and antenna align ment to achieve the required receive signal level (RSL). Transmission Link Optimization• Capacity upgrades• Installation of TX grounding system• Design and installation of transmission links• Planning to optimize RSL as per design and link budget.• Installation of transmission IF feeder and antenna system• Decommissioning of microwave systems (Recovery of idle microwave antennas, feeder systems, radio systems)

Turnkey Bts Site Roll Outs

BTS Equipment

• Nokia Siemens

• Ericsson

• Alcatel

. Transmission

Netplan has recently expanded its capabilities to

allow us to offer complete end to end package from

receipt of a nominal to returning a fully functional

and operational site. In order to offer

this service Netplan now includes within its in

house teams fully qualified,experienced and certi-

fied BTS & transmission experts.

Our I&C engineers are Certified with the following

equipment manufacturers.

Turnkey Bts Site Roll Outs

• Alcatel

• NEC

• Siemens

• Ericsson

• Harris

• Acquisition of BTS sites as per the nominal: Involves physical acquisitions and pursuance approvals.

• BTS site construction including all infrastructure: Civils works,tower design,supply and erection,electrical

installations and all ancillary works.

• BTS site design (Structural designs and site designs).

Tower Painting

• Painting of towers to International Civil Aviation Organisation Standards (ICAO Standards).

Aviation Tower Lighting

• Supply and installation of aviation tower lights as per International Aviation Organization Standards

(ICAO Standards)

NETWORK/BSS SUPPORT & MAINTENANCE

Includes:

• Genset inspection and maintenance

• Aircon system maintenance

• Electrical and ancillary works

• Perimeter security fencing and pest control

• Weeding,clearing and beautification

• Environment alarms monitoring

• Aviation warning lights (AWL)

• RF monitoring and power maintenance

• Tower conditioning maintenance

Power rehabilitation.

TURNKEY CONSTRUCTION OF BTS SITES

To sustain the high integrity of its network, Wananchi group has contracted Netplan to carry installation of fibre optic cable on KPLC power line infrastructure within Nairobi and its environs, and to carryout maintenance and support i.e (Respond to emergencies, and also to carryout preventative & curative maintenance)Deployment of Resources We deploy skilled Electrical, Electronic Technicians as per the Customer Requirements. Technical ConsultingNetPlan East Africa Ltd are always willing to take up consulting for clients related to any technology based need at every stage of project implementation.

FIBRE OPTIC NETWORK ROLLOUT AND MAINTENANCE

NetPlan East Africa Ltd undertakes civil works for fibre optic access,fibre optic installation,splicing and termination of optical fibres. Our competencies include;• Plant survey and design (Core, Metro & Access-including FTTH design).• Application & acquisition of Right of Way.• Civil works (Trenching in all kinds of soils including Rock Trenching & Directional drilling).• Placements of ducts - HDPE, PVC, Steel pipes etc.• Hauling optical fibre including blowing techniques.• Fusion splicing & testing of fibre.• Fibre characterisation• Electronic documentation retrievable GIS format.

The areas of expertise include: • Network Design • Migration or up-gradation of networks • Installation/commissioning • Operations and maintenance • Vendor evaluation/selection process

• Equipment procurement • Survey of geographical areas for network rollout • Performance testing and evaluation• Audit of network

ELECTRICAL POWER SYSTEMS

Together with our strategic partners and well qualified personnel Netplan can comfortably offer the following services;

• Survey, Design, Way leaves and Pegging of LV & HV power lines

• Construction of Low, Medium and High Voltage distribution and transmission networks and Sub Stations.

• Procurement of Power line Construction Materials, Equipment, Plant and Machinery

• Supply of construction materials, installation, testing and commissioning of generation, distribution and transmission of electrical

energy networks,

• Supplying, installation, testing and commissioning of underground and overhead distribution and transmission turnkey projects

• Installation, testing and commissioning of 11KV, 33KV and 66KV switchgears, Generators and associated Controls.

• Design, supply, installation, testing and commissioning of Power Factor Collection Banks, Automatic Change-Over Switchgears,

MCCBs Incomers and distribution panels.

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Our qualified personnel have either individually worked on own projects or

worked for other reputable companies in the following projects; Survey Projects

• Supply to Matili Secondary in kimilili Constituency – 3.7 km (REA)

• Supply to Apokor Dispensary in Amagoro Constituency – 4.6 km (REA)

• Supply to Good Hope Academy in Kimilili Constituency – 3.3km (REA)

• Supply to Biticha Secondary School in North Mugirango constituency – 8 km (REA)

• Supply to Mbulia in Voi Constituency 11km (REA)

• Supply to Nyamunwa Beach in Bondo Constituency – 11km (REA)

• Supply to Sirongo Beach in Bondo Constituency – 9 km (REA)

• Supply to Kwa Kamau market in North Imenti Constituency 7km (REA)

• Supply to Mogotio market in mogotio Constituency – 2.8km(REA)

• Supply to 20 different safaricom GSM sites - Less than 3kmeach (Safaricom Limited)

CONSTRUCTION PROJECTS

• 11 KV; Kamusinde-Kawukihuya 19km (KPLC)

• 11KV; West Pokot 56km – (KPLC)

• 32KV; Manyani, Salama and Makindu16km (KPLC)

• 33KV; Lanet to Naivasha 82km – (KPLC)

• 132KV KPC Pumping stations Eastern – (KPLC/KPC)

• 220KV on Steel Lattice Tower Central Rift – (KPLC/MOLUX)

ENTERPRISE ICT DEPARTMENT

NetPlan East Africa ltd offers end to end ICT and Telecommunication solutions for customers in the Govern-ment, Enterprise,SME and Telco sectors. Some of the solutions include the following:Converged Communication Solutions: Unified Communications, Contact Centers, Data solutions and related services (Hosted PBX, and VoIP solutions, Tele-presence & video conferencing) Application Servers, Storage & Data Centre Solutions: hardware scaling , business applications installations and maintenance. We recommend systems and software that help our customers store, manage, protect, and retain one of their most precious corporate assets: their data.Surveillance and Integrated security solutions: We provide CCTV, Access control, Video management solutions, Fire & Intrusion Detection, Command and Control, Remote Monitoring among other security services.Connectivity: Structured Cabling and Networking, Wireless Wi-Fi LAN Systems, Switching and Routing. Network, Security, Content and Bandwidth Management Solutions: Security: IPS/IDS, Bandwidth managers, load balancing and acceleration, Network management, Datacenter and Server Management, Application Man-agement)Core Infrastructure Installation, Integration and Maintenance Services via Core routing and switching vendors Turnkey Software Projects: our solutions offering provide the leading Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) systems that assist businesses of various sizes to manage and control their information.

Site Acquisition

Our Site Acquisition team is like no other currently serving GSM

operators in the region in that we do not strive or claim to be

estate agents or property management, we are dedicated solely

to representing clients operating within the sector we know best.

Services provided include:

• Site identification

• Property Search

• Site Feasibility

• Initial Landlord Discussions

• Site survey co-ordination

• City Council Permitting/Planning Approval

• Provision of Landlord Agreement to Lease

• Follow up for final lease signatures

PROFESSIONAL SERVICES

Our civils design and electrical team compile a complete set of layout and construction documentation for

the purpose of landlord approval and civils build. This documentation is complete and thorough such that

if required can be handed to any competent civil company for site build. Civils design services include:

• Site Suitability Survey

• Layout drawings

• Detailed construction drawings inc. parts list

• Electrical drawings

• Power permitting

• Detailed structural analysis

• As Built drawings

• Power maintenance

• Aviation lights

• RF condition monitoring

• Tower conditioning maintenance

• Power and power rehabilitation

• PLC/AMF programming

• Civil: weeding, clearing and beautification

In addition to carrying out monthly preventative

maintenance, the company offers a network

management centre (NMC) emergency call

standby on 24/7, 365 days

Site BuildAs per our Mission Statement, we at Netplan aspire to provide our staff with a pleasant working environment,to treat all our staff with respect and to give reward and acknowledgement where deserved. This allows us toemploy and keep the best local engineers and experts in their field and in turn provide our customers with thefirst class service we insist upon. Every member of our site build teams are qualified in theirspecific skill set and have at least 3 years experience within the GSM sector.Currently Netplan has the capacity to build and complete installation on 8 sites per month additional to those we are generally allocated with existing customers with further stand by teams available if required.

Site MaintenanceNetplan East Africa now has a stand by capacity of 4 teams that allows us to manage up to 200 sites maintained on a monthly cycle. Services offered include but are not limited to;• Generator inspection and maintenance• Air conditioners maintenance• Electrical works• Electric fence• Perimeter fencing• Pest control• Environmental alarms monitoring

YOUR STRATEGIC AWARD WINNING PARTNER

NetPlan East Africa Ltd has partnered with some of the leading global Engineering, Procurement and

Construction (EPC) companies to ensure that we provide the best solutions to our clients. We have earned a

formidable reputation by nurturing relationships, ensuring timely execution of orders and becoming a reliable

partner in executing client projects. Our uncompromised cost-effective quality and reliable product range

that meet rigorous technical requirement of our customers has made us a well sort after industrial supplier.

conform to their stringent requirements.

CORE VALUES

Business Ethics

We are at all times to work with honesty, fairness and transparency towards our customers and our fellow team players.

Valuing our own people

We believe in treating people respectfully and friendly. By treating our team the way we would expect to be

treated ourselves, we acquire the professional people who are willing to give their best performance.

Professionalism

We complete the task correctly. No shortcuts, no cutbacks. Do it once, do it right!

Growth and Improvement

As a company we are always looking forward to the next challenge and what is required in order to achieve it.

Today was good, tomorrow will be better.

Our Community, Our People

Whilst valuing our own people, Netplan is keen to give something to those

outside our family. Knowing you have made another persons life brighter

only makes you strive to do it again. NetPlan East Africa Ltd will

continue to focus on pursuing our central value of the total and

consistent satisfaction of the customer, by providing innovative

products, solutions and services and continue to maintain an

exceptional leading edge in the provision of world-class Engineering

and ICT solutions.

NETPLAN EAST AFRICA LTD GATE 2, RAMISI RD , LAVINGTON, NAIROBI

BOX 1453-00606 SARIT CENTRETEL +254 (020) 3862076FAX +254 (020) 3862075

Info@netplan.co.ke