Transmode launches pre-staging service to speed up network deployment

Transmode has previously custom-built networks remotely for some clients but the company is now offering the new Pre-Staging service to all customers. The service facilitates a network roll-out by pre-building, pre-configuring and testing the exact network configuration in Transmode's facilities before shipping to the customer's premises.

Dan Rydberg, the company's Vice President Operations and Customer Service commented, "We are seeing a trend that more and more of our customers asking to deploy their network equipment using a Pre-Staging service. The Pre-Staging service will help our customers reduce network deployment time and speed up time to revenue. Specifically it will reduce on-site time by up to 50% compared to deployments that have not been pre-staged.

"Our pre-staging team performs the service in a controlled five step process that can be selected by our customers. We help define requirements, pre-build exact hardware configuration, configure software and test completed network, all before being clearly labelled and shipped to site. To meet customer specific requirements, the Pre-Staging service can be tailor made and delivered with combinations of these steps.

Transmode's Pre-Staging service utilizes standard project management tools, ensuring a structured and repeatable process.

Surf Telecoms, a leading communications provider benefited from the pre-staging service during their recent major network upgrade and roll out. Andy Baker, Design Manager, from Surf Telecoms in the UK commented, "We found the Pre-Staging service from Transmode a great benefit. Having the correct equipment for each site, with all cards, cabling and software pre-installed, along with all settings pre-configured and the whole configuration pre-tested on-site at a central Surf location greatly speeded up the installation process. It also greatly increased the quality of the network rollout as configuration errors were removed and we knew the network equipment had already been fully tested. Overall this reduced cost and helped make the project run smoothly and on track."

Mark Burton, Vice President Europe for Transmode, commented, "We are constantly reviewing our service offerings to customers and believe that the Pre-Staging service is an excellent complement to customers who prefer to perform their own network roll-out or simply want help with the implementation."