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About PROCONSULTORES

We are a global company operating in tree business domains: Architecture, Civil Works and Telecommunications

With main offices located in Portugal and Algeria and over eighteen years experience we differentiate trough high quality standards, hard work and a passion for innovation

At PROCONSULTORES we have employed more then 200 people ranging from manufacturing to services and project management in several countries and in a broad range of industries

Every single one of us is committed to our most important goal– Costumer Satisfaction

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Our passion for innovation has lead us to go outside the conventional and create new solutions for old problems

FDS comes as the answer for fast radio roll-out, enabling shorter time-to-air and revenue generation keeps project plans up to demanding expectations

Making use of advanced steel structures and selected materials in a patented solution, FDS delivers high performance with controlled costs

PROCONSULTORES Telecommunications

PROCONSULTORES Telecommunications unit aims to enable CSP’s and equipment vendors with the efficient, innovative and cost conscious solutions

While having a positive impact in our customer’s business we are environment sensitive and a socially responsible company

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Telco industry is squeezed between ever demanding consumers, technology avalanches and increasingly low ARPU

From one side consumers are sensitive to service quality and regulators imposing hard-to-accomplish commitments. From the other side, planning network growth is currently a daily task while some years back it could be done every quarter or even semester

Civil works was never given importance compared to the technology core in telecommunication. It is known today that civil work s represents 30-50% of the overall investment in expanding a Telco network

Operators, Suppliers and Installers usually don’t have high expertise in Civil Works

Diminishing those costs, with the use of high tech site solutions, will much contribute to reduce both CAPEX and OPEX

Equipment Vendors

• Provide turn key solutions with tight deadlines

• Simplify your project management

• Minimise the risk for delay penalties

• Better quality control

Communications Service Providers (CSPs)

• Be faster then competitors using traditional solutions

• Get your site up sooner with voice minutes

• Reduce variables on civil work and subcontracting

From 3 weeks to 3 days

Smaller foot print leads to a better planet

Maximize with LEC (Low Energy Consumption) Solutions

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PROCONSULTORES Fast Deployment Site Solution is patented with number PCT/PT05/000002

The solution was developed based on customer’s growing needs in fast sites implementation. Our FDS solution was firstly developed for:

•Towers up to 60m height •Wind Speed and Antenna load

•Basic wind speed is 120 km/h •Survival wind speed is 160 km/h

All Towers were designed to the specified wind speed, limiting the deflection to 0.5° degrees (tilt and twist) under the basic wind speed (the deflection degree is illustrated) It was considered wind load on Tower members, ladder, platforms, feeders, in addition to the following antenna loads with 10 m2 area at the top:

• 06 GSM Antennas • 05 MW dishes Ø 1,20m • 12 Cables 7/8 on the Cable routing along the Tower

FDS Solution can be adapted to stronger wind loads, bigger antennas or other requirements like electric generators, etc. Our Engineering Department can customize FDS solutions for perfect customer fit

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Site Location

Once site location is selected, basic accessibility to machinery should be available

At this point we start the counter !

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Ground Leveling

This is the first preparation task requiring on-site labor

Leveling the ground and create a sand bed

Four hours are estimated to have this work properly completed

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Site Foundation with 3 Precast Concrete Slabs

The concrete slabs will serve as pre-balanced foundation for the site

Depending on the site layout the lift capacity must be as much as 8 tons, suitable transportation is implicit

Two hours are estimated to have this stage completed

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Assembling Steel Profiles to Precast Concrete Slabs

Purpose designed steel profiles is one of the options that makes this solution modular and reusable when site-relocation is required

One additional hour is taken in account for this stage

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Concrete Precast Counterweights Layout

The counterweights ensure the correct balance between site stability and over dimensioning

Additional counterweights can grow together with the site if so needed even after the site is already in operation

Two hours is estimated to complete this task

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Site Fence Installation

The fence is an important contributor for the final result.

Taking advantage of the pre-fixtures the assembly can be completed in less the one hour

We also produce prefab concrete site fences for hostile zones

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Tower Assembling

The tower assembly is completed on site with the help of a crane

At this stage and only after two days the most critical parts of the site are completed and ready to take in the Telco equipment

In difficult access sites where a crane cannot reach, tower assembly and erection, can be done manually in a estimate time of tree to four days

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Outdoor & Shelter Solutions

This is the final stage, leaving a site completed after only tree days

Depending on the site configuration plans we support both Outdoor BTS or shelter configurations

Once again the pre-fabricated structure ensures suprises are keept to the minimum

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Time Sheet Analysis FDS versus Traditional

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Fast Deployment Site Traditional Green Field

3 days of Construction in Site (Antennas, Cables, Tower and civil works) => Invoice calls sooner, Earning more Money, Win Costumers from others Operators

3 to 4 weeks for Out => Waste air minutes, loose costumers to others competitors, Loose Money

Without foundations, No Digging needed => No ground surprise, No extra cost, No extra time

Site construction Foundation necessary, Digging necessary Concrete Foundation subject to underground water level and steel bars corrosion. => Extra Cost, Extra Delay

Concrete Base with high Corrosion Resistance, don’t subject to underground and surface water level All materials are prefabricated in the workshop, better Quality Control => Less Problems Long-term, Lower OPEX

Metal Fondations subject to surface water and corrosion All materials are fabricated in Site, more difficult quality control => Greater Risk of Resistance complying, Higher OPEX

Fixed Cost Control => Better Financial Control Variable Cost Control => CAPEX Surprises

Easy to dismantle and relocate => Easy to Recycle Foundations and Towers, Environmental Friendly, Save Money in Network Optimisation

Impossible to remove and/or relocate Upgrade de height of the tower impossible, new foundation needed => Concrete Recycling Impossible, Waste Money

Stock possible for a quick start Better Response in unforeseen Business More Cash Flow required

Stock impossible => Slow Response in unscheduled Business => Less Cash Flow Needed

The Concrete Base covers all the site with the minimum surface needed, 5mx7,2m, with only one step high of 0,2m from the ground => Cost Optimisation

Foundation doesn't cover all site surface, base slab needed, fence foundation required = > More Expensive

Towers upgrade from 25m up to 50m with same base. All infrastructures already included in the base => Less Expensive

All tubes and infrastructures have to be putted in a base slab = > More Expensive, response delay

Works on low bearing pressure ground (less than 0,1Mpa) => Less Expensive

A low bearing pressure ground needs a big and heavy foundation => More Expensive

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Fast Deployment Site Traditional Green Field

Non-invasive system that allows a Clean and Fast Deployment. Invasive system that needs a site yard for supporting the civil works

One visit needed for a complete system assemblage, with it’s associated reward in the supervision of the project optimally and efficiently

Site construction by phases, digging, putting the concrete, waiting for the concrete hardness, tower assembly

Just as simple to deploy both single or multi carrier infrastructures, which even allows the coexistence of different technologies

Solution with towers up to 60m (others can be considered under request)

Smallest site surface, maximum economy in state renting Usually, needs larger site surface because of the tower foundation and not optimize infrastructures layout

Permits the deployment independently of weather conditions Strong rain, snow or desert like conditions, affect the ground conditions and therefore the civil works, turns very difficult the site work, in digging, putting the concrete

FDS site solution is portable and can be, without difficulty, reallocated without leaving any ground trace

Traditional Sites when deactivate leave always concrete foundations and lots of traces of the demolition

Can be Installed in any environment and independent to local resources for an exhaustive control of time and costs from the beginning

Needs concrete, water, cement, steel bars in place. Difficult logistic control of resources needed

Storable. Permits a logistic plan much more efficient (just need to know the deployment configuration to take the necessary elements from the warehouse)

Each site as different construction situation depending in the construction team and local resources

Expandable as it can be easily extended, adapted to customer requirements, by adding modules conform foundations needs

Usually different needs require new design studies to accomplish site conformity

Compliant with “Green System” adaptation. Allows integration of solar and eolic power energy solutions without modifying the infrastructure

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Material Concrete Prefabricated Pieces Hot Dip Galvanized Lattice Steel Tower Shelter (Optional)

Personnel Civil Works - 3 days x 6 man / site Tower – 2 to 5 days x 3 man / site Electrical – 2 to 3 days x 2 man / site

Technology FDS – Fast Deployment Site Solution Certification

Logistics Stock surface Transport manager

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Rewards

•Green Field sites in serial production

• Faster Roll Out (minimum 70% less time), get costumers quicker

• Better Quality of construction (Quality control in Factory)

• Save/Earn Money with:

• Less Time to put network in the air, Quicker Invoicing

• Less Time in construction, Less Cost in Supplier’s Teams, Less Risks

• Better Quality, Less Long term Maintenance

• Standard Solution, Standard Site Design, Standard As Builds drawings, etc

• Better Financial Control

• No surprise in Bad Soil in Foundations

• Recycling Foundations and Towers in Network Optimization

Risks (mainly in undeveloped countries)

• Steel Tower Suppliers without delivery capacity for such tower amount in a short term period

• Transport Companies (2 semi trailers for each site) don’t have enough trucks

• A Cash Flow needed to face the 2 months in factory production before installing on-site

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Any site deployment needs? draft plans? defined projects ? Drop us an email we will be happy to support you with tender specifications We will share our experince in exchange or your trust No costs associated with pre-planing efforts Submit a proposal Once scope is clear we’ll be glad to submit a proposal for your evaluation This includes technical solution description as well as financial analysis with focus on ROI Begin production If our offer is of interest and the Commercial/Financial Partner is found, our team will be ready to conduct procurement, production and setting up the installation teams After delivery support We will continue to work with you to find better solutions and support any maintenance needs Go ahead and challenge us, we’ll be happy to answer your questions! joaquim.almeida@proconsultores.com

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Joaquim Nogueira de Almeida joaquim.almeida@proconsultores.com

Proconsultores Telecommunications www.proconsultores.com

Engineering Design www.proconsultores.pt

Europe Pct. da Fazenda Lt. 12ª, 2765-044 Estoril, Portugal Tel: +351 21 460 74 20 Fax : +351 21 460 74 21

Midle East & Africa Lot Appreuvale, G8 , N°154, Kouba Alger, Algéria Tel: +213 (0) 21287664 Fax: +213 (0) 21287664