Reference no: EM132361740

Neo Telecom , a leading provider of telecommunications services in Western Australia is experiencing challenges with its network. In the past year Neo Telecom has witnessed a negative change in its network performance. This has resulted in customer complaints due to network downtime which customers have experienced. An audit of the network has been included in the annual report for Neo Telecom for 2018. Neo Telecom have contracted SuperFastIT to analyse their network and recommend changes which have to be presented in a project management plan as this upgrade will be implemented as a project.

The CEO for Neo Telecom , Wally Smith has signed off the project charter for this project. Neo Telecom are planning to expand their network by adding a new network node (Rossymoyne) and by mirroring their core network (core equipment only) to a suitable site. The Lead Engineers in the Core, Access and Transmission Departments have also indicated that with the advent of IoT in the coming few years and 5G , the network should be upgraded to accommodate the expected expansion. Neo Telecom require a turnkey project and they will pay based on pre-agreed milestones.

You are an employee of SuperFastIT working in the projects department and you have been pre-assigned as one of the core resources to this particular project.

Activity description:

In this activity, you are required to:

Analyse the given information and given documentation and apply engineering principles to expand Neo Telecom Network as an employee of SuperFastIT Company working in the Project Management Office. You are expected to meet the needs of your stakeholders , there is an expectation of improved network perfomance once the project is implemented.

You are required to propose a solution that will optimise their network and carry out network expansion which is realistic, feasible and re-designed in a future-proof manner. The solution must be submitted as a project management plan and a presentation made to Neo Telecom on your proposed solution. The plan must be detailed and include all the relevant costing and recommendation. If changes are recommended there must be clear justification on why the changes should be made to the network based on engineering principles. The solution should include a plan for integrating sustainability into the project through devising strategies to conserve resources. It should include improvements on the sustainability policy by the development and monitoring of policies for review and improvements, bench marking against industry best practice and attempting new approaches continuously over time. The forensic report attached is for a recent outage at Optus Stadium during the State of Origin game.

Neo Telecom is a company that strongly values "Zero-Harm" and as such all their projects must be planned and executed with Work , Health and Safety in mind. All Telecoms projects/ deployment are bound by the relevant legislation and the links are included below. The project must comply with the legislation.
Additional file need for costing.

Attachment:- Forensic Network Report.zip