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Bridging the gap between science and engineering, with expertise in acoustics, fluid dynamics, robotics, sensing, materials & data science and all things fibre, we love solving challenging problems for our customers
Infrastructure technology specialists
Resilient solutions for a sustainable future
We deliver innovative solutions to your infrastructure challenges, with a particular focus on optical fibre and network asset management. We have the engineering skills to solve your most demanding problems.
A team with 150+ years combined experience
- complex optical fibre network deployment
- sensing and data acquisition
- water, energy, subsea transport and communications
- software and data science
- engineering, modelling, prototyping
Delivering successful outcomes for our clients
Our rigorous technical, project and safety management systems and our culture of collaboration and commitment to outcomes results in futureproof, high quality solutions delivered on time and to budget.
Find out how we can work with you
Case studies
Large campus fibre to support private radio network
Design, install and integration
Opportunity for client:
- IoT devices in dense and cluttered environment needs deep fibre
- Using blown techniques provides flexibility for future
- High skill levels required in design and implementation
- Improve productivity, reduce unit cost
Scope:
- Develop installation technique for novel cable
- Document duct installation and cable installation specifications
- Integrate and commission devices
- Train teams for future mass deployment
Remote equipment management
Data acquisition from unmanaged assets
Opportunity for client:
- Improve visibility of unmanaged components
- Collect statutorily required data
- Integrate with existing central management system
Scope:
- Analyse customer equipment and system
- Identify parameters that can be monitored
- Develop and test software
- Install and test
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Fibre in gas pipes
Technical feasibility, design and validate
Opportunity for client:
- Alternative source of revenue
- Hedge against retirement of domestic gas use
- Remote measurement, asset management and security
- Secure communications for control
Scope:
- Technical feasibility of fibre deployment in existing assets
- Design, build, validate and pilot installation techniques
- Value engineer and document specifications and install process
Electrical system development & integration
Specify, design, integrate and install
Opportunity for client:
- Provision of alternative electrical systems to clients in several sectors
- Energy savings compared to other conventional solutions
- Market differentiation against traditional products
Scope:
- Develop detailed design and specification for system component integration
- Determine system performance metrics and requirements
- Design and communicate first field trial on customer site (pending)
Data interpretation for asset management
Data science, analysis and visualisation
Opportunity for client:
- Provision of data analysis & interpretation to end customers
- Grow smart assets business and cross-sell monitoring services
- Become market leaders, agnostic of data acquisition equipment
Scope:
- Capture technical and commercial requirements
- Evaluate existing software for upgrade and development
- Analyse and interpret existing data to demonstrate capabilities
Research project commercial exploitation
Business model, case and plan development
Opportunity for client:
- Demonstrate societal impact of academic collaboration
- Secure further grant funding through coherent exploitation plan
- Demonstrate triple bottom line value networks
Scope:
- Capture technology capabilities for exploitation
- Build and evaluate financial business models for exploitation
- Develop roadmap for investor engagement