FIXED-LINE NETWORKS

Fixed-line networks are susceptible to damage and disruption from a variety of weather events:
 

• Strong winds can damage structures
  Routine maintenance and servicing can be disrupted by prolonged heavy rain

Our forecast services can help you:

• To anticipate periods of high incidence of line-faults, and plan staffing levels accordingly
• Plan essential maintenance around tailored weather forecasts of high winds or heavy rainfall, for example.

MOBILE NETWORKS

All mobile telecommunications are susceptible to adverse weather conditions - at the same time, mobile network operators face a harsh commercial environment with high start-up costs and many players fighting for market share.

• Heavy rainfall can cause signal attenuation
• Lightning poses a risk of electromagnetic damage to equipment
• High winds may damage stations and other above ground equipment
• The risks are all the greater with 3G technologies like UMTS and GPRS

Our services help Mobile Network Operators to minimise the additional burden of weather-related risk, improve their use of resources and maintain high levels of service.

For example, you can use our forecast services and information to:

• Anticipate operational difficulties
• Ensure bandwidth is available for high priority services
• Modify signal routeing
• Site stations more safely and effectively

Our forecast services and information can help you to:

• Anticipate operational difficulties
• Ensure bandwidth is available for high priority services
• Modify signal routeing
• Enabling the modelling of phenomena like signal attenuation and ducting.

We provide a wide range of relevant scientific support services, in particular remote sensing.

Levels of demand at call centres can be strongly influenced by the weather:

• Many call centres serve weather-dependent companies, like telcos and utilities
• In many sectors, call volumes increase during wet weather as consumers shop by phone

At the same time, long waiting times caused by weather-related demand can lead to:

• Poor levels of service, with frustrated callers
• Loss of revenue
• Bad public and corporate relations

We offer a range of easily accessible forecast services that include weather forecasts delivered by SMS, telephone or email, the world wide web or you can talk to a forecaster direct.

These services can help call centre managers and supervisors to maintain productivity and high service levels - irrespective of the prevailing or forecast weather conditions.

Click here for our 5-day weather forecast for Malta

PHONE 50043344 FOR ACCURATE WEATHER FORECASTS