| Any telecom network today relies heavily on | | | | Maintenance costs: Self supporting telecom |
| wireless transmission over long distance. Self | | | | towers, like most offsite telecom infrastructure |
| supporting telecom towers form a prime building | | | | have periodic inspection. Welded joints, bolted |
| block of wireless networks. Over a period of | | | | elements and many such important aspects of |
| time, standards have evolved defining the design | | | | the towers are carefully checked on an annual |
| of these towers. Turnkey telecom providers have | | | | basis, or even more frequently. |
| also marked their presence and competency in | | | | Tubular constructions require more in-depth |
| setting up self supporting telecom towers. While | | | | testing for internal corrosion within the tubes, |
| these providers undertake the project on an | | | | which is not the case with angular latticed |
| end-to-end basis, as a telecom services company | | | | constructions. |
| you need to know what exactly is being bought | | | | Technical specifications that affect project costs: |
| and installed in your network. | | | | Specifications such as equipment load, Wind loads |
| The quote provided by your turnkey telecom | | | | and even snow load at cold areas, affect the cost |
| provider for a self supporting telecom tower, | | | | of the self supporting telecom towers. Higher |
| would depend on a number of parameters that | | | | ratings of these would mean higher structural |
| need to be understood for optimization of project | | | | reinforcements, and hence higher cost. |
| cost and performance. | | | | Accessories and other peripheral costs: To |
| Cost depends on the type of self supporting | | | | arrive at an accurate price quote the turnkey |
| telecom tower design: Primarily, self supporting | | | | provider will also take into consideration various |
| telecom tower can be constructed using two | | | | accessories used for the project that include |
| designs – Steel Lattice and Steel tubular | | | | equipment mounting assemblies, safety ladders, |
| construction. | | | | cable mounts and many such accessories required |
| The steel latticed tower uses angular section | | | | specifically for each location. |
| steel elements for the construction of the tower. | | | | Like any area of the telecom towers business, |
| The angular elements can economize the material | | | | it is important for the telecom service provider to |
| cost of the tower with reasonable load bearing | | | | understand various elements of cost while |
| capacity. | | | | ordering a self supporting telecom tower through |
| The tubular steel construction is faster to | | | | a competent turnkey solution provider. |
| construct and has higher load bearing strength. | | | | Understanding these cost elements at a client |
| However, it may outweigh the latticed | | | | level would greatly help in optimizing cost and |
| construction in terms of material costs because it | | | | performance, and ensuring greater financial viability |
| uses tubular elements. | | | | of the project. |