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Model files and survey data are large and move between office and field daily.
The machine knew the grade until the signal dropped
By the Telecom Agency advisory team
Modern excavators cut to a digital model, corrected in real time over a cellular link. On a site at the edge of coverage, the correction signal comes and goes, and each time it does the operator is back to stakes and guesswork.
What a consultant changes
An advisor compares how each mobile carrier actually performs at that site before the equipment is committed, and puts the machines on the one that works there. The next site may need a different carrier, and that is fine. An independent consultant has no reason to keep you loyal to a network that does not reach your work.
How Telecom Agency shops the market for excavation contractors
- The advice
- An advisor compares mobile carriers by how well they serve the land you actually dig, and looks at data plans for machine control and tracking units as well as phones.
- The price
- Machine and tracker connections use little data, and they are priced on plans built for that. Lines can be spread across more than one carrier where coverage demands it.
- The service
- When work moves to a new area, the advisor checks coverage first and changes carrier for those machines if needed. One account view shows every device.
- No fee to you: providers pay the advisor
- Every provider compared, none favoured
- One contact for every carrier
- Reviews and support after the install
An illustrative scenario based on situations common among excavation contractors. It does not describe a specific client.
