Procurement teams
Create a clear requirement, compare suppliers on the same basis, challenge exclusions and agree the right commercial terms.
Connectivity for sites and infrastructure projects
Connectivity planning, procurement and delivery — made easy.
CROSS helps procurement, estimating, planning and project teams review what is already available, understand what a site needs, establish realistic costs, procure the right carriers, manage delivery and support the connection after it goes live. You do not need to know the technology or product before speaking to us.
Data centres & AINetwork operatorsEnergy projectsTelecom mast sitesCritical infrastructureMajor developmentsMajor events
Built for project teams
Your job is to price, procure and plan the project—not become a connectivity specialist.
We translate supplier jargon, technical products, route constraints and quotes into clear decisions that can be budgeted, approved and delivered.
Estimating teams
Build a credible budget for service charges, civils, wayleaves, installation, resilience and delivery risk.
Planning & design teams
Understand nearby networks, route options, access constraints, entry points and interfaces with the wider project.
Project delivery teams
Manage surveys, site access, carrier works, dependencies, testing and handover through one accountable workstream.
What we do
From existing-infrastructure review to live service and ongoing assurance.
Appoint CROSS for one stage or retain us across the full connectivity workstream.
Review existing infrastructure
Review existing fibre, ducts, handover points, carrier services, contracts, capacity and resilience before recommending anything new. Use what is already there before buying or building more.
Plan and estimate
Define the right product, capacity, route, resilience, programme and budget. Where power drives the location, assess how connectivity can be brought economically to the site.
Procure the market
Prepare a clear requirement, engage credible carriers, compare technical and commercial responses and negotiate pricing, terms and delivery commitments.
Manage delivery
Coordinate surveys, access, wayleaves, civils, installation, testing, dependencies, escalation and handover through one accountable workstream.
Operate and support
Optional ongoing monitoring, remote diagnosis, carrier fault logging and escalation, engineer coordination, incident reporting, service reviews and consolidated billing. Support hours and response targets are agreed for each service.
Power-led site selection
Build where deliverable power is available. Bring the connectivity to the site.
Where power determines the location, CROSS assesses whether the site can be connected economically, with the required capacity, latency, resilience and delivery programme.
Products made understandable
Not sure what type of connection the project needs?
You do not need to choose the product before contacting us. We explain what each option does, where it fits, what it should cost and what responsibility remains with the client.
Ask us to review a live project ↗Dedicated internet access (DIA) +
A dedicated business-grade internet connection. We help define bandwidth, provider diversity, routing, IP addressing, DDoS options, handover, support and service levels.
Site-to-site connections (Ethernet / EAD) +
For linking a site to a data centre, control room, office or network POP. We compare supplier reach, route, interface, contract term and upgrade path.
High-capacity links (10G, 100G & 400G) +
For moving large volumes of data between known locations. We assess Ethernet, optical wavelengths, handover points, diversity and future capacity.
Dark fibre (unlit fibre) +
For organisations that want greater control and scalable capacity. We explain the equipment, maintenance, route evidence and lease or IRU responsibilities.
Remote-site & backup options +
Mobile, microwave, satellite and new fibre can all have a place. We compare the practical choices and identify when a new route is justified.
Monitoring, diagnostics & fault management +
Optional ongoing service monitoring, remote diagnostics, carrier fault logging and escalation, engineer coordination, incident reporting and periodic service reviews. Scope, support hours and engineering coverage are agreed for each service.
Sectors
If a site or project needs connectivity, we can help.
These are common examples, not limits. The same planning, procurement, delivery and operational-assurance approach applies wherever a dependable connection is needed.
Data centres & AI
Dedicated internet access, high-capacity fibre, diverse entries, cloud connectivity, carrier procurement, delivery and ongoing assurance.
Network operators
Backhaul, transit, colocation, POP strategy, carrier management, fault escalation and recurring network cost reduction.
Energy & renewables
Onshore and offshore wind, solar, BESS, substations, landfalls, control sites and power-led developments.
Telecom mast sites
Backhaul, resilient connectivity, remote monitoring and fault coordination for mobile, fixed-wireless, broadcast and private-network sites.
Critical infrastructure & secure sites
Route resilience, carrier diversity, delivery coordination and service assurance for CNI and other operationally critical sites, subject to project requirements.
Major developments
Industrial campuses, science parks, logistics, manufacturing, mixed-use schemes and strategic development land.
Major events & temporary sites
Temporary fibre, internet and backup connectivity for event operations, broadcast, ticketing, security, production teams and critical suppliers.
Have a different type of site? Send us the location and requirement—the service is not limited to the sectors above.
Why CROSS
Practical advice from a team who have built and operated global networks.
Recommendations are grounded in the reality of designing, procuring, building and operating fibre and internet networks, not just advisory theory.
Existing carrier and infrastructure options are tested first. Where the market cannot provide a deliverable or commercially sensible route, a construction option can be separately scoped and priced.
Free desktop survey
Send us the site or project. You do not need to know the product.
We will provide an initial, non-reliance view of nearby networks, likely connection options, obvious budget or delivery risks and the next questions the project team should answer.
Start the free desktop surveyWhat can be reused and which carriers or corridors are credible.
What may fit the operational requirement.
Obvious cost, route and programme issues.
Estimate, procure, survey or investigate further.
Discuss a project
Start with the location, what is already there and the required date.
A postcode, coordinates or site boundary is enough for an initial conversation. Existing services, capacity, route, support and commercial information can follow under an NDA.