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Connectivity guidance for project teams
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Practical guidance for procurement, estimating, planning and delivery teams. The main CROSS website stays simple; this library provides the deeper technical and commercial detail that search engines, AI assistants and project teams can use.
Guide library
You do not need to know the telecoms product.
Start with the project question. Each guide gives a direct answer, a practical checklist and the points procurement should test with carriers.
01 · Project planning
What connectivity does a new site need?
A plain-English guide to defining connectivity requirements, choosing suitable products and building realistic cost and programme allowances for a new site.
9 min read · Read guide ↗02 · ProcurementHow to compare carrier quotations
How to compare telecoms carrier quotations on a like-for-like basis, including scope, construction, resilience, service levels, programme and contract terms.
10 min read · Read guide ↗03 · Data centresDedicated Internet Access for data centres
A procurement guide to Dedicated Internet Access for data centres, covering bandwidth, routing, IP addresses, DDoS protection, diversity, handover and service levels.
9 min read · Read guide ↗04 · Product selectionEthernet, wavelength or dark fibre?
A practical comparison of managed Ethernet, optical wavelength services and dark fibre for data centres, networks and infrastructure projects.
9 min read · Read guide ↗05 · ResilienceHow to verify fibre-route diversity
How to test whether supposedly diverse fibre services are physically independent, including ducts, chambers, crossings, nodes, wholesale providers and site entries.
10 min read · Read guide ↗06 · ProcurementWhat to include in a carrier RFP
A structured checklist for a carrier RFI or RFP covering service requirements, routes, construction, delivery, support, commercials and response format.
11 min read · Read guide ↗07 · Delivery managementCarrier management and consolidated billing
How one client-side interface can manage carrier orders, surveys, access, wayleaves, civils, testing, handover, ongoing changes and consolidated billing.
8 min read · Read guide ↗08 · Telecom mast sitesTelecom mast-site connectivity
A guide to fibre, microwave, mobile and satellite backhaul for telecom mast sites, including capacity, resilience, line of sight, power, access and delivery.
9 min read · Read guide ↗09 · Energy projectsRenewable-energy site connectivity
Connectivity planning for wind farms, solar parks, BESS, substations, offshore wind landfalls and operational control sites.
10 min read · Read guide ↗10 · Network operatorsReducing network and backhaul costs
A practical framework for reducing recurring backhaul, Ethernet, wavelength, transit, colocation and interconnect costs without weakening resilience.
10 min read · Read guide ↗11 · Existing infrastructureWhat should an existing infrastructure review cover?
Review fibre, ducts, services, handovers, contracts, capacity, resilience and support before buying or building more.
9 min read · Read guide ↗12 · Power-led sitesConnectivity when power determines the site
Assess carrier reach, routes, latency, resilience and construction where deliverable power drives the preferred location.
9 min read · Read guide ↗13 · Critical infrastructureConnectivity for CNI and critical sites
Plan route resilience, supplier assurance, monitoring and fault management for high-availability environments.
10 min read · Read guide ↗14 · Major eventsConnectivity for major events and temporary sites
Temporary fibre, internet and backup connectivity for event operations, broadcast, ticketing, security and suppliers.
9 min read · Read guide ↗15 · Operational assuranceConnectivity monitoring and fault management
Define monitoring, diagnostics, carrier escalation, engineering, incident reporting and service reviews.
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