Keeping Cities Connected.
Beyond the Rooftop.
An NTQ is more than a property event.
When an established rooftop site leaves the network, the result is not always an obvious blackspot. It may reduce coverage, remove capacity or place greater pressure on neighbouring sites - with consequences for people, businesses and services across the surrounding area.
Yet securing and delivering a permanent replacement can extend well beyond the available timetable.
Ontix Temporary Small Cells offer an interim response: a planned cluster of lower-power radio sites using existing street assets to target the locations where connectivity matters most.
Designed around the gap between switch-off and replacement.
Coverage where it matters
Capacity where it is needed
A bridge to replacement
Flexibility as plans evolve
From off-air risk to a practical interim response
An NTQ may establish when an existing site must leave the network, but the route to a permanent replacement is rarely as certain. Ontix helps operators turn that uncertainty into a defined interim requirement, assess whether a street-level small-cell response is viable and establish a practical route to delivery.
The process begins with the network need - not simply the availability of street assets. Every location requires its own assessment of the service objective, local environment, technical dependencies and longer-term network plan.
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Define
Confirm the credible off-air date, priority area and whether the service objective is coverage, capacity or both.
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Assess
Review radio requirements, street assets, power, backhaul, permissions and practical buildability.
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Design
Agree the cluster, D-RAN or C-RAN architecture, responsibilities, integration and operator acceptance route.
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Deploy
Build, integrate and commission the cluster, then monitor it against the service objective and agreed transition plan.
Helping you determine whether temporary small-cell deployment is the right response.
Temporary Small Cells are not a universal answer to every site loss.
Their suitability depends on the area that needs to be served, the coverage or capacity objective, the local radio environment and whether street assets, power, connectivity and permissions can be secured within the required timeframe.
An initial feasibility review brings those factors together. Where a temporary small-cell cluster is appropriate, Ontix can establish a practical route to delivery. Where it is not, an early assessment helps avoid further time being committed to the wrong approach.
Feasibility is not simply a technical yes-or-no exercise. It should identify which response best fits the network requirement, location and available timeline.
A targeted small-cell deployment
SCENARIO
The coverage or capacity requirement is geographically focused, suitable street assets are close to priority demand, and the service objective can potentially be met from street level.
OUR SUPPORT
We can assess street-asset availability, radio feasibility, power, backhaul, permissions and buildability. Where viable, we can help define the cluster, D-RAN or C-RAN architecture and route to deployment and operator acceptance.
A broader interim network response.
SCENARIO
The departing macro site serves a much wider area, the service objective cannot be achieved effectively from street level, or essential technical and delivery dependencies cannot be secured in time.
OUR SUPPORT
We can make those constraints visible early and provide a clear feasibility view. This helps avoid pursuing an unsuitable small-cell deployment and informs the appraisal of other interim options.
A small-cell layer within a wider response.
SCENARIO
The requirement varies across the affected area, or the permanent replacement plan will progress in stages. Temporary small cells may address priority locations without providing the complete response on their own.
OUR SUPPORT
We can define where a small-cell layer can add value, how it should interface with other interventions and when it should be reviewed, extended, migrated or removed.
Assess the most appropriate route for your requirement.
Share the departing site, credible off-air date, priority area, service objective and current replacement position with us. Ontix can help assess whether a Temporary Small Cell deployment, another interim measure or a combined response is the most appropriate route.
Paul Trubridge
Director, New & Emerging Markets, Ontix
For informed decision-making
