Our customers recognise and value the benefit of consistent installation quality across all their sites. Gem Cable has been able to exceed our customer's expectations by offering an equipment and infrastructure installation service across the whole of the UK and Mainland Europe.
Why spend thousands on training technical staff on the intricacies of network configuration, only to have them spend hours of their time installing equipment in racks? Gem Cable's skilled engineers have the experience to carry out the physical installation for virtually any piece of hardware, from simple LAN switches to DWDM fibre backbone equipment used by the world's biggest service providers. We will install and cable the equipment to your specification, providing you with a consistent installation standard across all your sites.
Recent projects have included the installation of Ciena OME6500 nodes, Ericsson-Marconi OMS 800 Edge switches (formerly AXX9100 / AXX9200), Fujitsu Flashwave 7120 and many more.
Our service has recently been expanded to include other hardware, enabling customers based overseas (or simply at a great distance from the destination facility) to use our services to take shipment of the equipment, check for DOAs, install on site - including any required cabling - and apply a base configuration, allowing the customer's engineers to connect remotely to complete the install.
Data Hall Fit Outs
Equipment relocation
Gem Cable understand the driving forces behind the fit-out of a new data hall or room; speed is of the essence, but there can be no short-cuts on quality - or the future effectiveness of the room will be compromised. We have the experience to ensure that whether the room being fitted out is a new build, or if a room is being converted from a previous incarnation, all aspects of the data build are taken into consideration.
We know from experience what elements of the fit-out need to be complete in advance, and equally, which parts should be left until later in the process. Cutting a cable entry point under every planned cabinet location in advance, and fitting them with brush grommets to restrict the cold air flow may look impressive from day one; but when heavy equipment and racks are being installed, they only serve as booby traps for heavy duty casters, resulting in broken grommets, and in the worst case scenario, toppling racks.
Our engineers have worked closely with the customer project managers on several builds, both in the UK and Mainland Europe to ensure that all the necessary infrastructure is in place from day one, and that subsequent installations will not be hindered by the layout of the installed containment systems and racks.
Many Colocation facilities use their own in-house cabling contractors for all inter-suite cabling. However, it's often the case that any cabling within your own suite can be carried out by your own contractor. This can often lead to a significant cost saving.
Gem Cable have completed cabling fit-outs for customers in Telehouse West and Global Switch in London Docklands, plus Interxion and Digital Realty facilities across the South of the UK, and many others. Please contact us for a competitive quote; you may be surprised at how much we can save you!
As technology advances, and networking hardware becomes more powerful, the footprint required can often be reduced. This can provide an opportunity to relocate or consolidate into a smaller space in a datacentre, providing somtimes signifigant cost savings. Working alongside your engineers we can audit the existing installation, and plan the physical installation and re-patching of the new solution. Whether the move is simply within a rack, or to another suite, or even an entirely different building, we can safely transport your equipment and re-install it, providing accurate labelling and rack face drawings for your records.