MiTV Consultancy Proposal - Ver6

Proposal for Engineering Consultancy
THL
Proposal to
For
Consultancy Services
for Nationwide
Network Rollout
RFP Reference
MiTV/TX/DVB - T-
PMC/2006/01-1
23rd March 2006
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©Commercial in Confidence
Consultancy Services for Nationwide Network Rollout
Title: Consultancy Services for Nationwide Network Rollout
Subtitle: RFP Reference MiTV/TX/DVB - T-PMC/2006/01-1
Author: Bill Curtis
Date: 23rd March 2006
MiTV
Requested By:
Malaysia
Confidentiality
The information contained herein shall remain the intellectual property of THL Australia
and is presented in confidence exclusively for the purposes of evaluating this proposal.
The contents of this proposal shall not be utilised for any other purpose nor disclosed to
any other parties without the express written permission of THL Australia.
©THL Australia Pty Ltd
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY 5
2 PART A: COMMERCIAL PROPOSAL 7

2.1 THL Corporate Profile 7
2.1.1 THL Ownership and Company Structure 7
2.1.2 Background Overview 7
2.1.3 Experience 8
2.1.4 THLA Locations in Australia and New Zealand 9
2.2 Capability OVERVIEW 10
2.2.1 THL Group Resources 10
2.2.2 BCL Network in New Zealand 10
2.2.3 THLA Maintains the Broadcast Australia Network 10
2.2.4 Broadcast Communications Limited 11
2.2.5 Specialist Skills and Resources 12
2.2.6 Membership of Professional Organisations 12
2.3 Project Organisation 13
2.3.1 Project Management 13
2.3.2 Industry experience – Previous Broadcasting Projects 13
2.4 Financial Details 18
2.5 Schedule A – Summary of Price for RFP 19
2.6 Terms of Offer 21
2.6.1 Deliverables 21
2.6.2 Options 21
2.6.3 Pricing Conditions 21
2.6.4 Project Schedule and Delivery 21
2.6.5 Validity 22
2.6.6 Payment Schedule 22
2.7 Payment Terms 22
2.8 Inclusions 22
2.9 Exclusions 23
2.10 Contact and Business Details 23
3 PART B: THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL 24

3.1 Proposal 24
3.1.1 THLA Experience in Malaysia 24
3.1.2 Propagation modelling tools 24
3.1.3 Thresholds and link budgets 25
3.1.4 Interference analysis 25
3.1.5 Model tuning and field measurements 25
3.1.6 Antenna Polarisation 26
3.2 Phases of work 26
3.2.1 Phase 0 - Preparation and data clarification. 26
3.2.2 Phase 1- Preliminary Coverage Design 29
3.2.3 Phase 2 - Site Surveys 29
3.2.4 Phase 3- Final Coverage Design 30
3.2.5 Phase 4 - Costing/Business Plan Verification 30
3.2.6 Phase 5- Equipment Acquisition 30
3.2.7 Phase 6 – Implementation 31
3.2.8 Phase 7 – Verification & Final Report 31
3.3 Timeline 32
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APPENDIX 1 – VENDOR REGISTRATION FORM 34
APPENDIX 2 – COMPANY INFORMATION 35
APPENDIX 3 – LIST OF PROJECTS 36
APPENDIX 4 - SAMPLE COVERAGE PLOTS 37
APPENDIX 5 - STAFF PROFILES 38
APPENDIX 6 - THLA CORPORATE PROFILE 39
APPENDIX 7 - SAMPLE CONSULTANCY CONTRACT 40
APPENDIX 8 - ATDI BROCHURE 41
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1 EXECUTIVE SUMMARY
THL Australia (THLA) is pleased to be invited to provide this proposal to MITV for
the provision of consultancy services, in response to the MITV Request for
Proposal (RFP Reference MiTV/TX/DVB - T-PMC/2006/01-1) for Consultancy
Services for Nationwide Network Rollout.
THLA considers the MiTV proposed system a highly complex and wide ranging
project, involving 5 SFN’s (multiplexers) at up to 17 different sites. This equates to
85 transmission systems and this is an ambitious project by any standard. As such
MiTV is strongly advised to consider using a well established company such as
THLA who have the experience and expertise to design and implement such a
large and complex system.
If MiTV selects THLA for this consultancy they will be using Asia Pacific’s most
experienced broadcasting coverage and system integration specialists. The benefit
for MiTV is that THLA is totally independent and has no alliances with equipment
vendors or other parties. This will ensure that MiTV receives unbiased advice and
will ensure acquisition of transmission components is conducted in a fair and
equitable manner and delivers the best value for money solution to MiTV.
As an owner and operator of one of the largest TV Broadcasting Networks in the
world in New Zealand, THLA are well placed to understand the intricacies of
designing and implementing such networks.
Our previous work in Malaysia is particularly relevant, from this THLA are able to
draw on previous experiences including knowledge of sites, sites owners and the
general broadcasting environment. THLA has gained this experience through
completing a number of projects in Malaysia including Spectrum Planning and
Interference Analysis for JTM (now MCMC), complete network implementation for
NTV and a detailed consultancy for Measat which had very similar requirement to
the MiTV project.
The THL Group of which THLA is a part, has been carrying out this type of work
since the inception of Television in New Zealand in the early 1960s. Initially using
the BCLIPPS (BCL Propagation Prediction Software) tool developed by BCL
engineers, THLA designed television and FM radio coverage for the whole of New
Zealand (some 600 sites). Since the advent of digital television in the late 1990s,
THLA has been involved in coverage and spectrum engineering in countries
including Malaysia, Singapore and Macau, as well as New Zealand and Australia.
THLA now uses ICS Telecom Radio Planning Software from ATDI and our
experience in planning SFN’s is particularly relevant as Malaysia will be a
challenging environment to design a national DVB-T coverage and spectrum plan
using SFN’s.
In order to more accurately define the scope of work and estimate pricing THLA is
proposing that the consultancy be divided into 7 phases, or work packages, in
summary as follows;
• Preparation and Data clarification.
• Preliminary Coverage Design
• Site Surveys
• Final Coverage Design
• Costing/Business Plan Verification
• Equipment Acquisition
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• Implementation, project management and supervision

• System commissioning and verification
It is difficult to provide a fixed price quotation for some phases of this consultancy
as work required with each phase generally rely on inputs from the preceding
phase. Where it is possible to provide a fixed price for a phase this has been done
and for the variable phases THLA has provided an estimate with a variable
component charged at a daily rate.
Pricing provided for this consultancy is based on the rollout of a 5 multiplex network
at 17 sites. Any reduction in scope of this requirement will reduce the price relative
to the reduced scope.
THLA’s total price for this work is RM2,472,484 and is broken down as per Tables 1
& 2 in section 2.5 of this document.
Due to its experience in both analogue and digital coverage and spectrum planning
of one of the world’s largest broadcasting networks, THLA believes that its
expertise is unmatched by any other organisation and can deliver a value for money
solution to MITV.
THLA appreciates the opportunity to offer its services and looks forward to working
with MiTV on this project in the near future.
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2 PART A: COMMERCIAL PROPOSAL
2.1 THL Corporate Profile

2.1.1 THL Ownership and Company Structure
THL Australia Pty Limited is the 100% owned Australian subsidiary of Transmission
Holdings Limited (THL). THL is incorporated in New Zealand and owned by the
New Zealand Government. THL Australia has been established in Australia since
1993. The company was formerly known as TVNZ (Australia) Pty Limited.
THL was until recently part of the TVNZ group. The name change for THL’s
business in Australia was due to the re-structuring of the TVNZ group in 2004 that
resulted in the THL Group becoming a State Owned Enterprise of the New Zealand
Government.
THL Australia provides the diverse competencies of the THL Group to the
Australian market, specialising in the design, development, implementation and
management of broadcasting and telecommunications networks.
The THL group consists of a Holding Company and with three subsidiary
companies BCL, THL Australia, and AAPCS. A high level Organisation chart is
shown in Figure
CEO
Geoff Hunt
CFO
Business Dev/
Ian
Widdowson Dept of the
Future
Legal – M Jamieson Corporate Affairs – S Stone

IT Strategy Communications – Emma
THLA AAPCS
BCL MD – N Powl MD – P Robson
MD – G Hunt
2.1.2 Background Overview

During the twelve years of operation in Australia, THL Australia has grown to
become a major provider of RF engineering and network operations expertise to the
Australian broadcasting and telecommunications industries. Transmission
infrastructure projects in excess of $80m and ongoing operations and maintenance
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contracts in excess of $420m have been secured from Government agencies and
privately owned communications organisations.
Resources have expanded to engineering bases throughout Australia and New
Zealand. Service resource is located throughout every state and territory in
Australia.
THL Australia brings the full resources of the THL Group including knowledge
gained from our experience in fields such as Project Management, Systems
Integration, RF Engineering, Service Delivery and Operations & Maintenance.
The revenue for the companies is derived from both Broadcasting and
Telecommunications and is roughly divided as indicated below.
THLA AAPCS BCL
Sales = $50m Sales = $60m Sales = $80m
Broadcast Telecommunications Enterprise IT
2.1.3 Experience
THL Australia’s key strengths lie in its technical, managerial and financial capacity
to complete large scale broadcasting and telecommunications projects in a timely
and cost effective manner. Over 75% of THL Australia’s staff in Australia are
engaged in engineering activities encompassing planning, design, installation,
maintenance, operations and management of transmission facilities. Many of these
staff have several decades experience in the broadcast and telecommunications
industries. The company has a proven track record in all facets of broadcasting
and telecommunications engineering, as well as electrical, structural, mechanical,
and civil engineering for infrastructure related projects.
As an operator and owner of communication networks in Australia and New
Zealand, THL Group brings an operator’s perspective to network system
engineering. Our particular experience in the design and operation of
communication networks ensures practical whole of life design solutions and long
term cost effectiveness and reliability.
THLA has significant engineering resources in New Zealand in Wellington and
Auckland and in Australia in Sydney. THL also has regional and support teams
located throughout Australia and New Zealand. The maps on the following page
demonstrate the extent of THL Group presence.
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2.1.4 THLA Locations in Australia and New Zealand
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2.2 Capability OVERVIEW

THL Australia specialises in the design, supply, construction, installation,
commissioning, ownership and operation of broadcast and communications
systems, and is a leader in all forms of radio frequency based transmission
systems. THL Australia’s key strengths lie in its technical, managerial and financial
capacity to complete large scale broadcasting and telecommunications projects in a
timely and cost effective manner.
2.2.1 THL Group Resources
• Over 700 staff in Australia and New Zealand

• 200 engineers – including structural, RF, network design and IP systems
• 400 field technicians and network operations specialists
• Access to more than 1,000 accredited maintenance contractors across
Australia
• “All things wireless and IP – and everything that supports those
technologies”
2.2.2 BCL Network in New Zealand
• BCL built, operates, maintains and owns New Zealand’s national TV and
radio broadcasting network
• BCL’s 400-site broadcast network provides 99.8% population coverage
• Provides broadcast distribution and transmission, data circuits, next
generation IP services
• Customers include national TV and radio broadcasters, telcos and ISPs
2.2.3 THLA Maintains the Broadcast Australia Network
BA network consists of close to 600 sites across Australia delivering 1,600

TV and radio services for ABC and SBS
THL Australia is prime contractor for maintenance services at all BA sites,
including design and build for major maintenance and upgrade programs
THL Australia provides design and build services for new analogue and
digital installations
THL Australia has delivered substantial cost savings for the network owner
compared with previous arrangements
Further information may be gathered at www.thla.com.au, www.bclnz.com,

www.aapcs.com.au
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2.2.4 Broadcast Communications Limited
BCL is the New Zealand based broadcast and communications technology

company within the THL Group. BCL specialises in the design, development,
implementation and operation of broadcasting and communications systems. The
RF engineering and network operations expertise from BCL originally formed the
basis of THL Australia. Today THL Australia and BCL often collaborate on large
broadcast or telecommunications projects to allow THL Group customers to have
access to the most relevant resource available from both companies.
In New Zealand, BCL operates its own network of over 400 transmitting stations,
providing nation-wide transmission services and facilities to all New Zealand’s
leading broadcasting and telecommunications organisations. BCL’s multi-user
transmission sites are utilised for TV and FM radio broadcasting, cellular telephone,
mobile and maritime radio, microwave transmission, and for police, defence, rail
and utility communications.
The transmission stations are supplemented by a nation-wide TV and radio

programme linking and telecommunications transmission network comprising a
combination of high capacity microwave radio (both analogue and digital), SDH
optical fibre technology, and satellite systems. The network serves major BCL
transmitting sites and all metropolitan and provincial areas in New Zealand.
BCL’s extensive transmission and programme linking facilities were entirely

engineered and developed by BCL over a period of more than fifty years. BCL’s RF
engineering expertise is internationally respected. Major design & build, RF
engineering and operations consultancy projects have been undertaken throughout
the world.
BCL also has considerable expertise in the management and operation of

communications networks. A centrally located Network Operation centre is the
switching and monitoring hub of BCL’s New Zealand network. This 24hour facility
provides full operations management and maintenance support to all users of
BCL’s network, ensuring maximum availability of service.
BCL owns and operates the country’s national TV and FM radio transmission
networks as well as the Maritime Operations Centre for the New Zealand Maritime
Safety Authority’s GMDSS service. Through this experience BCL has developed
significant expertise in the operation of maritime radio services.
In Asia, South America, and the Middle East BCL has been active in providing
engineering consulting and project implementation of broadcasting and
telecommunications networks.
BCL International, now THL Australia has been active in South East Asia since
1993, and has established itself as one of the leading RF engineering consultancies
in the region having undertaken major projects in Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore,
Thailand, Malaysia, China, Taiwan, The Philippines, India, and Pakistan. Through
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THL Australia, BCL provides resources for the consultancy, design, development,
implementation and operation of broadcasting and communications systems world-
wide.
BCL has over fifty years experience in engineering and operating broadcast and
telecommunications networks. Today, BCL consultants are expert in wireless
system integration, specialising in implementing design, build and operations
solutions for operators worldwide. It is this experience in the day-to-day operation
of broadcasting systems that ensures that the consultancy services offered by BCL
are founded in practice rather than reliant on theory alone. This makes BCL is
unique among those who offer spectrum planning services.
BCL’s independence from manufacturers and equipment suppliers ensures totally
impartial and objective solutions allowing specification of the most appropriate
solutions to client requirements.
2.2.5 Specialist Skills and Resources

BCL has specialised skills in the area of planning, design, project management and
implementation of wireless based networks, including Television, FM Radio,
Microwave Linking, and Mobile Radio. Spectrum planning and management are
integral parts of designing any wireless-based network. BCL has developed
computerised tools to assist in analysing coverage, interference and optimisation of
spectrum usage for these networks.
BCL consultants are expert in wireless system design, build, integration and
operational solutions, for network operators world-wide. It is this experience in the
actual operation of broadcasting and telecommunications networks that ensures
that the consultancy services offered by BCL are founded on practice rather than
totally reliant on theory.
BCL has expertise and experience in the following areas:
• Spectrum Planning and Management

• Direct association with Telecommunications Sector Reform in several
countries
• Telecommunications Deregulation Consultancy
• Network Planning and design of Microwave, Fibre Optic, Wireless Local
Loop, Cellular, Trunk Mobile, Local Access Networks
• Interference Analysis and Mitigation
• Project Management
2.2.6 Membership of Professional Organisations

BCL is a member of the ABU (Asian Broadcasting Union) ITU-R as a RPOA
(Recognised Private Operating Agency). BCL participates in ITU study groups
eight, nine, ten and eleven as well as monitoring study groups three and five. BCL
represents New Zealand at the World Radio Conferences including WARC92,
WRC95 and WRC97 and WRC2000. Individually many BCL staff are associated to
professional organisations such as IEE (UK), IEEE (US) and SMPTE.
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2.3 Project Organisation

THL is an ISO 9001 certified company and all our procedures and our project
management systems are designed around this
2.3.1 Project Management

THLA has a specialised Project Team that operates within the Engineering Group,
in which there are seven full time Project Managers. The Project Manager’s work on
multiple projects at any one time, and are all proficient with the latest software of
MS Project Server 2003, Word, and Excel.
The Project Managers are members of either the Project Management Institute
(PMI), or the Australian Institute of Project Management (AIPM).
THLA would define a project into ‘project phases’. The following is a typical
approach in meeting the client’s objectives.
• Tender / Pre-Contract Phase – overall price, contractual terms suitable to
both parties, technology choice (i.e. fully proven and future proofed for
expanding and integration).
• Design / Pre-Install Phase – availability of suitable dedicated resources,
design suitability (e.g. not under or over engineered), signoff and approval
from the customer, sufficient lead-time for procurement, site procurement
etc
• Implementation Phase – scope change, scope creep (additional requests),
environmental requirements, unforeseen equipment problems, industrial
action etc.
• Finalisation Phase – System integration and compatibility, component and
system testing issues.
The first two phases is where the best outcome can be managed by good planning,
and is especially important with regard to cost, time, quality and risk. As you move
to the later phases it becomes increasingly more difficult, and expensive, to change
events, where there is a time constraint. Within these phases certain processes are
carried out and activities do cross between the boundaries of the phases. These
processes are based on the THL Australia Project Methodologies / Guidelines and
they also align with PMI and AIPM methodologies.
THLA believes in trying to identify key issues and risks as early as possible. This is
achieved by maintaining regular communication between the parties, and by having
a good understanding of the customer and the projects requirements, objectives,
and scope, at project start up. THLA’s approach is to monitor the project issues
closely on a day to day basis, revising the project plans accordingly, to mitigate
problems from occurring.
2.3.2 Industry experience – Previous Broadcasting Projects

THLA provides a broad range of Broadcasting consultancy services – including
Digital Television, that are focused on delivering coverage and spectrum solutions
that specifically caters to customer needs. Our expertise includes:
Coverage and interference planning for digital broadcasting such as Digital
Terrestrial Television (DVB-T & DVB-H) and Digital Radio (T-DAB) services.
Digital spectrum planning and licence engineering.
Network planning including Multi Frequency and Single Frequency
Networks.
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Site selection and site surveys, including infrastructure design.

Coverage field measurements, antenna reconstitution and proof-of-
performance measurements.
Digital equipment testing and evaluation.
Acquisition strategies including management of the RFP process on behalf
of clients
THLA have also been involved with numerous broadcasting (analogue and digital)
and Broadband Wireless Access coverage projects in Australasia, the Pacific
Islands, the Middle East and Asia.
Our spectrum and coverage planning engineers are held in high regard
internationally. Some have left New Zealand and taken up roles in acclaimed
organisations such as NTL (now Arqiva) and BBC Research and Development.
Two of our engineers were called upon to present a paper on DVB-T and DVB-H
planning at the ABU conference held in KL last year.
THLA have a proven history of working with regulators to develop spectrum plans
for the implementation of new services.
Broadcasting related projects that THLA have undertaken include both Analogue
and Digital system design, planning and construction. Some of these projects are
described below;
• DTT UHF preliminary network design for a nationwide NZ rollout
(2005). This consultancy focussed on the conceptual design and costing of
a mixed DTT network operating in the UHF spectrum and providing
coverage to the majority of New Zealand’s urban areas. The study included
coverage and interference planning, spectrum considerations, site selection,
SFN design and cost estimates.
• Design & Build & Operations Broadcast Australia Pty Ltd (BA) owns
the national Australia transmission network. THL Australia has a long term
operations and maintenance contract with BA which is a fixed price contract
for managing all risks associated with the running of the service. The
cumulative value of this contract is in excess of $400m. To maintain this
network, THL Australia has offices in every state and engages over 4000
contractors. The network comprises over 575 sites with over 1,500 services.
THL Australia perform all maintenance tasks on these sites which range
from fault management and preventative maintenance to structural
inspections, tower repairs, major refurbishments and alterations for
additional services. THL Australia also installs “green field” sites for new and
relocated services. The installation of new Digital TV services has required
extensive alterations and extensions to existing which in many cases has
required the installation of additional tower structures at heights of up to
220m.
• Transmitter Infrastructure Design and Install 1998 – 2006; The design
and installation of television and radio transmission facilities undertaken is in
excess of $80m and includes installation work for the expansion of ABC and
SBS transmission facilities as well as for most of Australia’s commercial
broadcasters. THL Australia has successfully completed many broadcast
projects including numerous low and high powered MF, HF, FM radio
projects as well as, PAL & DTV television projects.
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• Foxtel Consultancy 2003; the company completed a Consultancy for

Foxtel on the health and integrity of the RF Distribution Systems for the Free
to Air Terrestrial Services that feed each of the Capital City Head-ends into
the Foxtel cable network. From the outcomes of this report came an
implementation project to upgrade the distribution system which was
successfully carried out by Foxtel in 2003.
• New South Wales digital channel plan for the Australian Broadcasting
Authority (ABA, now ACMA), Australia (2002); The ABA commissioned
THLA to implement a digital channel plan for proposed DTT licences for
New South Wales. The digital channel plan put forward by THLA for this
consultancy has subsequently been published by the ABA as part of their
licence plans for broadcasters.
• Eastern Forum of Science & Technology - New Generation of Digital
Information Technology, Shanghai, 17 December (2002). Two papers
were presented by Ian Goodwin:
The DVB-T Terrestrial Digital Television Broadcasting System
Managing Multi-path in transmission systems
• Digital TV Installs 2000 - 2006; THL Australia’s current broadcast program
of work involves the rollout of Digital TV services for the ABC and SBS
across Australia on behalf of BA. This involves approximately sixty separate
installations, from low to high powered UHF & VHF services. For nearly
every installation, THL Australia designs & builds PIE and telemetry racks
from scratch at its main Sydney Office.
• Digital television interference to fortuitous analogue coverage for the
ABA (2001). The ABA commissioned THLA to undertake a study of
potential interference by proposed digital television services to existing
analogue television services, in particular interference to existing fortuitous
analogue services. The consultancy included coverage and interference
analysis, site surveys of potentially affected areas and spectrum
considerations.
• DTV SFN study for SBS, Australia (2001). This consultancy provided
comments and recommendations regarding the ABA planning guidelines
concerning parameters for SFN for DTT networks in Australia, and in
particular Brisbane.
• DTT planning process review for the Ministry of Economic
Development (MED), NZ (2001). This consultancy provided an engineering
review of the DTT channel plan proposed by the MED for six DTT
multiplexes within the existing New Zealand UHF television band. The
consultancy also provided comments on other proposed digital channel
plans from broadcasters in New Zealand.
• DTT PDC and preliminary network design and investigation for
Television New Zealand (TVNZ) (1999). This consultancy provided TVNZ
with preliminary system design concepts and cost estimates for a 12 GHz
DTT transmission system with five 34 Mbit/s data streams, providing
nationwide coverage to New Zealand. The scope of work undertaken
included coverage and interference planning, spectrum planning and
infrastructure and cost considerations.
• DTT evaluation of proposed channels for SBS, Australia (1999). This
study provided coverage reach comparison between existing analogue
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television services and the digital television channel re-assignments as

proposed by the ABA.
• Band III DTT SFN analysis for Sydney and the Central Coast, Australia
(1999). This consultancy investigated the viability of implementing a Band III
DTT Single Frequency Network (SFN) to cover the areas not sufficiently
covered from existing services in Sydney.
• Digital broadcasting, digital terrestrial television and sound
broadcasting - prepared for Jabatan Telecom Malaysia (Now MCMC),
Malaysia (1998).This report provided JTM with technical and commercial
information and guidance on digital broadcasting technologies including
Digital Television and Digital Radio. Topics covered include technology
descriptions, coverage planning methodologies, infrastructure and system
planning, SFN network topologies and spectrum issues.
• DTT television trials for NZ (1998). A full power DTT trial was conducted
from Waiatarua, Auckland, New Zealand, using a 1 KW UHF transmitter.
• Auckland DTT coverage design study (1997).This study predicted the
required network configuration required to provide DTT coverage to the
Auckland region, New Zealand. The DTT technology focused on providing
coverage using terrestrial satellite band at 12 GHz.
• Other New Zealand Projects
A national Broadband Wireless Network
Three nationwide free to air VHF television networks (TVNZ TV1 &
TV2 + Canwest TV3
A nationwide five channel encrypted pay TV UHF network (Sky
Network Television)
A five station free to air regional UHF network (Prime TV)
Three free to air regional UHF stations
Two nationwide FM radio networks
Numerous regional FM, HF & MF stations
In addition to the projects described above, the THL Group has carried out the
following projects internationally.
Malaysia
• Astro Pay-TV terrestrial television network, Malaysia (1997).This
consultancy provided coverage and spectrum planning, population and
demographics analysis and site infrastructure planning. The scope of works also
included site surveys to most sites in Sabah and Sarawak, East Malaysia.
• Malaysia’s Spectrum Planning Agency MCMC (Previously JTM). BCL
completed a major spectrum-planning project on behalf of the Government, for
the introduction of digital broadcasting into Malaysia (pre 2000). Supported by
ASTRO.
• Coverage planning and system design for several broadcasting organisations
including MMDS, UHF TV, and FM radio networks for AMP.
• Complete Transmission Design, Procure and Implementation for NTV7
• Border co-ordination – Singapore, Malaysia, Brunei
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• Consultancy for coverage design, spectrum planning, and RFP

preparation for Measat
• Preparation of a development blueprint for Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB)
for Malaysia
• BCL has led the technical development of a wireless switched telephone
network by providing telecommunications and civil engineering services to
Syarikat Telefon Wireless (STW).
• Base Transceiving Station commissioning and installation training for a GSM
mobile telephone network
• Training courses
• NVOD Pay Television network analysis and business plan
Singapore
DVB coverage and interference issues for Advent Television, Singapore
(1998).
• This consultancy studied the coverage and interference issues regarding the
installation of the Advent Television DVB (DTT) transmitter in Singapore.
• BCL, leveraging on its development experience in NICAM multi-channel sound,
undertook the turnkey conversion of Singapore Broadcasting Corporation’s
VHF TV transmitters to stereo operation
• Network design and test transmission for a metro MMDS service
• Singapore DTT Spectrum plan
• Advent TV SingaporeAdvent TV has the distinction of being the world’s first
operator of a DVB digital terrestrial television station. BCL was responsible for
the implementation of the service and for subsequent coverage verification. As
the service was to be optimised for mobile coverage BCL undertook field
surveys to analyse reception quality along all major roads in Singapore.
Mexico
• Engineering consultancy for a proposed MMDS TV network
Macau
• Design of common Telecommunications Antenna systems for Macau Tower
other Broadcast & Telecommunications planning
Papua New Guinea

BCL was awarded a $6m AusAID funded project, to implement a multi site VHF
aeronautical network for the Civil Aviation Authority of PNG. This complete
turnkey project involved the implementation of equipment at 17 sites and
airports around PNG and included Solar Power Systems, Shelters, Antennas,
Microwave Links and VHF Repeaters.
Western Samoa
• System design and implementation of a MF radio network in Western Samoa
• System design and feasibility study for TV station in Western Samoa
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Bangladesh
• ABU Technical Expert to NBAB, Bangladesh Radio. Tutored engineers in FM
frequency planning and implementation. Planned frequency band for FM
broadcast radio in Bangladesh and advised on spectrum assignment issues
• ETV complete design and implementation of a free to air VHF service at three
sites
Indonesia
• Engineering consultancy for a proposed Pay TV network
• Television coverage and planning surveys
2.4 Financial Details

The requested details on the Vendor Registration Form have been completed as far
as possible. Some of the requested information is not available or is confidential.
The completed form can be found in Appendix 1 and the Company information
including the Certified Memorandum and Articles of Association and Annual Report
are included in Appendix 2.
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DVB-H Network & Coverage Planning
2.5 Schedule A – Summary of Price for RFP

THLA considers the MiTV proposed system as a highly complex and wide ranging
project, involving 5 SFN’s (multiplexers) at up to 17 different sites. This equates to
85 transmission systems and this is an ambitious project by any standard. As such
MiTV is strongly advised to consider using a well established company such as
THLA who have the experience and expertise to design and implement such a
system.
The pricing proposed for the consultancy is based on the rollout of a 5 SFN network
from 17 sites and as any reduction in this scope would reduce the price relative to
the reduced scope of work.
THLA has considered MiTV’s RFQ and concluded that, at this stage, it is not
possible to provide an accurate fixed price quotation for the entire scope of work
due to a significant number of variables and contingencies. It is therefore proposed
to separate the scope of work into several packages or phases with clearly defined
deliverables. The deliverables of each package provide input to undertake and
accurately price subsequent packages. If this proposal is not acceptable to MiTV
then THLA will provide a fixed price quotation. However, THLA’s proposal is
considered as offering the best value for MiTV as any fixed price quotation would,
as a matter of necessity, have to contain significant contingencies.
THLA’s proposal is to separate the scope of work into seven clearly defined phases
of work. Phase one is a preliminary network design which would produce a first
order system design and provide information to undertake phase two and
completion of phase two would provide the information to undertake phase three.
THLA has provided fixed price quotations for Phases0, 1, 2, 4 & 5. Estimates,
based on THLA’s significant experience in undertaking similar work are provided for
the remaining 3 packages. Full details of work content, deliverables and pricing are
attached.
It should be noted that THLA has allowed in its estimates for significant discussions
with MCMC and site owners. However, following the design there is likely to be a
requirement for further consultation with the regulatory authority, MCMC, and
operators of potential transmission sites. After the initial design and spectrum report
and discussions with MCMC representatives, it is possible that their requirements
could result in much iteration having to be produced. THLA, as consultants to MiTV,
may be required to participate in these negotiations. As the extent or duration of this
requirement is unknown this work would have to be undertaken by an experienced
consultant on a daily rate plus disbursements incurred basis as part of Phase 3.
The information included in this document is for the complete detailed design of 5
SFN networks from 17 transmission sites, including programme linking. It is
proposed to perform the coverage planning using ICS Telecom, THLA’s computer
based coverage prediction system (see full details including sample coverage plots
in Appendices). A key factor in the accuracy of the coverage predictions is the
availability of suitable digital terrain data. THLA is investigating the availability and
price of this data, however this has not been completed yet. No costs for obtaining
this data have been included.
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Table 1 – Summary of Price
Item Description Sub-total

(RM)
1 Provision consultancy services for Nationwide Rollout 2,472,482
TOTAL Note 1 2,472,482
2 Option - Daily Rate for out of scope work RM3237
Table 2 – Summary of Individual Phases
Item Description Qty. Unit Cost Sub-total Delivery (Weeks)

($US) (RM)
0 Preparation and data 31,405 116,021 As per Gantt Chart
1
clarification
1 Preliminary Coverage Design As per Gantt Chart
1 45,789 169,159
2 Site Surveys As per Gantt Chart

1 83,829 309,691
3 Final Network Design As per Gantt Chart

1 120,224 444,142
Note 1
4 Costing/Business Plan As per Gantt Chart
Verification 1 30,083 111,135
5 Equipment Acquisition As per Gantt Chart

1 51,755 191,200
6 Implementation, PM and As per Gantt Chart

Installation Supervision 1 185,314 684,602
Note 1
7 System Commissioning and As per Gantt Chart
Verification 1 120,871 446,532
Note 1
TOTALS 669,270 2,472,482
NOTE 1:
Phases 3, 6 and 7 are estimated prices only. As the scope of work required in
these phases relies on preceding phases it is not possible to provide a fixed
price quotation. THLA will provide a fixed price quote for these phases
following confirmation of the scope of works required.
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2.6 Terms of Offer

2.6.1 Deliverables
It is proposed that the deliverables for phases 1&3 of work shall be in the form of
coverage predictions, tables or databases of suitable transmission parameters such
as proposed antenna patterns, tables or databases of population distribution
covered and additional supporting commentary pertaining to the results and
observations from the analysis along with a detailed implementation specification
for each site.
Deliverable for phase 2 will be a detailed report on the results of site surveys,
including observations on necessary work required to implement the MiTV rollout.
For phase 4, the deliverable will be a document with THLA’s recommendation on
implementation priorities and phasing of the rollout relative to the MiTV business
plan.
For phase 5 the deliverable will be successfully conducting the acquisition tendering
process and recommending a value for money solution for all hardware which is in
line with the expectations of the budgetary costing and priorities produced in phase
4.
During the implementation phase the deliverable will be the successful
implementation of sites as per the rollout plan and to agreed cost, quality and
timetable.
The final report would be a set of SCR’s (system commissioning reports) for the
complete system with an overarching document being a collation of all deliverables
from the separate phases of work into a single document.
2.6.2 Options
THLA may offer additional services if requested such as:

• Further Technical Specialist Advice for Non-Scoped work – RM3, 237 per
day.
2.6.3 Pricing Conditions
1. Pricing is in RM and exclusive of any GST, duties, taxes or other charges in

any country.
2. Contract Conditions for any ensuing contract to be based on FIDIC, AS4305
or other suitable Contract Document that THLA is agreeable to.
3. The price is based on the official RM to $AU exchange rate of 2.64755 as
set on Thursday 23 March. Change in the exchange rate could impact the
exact price if it deviates.
2.6.4 Project Schedule and Delivery
The Project Plan (Gantt Chart) from Section 3.3 of the THLA Technical Proposal,
(Part B of this document) is a Draft Plan, to be used as a guideline only and it
reflects elapsed time rather than resource input. The Project Plan will be updated
during the Contract Negotiation Phase to better reflect the real program, once more
of the actual specific requirements and firm lead times are known.
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2.6.5 Validity
This offer is valid until 25th July 2006.
2.6.6 Payment Schedule
The proposed payment terms for this proposal shall be as follows:
Percentage Milestone Approx

Value RM
100% of Phase 0 price Award of Contract 116,021
100% of Phase 1 price Completion of Phase 1 169,159
50% of Phase 2 price Delivery of 50% of site surveys (9 sites) 154,845
50% of Phase 2 price Delivery of 50% of site surveys (8 sites) 154,845
50% of Phase 3 price Delivery of 50% of site designs (9 sites) 222,071
50% of Phase 3 price Delivery of remainder of site designs (8 sites) 222,071
and overall system design
100% of phase 4 price Recommendations on rollout priorities 111,135
50% of Phase 5 price Distribution of Tender documents 95,600
50% of Phase 5 price Following evaluations - recommendations to 95,600
MiTV on best Value for Money solution
Phase 6 To be decided Variable
Phase 7 Completion of commissioning and delivery of Variable
the SCR on a site by site basis.
2.7 Payment Terms

All invoices are to be paid within 30 days. If payment is not received during this 30
day period then THLA reserves the right to stop all activities and withdraw from the
project until all outstanding monies are paid.
Payment is to be by way of wire transfer to a THL Australia bank to be nominated.
2.8 Inclusions
• Travel to Malaysia by THLA personnel, as required to complete the scope of
works as currently understood.
• Travel to Malaysia by THLA Engineer to assist in Phase 1 measurements and
provide training on measurement procedures
• System design responsibility.
• All necessary insurances
• Project Management of THLA portion of project
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2.9 Exclusions
• Any item not mentioned in the SOW or THLA’s Technical Proposal.
• Transmission or other statutory licenses or application fees that may be
required.
• Fees to be paid to site owners
2.10 Contact and Business Details
THL Australia Pty Ltd

Registered address:
Level 4
170 Pacific Highway
St Leonards
NSW 2065
Business Registration Number:

THL Australia Pty Limited
ACN: 062 953 940
ABN: 33 062 953 940
Contact Information:
Bill Curtis; International Business Development
Tel: (+64 4) 9148125
Fax: (+64 4) 9148148
Mobile: (+64 21) 428195
Email: billcurtis@thla.com.au
For further information regarding THL Group services, capabilities, profile and
contacts, please visit:
www.thla.com.au
www.bclnz.com
www.aapcs.com.au
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3 PART B: THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL
3.1 Proposal
Designing a new national digital television network is a very complex process and
cannot be undertaken on an ad hoc basis with coverage predictions and spectrum
allocations being sought as the network grows and this complexity is increased with
the concept of SFN’s. The interaction at the borders with Singapore, Thailand and
Indonesia also has to be considered and border co-ordination is a key consideration
to any design.
To put it simplistically, the global design requires the completion of a
multidimensional jigsaw, in which the jigsaw pieces represent such diverse
elements as
• Population Distribution
• Location of existing transmitting infrastructure
• Existing VHF and UHF spectrum allocations
• Coverage and interference computations
• Optimisation of transmission parameters and antenna patterns
• Border considerations
Added to the complexity of the multidimensional jigsaw is the concept that many of
the jigsaw pieces are dynamically re-shaped during the planning process, and that
this re-shaping necessarily has a flow-on iterative impact on the global design as a
whole.
3.1.1 THLA Experience in Malaysia

MiTV has the opportunity to benefit from THLA’s previous consultancy work in
Malaysia. As part of these earlier consultancies THLA has acquired extensive
information on the sites proposed by MiTV. Not only have THLA visited many of
these sites previously but as a requirement for interference analysis of existing
services, THLA has generated some coverage predictions. While not sufficient to
meet the requirements of this consultancy it is a good starting point and will allow
us to carry out Phase 1 – the first order design as a desk top exercise.
Previously THLA (then BCL) carried out a project to implement the NTV network.
The scope of work required in the project was similar in some respects to this
requirement. Through the NTV project THLA has developed a good working
relationship with site owners and gained further knowledge about specific sites. As
part of the NTV consultancy THLA were required to procure equipment through a
tendering process. This experience could be directly applied to this case.
If MiTV engage THLA for this consultancy THLA can leverage a considerable
knowledge database on topography, geography and site infrastructure.
3.1.2 Propagation modelling tools

Vital to the success of the coverage design is the selection of the propagation
modelling tool. THLA has invested heavily in the world’s leading broadcasting
coverage prediction software. The tool to be used must include all the functionality
required to design SFN’s and carry out interference analysis. THLA has such a tool.
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THLA proposes to use ICS Telecom, a professional and comprehensive radio

planning tool supplied by ATDI of France, for the coverage and network planning of
the proposed DVB-T network in Malaysia. The UHF DVB-T propagation model will
use digital terrain, clutter and population data as appropriate and where available
for the relevant predictions.
Additionally all site information and transmitter parameters will also be integrated
into the planning to produce deliverables as required by MITV.
ICS Telecom will be used for the following engineering activities:
• Outdoor broadcast coverage
• Indoor building penetration coverage
• SFN network analysis
• Interference analysis.
A general description of the product is included in Appendix 8 and additional
information regarding this product can be found at www.atdi.com
3.1.3 Thresholds and link budgets

The link budgets will be based on an agreed threshold based on the technology
being used which THLA understand to be IP.
3.1.4 Interference analysis

Mutual interference analysis to and from the proposed DVB-T services, existing
analogue TV services and other DVB-T services within Malaysia will be undertaken
as part of this consultancy.
Inter-SFN interference analysis within the proposed DVB-T network will also be
undertaken to determine guard interval timing adjustments and SFN operating
parameters to mitigate SFN self-interference.
Determination of target levels and various protection ratios for analogue TV and
DVB-T are required – preferably the target levels for analogue TV and DVB-T will
be established by discussion with MITV. This will help THLA determine existing
coverage areas of these services so the interference can be assessed.
3.1.5 Model tuning and field measurements

For the coverage planning to best model actual propagation conditions, the
propagation model requires tuning. The tuning will be based on comparing actual
field strength measurements to the values calculated by the propagation model.
The model will then be tuned to reduce the mean error and to provide a reasonable
standard deviation (typical tuned broadcast planning model standard deviations are
within 6 dB. However, this does not apply to in-building or indoor propagation
cases. Factors such as building material type, wall thickness, room sizes, types of
windows etc. have a significant bearing on interior coverage. As these factors differ
from building to building, the standard deviations could be larger).
It is understood that MiTV already has in operation a number of transmitters in the
Klang Valley. It is intended that field strength measurements taken from these
transmissions will be used to provide the input data for initial model tuning.
It is suggested that a sample size of 100-200 measurements be collected to aid the
tuning. The bigger the sample size, the more accurate and statistically valid the
tuning will be.
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This will give us the opportunity to tune the model before commencement of any of
the phases of work. If possible, avoiding having to tune the model midway through
the calculation and prediction processes will help mitigate any inefficiencies due to
re-work
3.1.6 Antenna Polarisation

It is not clear from the RFP if the spectrum allocations from MCMC specify the
polarisation to be used. From the RFP it would appear that MiTV intends at some
stage to offer DVB-T mobile or DVB-H. THLA suggests that vehicular or portable
reception is likely better with V polarisation for the transmitted signal. Furthermore,
V is generally preferred for class C mobile reception as the vehicle body often forms
a ground plane for the antenna. If the system is installed with H polarised transmit
antennas, the results may not be applicable to tuning a V polarised model and visa
versa. It is suggested that MITV investigate the possibility of confirming the
availability of V polarisation for the new system.
This proposal outlines the general approach that THLA will adopt to address the
requirements of the scope of work. The Project will be sub divided into a number of
Phases with the suggested phasing of the project shown in section 3.2.
3.2 Phases of work

As discussed above THLA has divided the project into phases. This is allows us to
better define the deliverables for each phase. In most cases each phase requires
input from the proceeding phase. In some cases this makes it difficult to precisely
define the tasks within each phase and therefore very difficult to accurately price it.
For example Phase 3 requires input from Phases 1 & 2 in order to complete the
final design.
3.2.1 Phase 0 - Preparation and data clarification.

The first activity in Phase 0 will be to meet with MITV Engineers and Management
discuss in detail the activities and expected outcomes. This will be an opportunity to
clarify any outstanding issues and define in detail the scope of work and place
boundaries the various phases. Costs for THLA personnel to attend these
clarification sessions are included in the Phase 0 pricing.
All data (digital terrain data, , clutter data, population distribution data, antenna
patterns, site locations, topographic maps, and recorded measurements) will be
checked for compatibility with our prediction software, and if and when verified, will
be formatted and prepared for use. As required by the RFP THLA will source the
required terrain, clutter and population data.
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Phase Description Key Tasks Outputs Estimated

Number Duration
0 Preparation and Data • Identify MiTV coverage, performance and cost • clarifies the objectives of the consultancy 3 Weeks
clarification. objectives. develop detailed SOW
• Confirm the availability and suitability of digital terrain
• discusses the major technical issues
data, population data and geo referenced
topographical maps.
• Obtain information on existing and planned systems in
Malaysia and neighbouring countries.
1 Preliminary Coverage Design • First order Network Design • First order design document based on 6 Weeks
• Desktop design based on existing THLA knowledge existing information – includes coverage
and MiTV input predictions based on known parameters
• Provide outputs for Phase 2
2 Site Surveys • Evaluate transmission site infrastructure. • Detailed site audit reports for each site 10 Weeks
• Assess suitability of antenna system highlighting technical issues
• Assess tower capability (aperture/strength) • Recommendations on infrastructure
• Evaluate linking options requirements at each site e.g. combiner,
tower, antenna upgrades/additions
• Indicative coatings to bring each site up
to spec for DTV.
• Recommendation on site
suitability/unsuitability
3 Final Coverage Design • Network final design • Confirmed channel plan based on 6 Weeks
available 5 frequencies.
• Confirm use of preferred sites or
recommend alternative
• System configuration details of the
broadcast transmission and linking
systems
• Confirm transmitter base power, antenna
radiation pattern, and antenna height and
aperture
• System and performance design
• Results of interference analysis,
recommended guard interval timing, and
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all other critical parameters.

4 Costing/Business Plan • Define hardware specifications for the broadcast • Detailed equipment/hardware definitions 4 Weeks
Verification transmission and linking systems. on a site by site basis
• Develop budgetary costing for the system. • Agreed quantities of materials as defined
• With MiTV review existing network (IP over UHF) by rollout priorities
• With MiTV review business model • Approved rollout plan on site by site basis
• With MiTV define rollout priorities
• Negotiate with site owners/operators for conditions of
co-siting
5 Equipment Acquisition • Determine acquisition strategy and RFP process e.g. • Approved RFP documents for all 16 Weeks
closed bids, open or limited tender hardware items
• With MiTV develop evaluation criteria
• With MiTV document T&C’s • Recommendations on equipment
• Develop RFP Documents
• Distribute RFP documents
• Evaluate RFP responses on a value for money basis.
6 Implementation • Issue P.O. or negotiate contracts with suppliers • Implementation Project plan and Quality 34 Weeks
• Project Manage vendors and installation contractors plan
to ensure time, cost and quality requirements are met • Periodic progress reports to MiTV
management
7 Verification • In field coverage measurements to confirm coverage • Field coverage measurements from 20 Weeks
objectives are met. agreed number of locations for each site.
• System Commissioning Reports
• Final Report
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3.2.2 Phase 1- Preliminary Coverage Design

THLA has some knowledge of the proposed sites in Malaysia. THLA believe that
they can carry out a desk top study to produce the preliminary design, using known
parameters and information from MiTV or site owners where there are gaps.
THLA will source appropriate modelling data, and format it for the prediction tool.
For the initial predictions THLA would use a ‘standard’ antenna arrangement for
consistency. The output of this phase will be a set of coverage predictions possibly
showing optional power and antenna arrangements.
THLA and MITV will Work Closely

Even though the suggested work breakdown has been structured as above, it is
expected that this phase will be an iterative process between MITV and THLA.
THLA will work closely with MITV during this phase to define and validate correct
modelling parameters and methodologies to ensure our tools and propagation
provide consistent and reliable planning for DVB-T transmission in Malaysia.
Phase 1 Is Critical
This phase is fundamental, as it will form the basis for the methodology for the other
phases. As such, THLA envisage that our propagation model will be validated and
tuned. The tuning process will involve field measurements collected from the
existing MiTV transmissions. THLA could assist with the field survey methodology
to ensure consistent and repeatable capture of field strength measurements (See
Model Tuning section, page 14).
It is expected that once tuned, the model can be used to simulate DVB-T coverage
for the other Phases with a sufficient degree of accuracy.
3.2.3 Phase 2 - Site Surveys

Site surveys document the existing infrastructure and determine possibilities for
digital expansion. In planning and designing a new digital network it is essential to
undertake a detailed inspection of each of the proposed major sites to identify the
requirements to introduce the new transmissions. A clear understanding of the site
requirements is important as this is often the most time consuming part of a
transmission project and can lead to unnecessary delays.
This involves looking at both existing indoor and outdoor, infrastructure to
determine the most cost effective and acceptable engineering solution to
accommodate the new transmission.
The design will define the equipment requirements, specify new equipment and
provide details of interfacing to existing systems. On some sites it may be possible
to combine the new digital transmission into an existing antenna array however for
MiTV security and that of other users, the parameters of the antenna have to be
checked as important voltage ratings are critical to digital services.
Where new antennas are required the designers will specify the requirements
including developing HRP & VRP polar plots for defining the antenna parameters.
Feeder types and runs will be detailed, as will any combiners that are required for
the new service.
The reliability of new transmission equipment means that it can operate remotely
without having to have on duty staff.
As part of the site survey the environmental conditions will be reviewed and will
highlight any issues identified. This will include airflow, temperature, access, etc.
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The survey report will document the proposed locations for the new equipment and
detail all the requirements for feeders, combiners, antennas and transmitter
ancillary equipment.
3.2.4 Phase 3- Final Coverage Design

Taking input from the preliminary coverage design and the site surveys it will now
be possible to develop a detailed design. From the preliminary design THLA will
determine in consultation with MiTV which of the initially proposed sites will
potentially meet the commercial and business aspirations.
Having agreed on which sites will be utilised in the final design (bearing in mind this
is an interlocking and interdependent network from an SFN perspective) THLA will
proceed to design site coverage predictions using real site data based on the
surveys. This will take into account such parameters as; the proposed antenna
design including combiners, feeder losses, transmitter power, HRP and VRP,
position of the antenna on the tower and so on. Quite often the HRP/VRP will need
to be customised to meet interference or cross border requirements.
The outputs of the final design include at least the following;
Confirmed channel plan based on available 5 frequencies.
Confirm use of preferred sites or recommend alternative
System configuration details of the broadcast transmission and linking
systems
Confirm transmitter base power, antenna radiation pattern, and antenna
height and aperture
System and performance design
Results of interference analysis, recommended guard interval timing, and
all other critical parameters.
The final design will include a specification for each site which would include an
inventory of hardware and work required at each site.
3.2.5 Phase 4 - Costing/Business Plan Verification

Following the detailed design phase it will be possible to accurately cost the
proposed network on a site by site basis. This will allow MiTV to assess the impact
on their business plan of implementing any or all sites and to determine a priority for
rollout. The detailed design will clearly demonstrate where maximum population
coverage can be delivered with least expenditure.
THLA will be happy to assist MiTV in carrying out this analysis and business
planning activity.
3.2.6 Phase 5- Equipment Acquisition

Following phase 4, the hardware requirement will be well specified and the
implementation timetable and priorities will be well set. THLA is well positioned to
provide the acquisition support. Having carried out this task on a number of
occasions THLA has developed a set of tender templates for this sort of acquisition.
The requirements for the MiTV network will be quite specific and the tender process
can be made very efficient by using well a tested methodology which allows an
easy comparison of the different vendor proposals.
As an independent consultant with no links to any equipment vendors THLA can be
totally impartial in evaluation of the responses leading to the best value for money
for MiTV. This does not mean the cheapest. When evaluating hardware of this
nature the whole of life cycle cost needs to be considered rather than just the
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purchase price. As many of these systems will be located on remote sites, reliability
and vendor support form a large part of the whole of life costs.
3.2.7 Phase 6 – Implementation

Potentially this is the most complex and difficult stage of the project as it requires
substantial interaction with vendors, installer and site owners. THLA is proposing to
can manage this implementation phase removing many of the issues from MiTV.
THLA has project managed the installation of literally hundreds of TV transmitters
both analogue and Digital. THLA has implemented most of the high powered DVB-
T services for BA in Australia and hundreds of transmitters in New Zealand for
TVNZ, Canwest and Sky Networks Television. As an owner and operator of the TV
network infrastructure in New Zealand, THLA understand the issues related to
installing new services.
3.2.8 Phase 7 – Verification & Final Report

This is potentially the most important phase of the project. During this time THLA
would validate the coverage based on a number of selected measuring points for
each site. This activity will probably be carried out as part of the transmitter
commissioning tests and will form part of the SCR (System Commissioning Report),
which THLA will provide for each transmitter. THLA proposes to carry out the
commissioning of the transmitters following handover from the vendors. In this way
THLA can guarantee an independent proof of performance for each transmitter
system from studio source to receiver.
As an example a coverage testing sheet is included in Appendix xxxx
The final report would be a set of SCR’s for the complete system with an
overarching document being a collation of all deliverables from the separate phases
of work into a single document.
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3.3 Timeline
A proposed timeline, displayed as a Gantt chart summary attached. The times
shown are indicative for Phase 3 onwards.
Note that the Gantt chart represents elapsed time and not resource effort.
The time allocations shown for each stage includes consultation and feedback with
MiTV.
Notes;
Phase 6 – Implementation has a three month allowance for delivery of the
transmitters. It is expected that the supply would be staggered over this period and
beyond. Supply also depends on the manufacturer selected, and their ability to
supply the quantities of transmitters as and when required. For the purposes of
planning it has been assumed that a number of sites can be installed and
commissioned in parallel.
Phase 7 - Verification, has the potential to be quite a large task. In this phase
coverage measurements will be taken and used to verify the design, and the
installation. Depending on the number of sites, transmitters (channels), and the
level of engineering detail and modelling required, more time may be required to
complete this task. During the final scoping of the project (Phase 4) this activity can
be finalised.
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APPENDIX 1 – VENDOR REGISTRATION FORM
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APPENDIX 2 – COMPANY INFORMATION

1. Articles of Association
2. THL Group Annual Report
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APPENDIX 3 – LIST OF PROJECTS
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APPENDIX 4 - SAMPLE COVERAGE PLOTS

The attached samples are for examples only and show the types of resolution and
presentation which can be achieved. The actual plots are irrelevant as they are
based on hypothetical sites.
The KL plots use high resolution geo referenced topographical maps as an
underlay to the prediction.
The Malaysia plot uses a lower resolution non geo referenced
topographical map. Actual predictions for this consultancy would use high
resolution geo referenced maps producing a similar quality to the KL
examples.
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APPENDIX 5 - STAFF PROFILES

Bill Curtis Account/Project Manager Account/Project Manager
Andy Tan Coverage Engineer/Team Leader See attached profile
Duncan Chisholm Coverage Engineer See attached profile
Richard Brown Senior Coverage Consultant See attached profile
Simon Elliot RF Planning Engineer See attached profile
Trevor Woods Senior Broadcast Consultant See attached profile
Ian Goodwin Senior Engineering Consultant See attached profile
Phil Towers Project Manager See attached profile
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APPENDIX 6 - THLA CORPORATE PROFILE
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APPENDIX 7 - SAMPLE CONSULTANCY

CONTRACT
The attached consultancy contract is for information only and provides and example
of the type of agreement THLA could work under. The contract is based on the
internationally recognised FIDIC contracts guide.
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APPENDIX 8 - ATDI BROCHURE

General description of ICS Telecom tool
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Proposal for Engineering Consultancy

23rd March 2006

Title: Consultancy Services for Nationwide Network Rollout

Subtitle: RFP Reference MiTV/TX/DVB - T-PMC/2006/01-1

Author: Bill Curtis

Date: 23rd March 2006

©THL Australia Pty Ltd

2 PART A: COMMERCIAL PROPOSAL 7

3 PART B: THE TECHNICAL PROPOSAL 24

APPENDIX 1 – VENDOR REGISTRATION FORM 34

APPENDIX 2 – COMPANY INFORMATION 35

APPENDIX 3 – LIST OF PROJECTS 36

APPENDIX 4 - SAMPLE COVERAGE PLOTS 37

APPENDIX 5 - STAFF PROFILES 38

APPENDIX 6 - THLA CORPORATE PROFILE 39

APPENDIX 7 - SAMPLE CONSULTANCY CONTRACT 40

APPENDIX 8 - ATDI BROCHURE 41

• Implementation, project management and supervision

2 PART A: COMMERCIAL PROPOSAL

2.1 THL Corporate Profile

Legal – M Jamieson Corporate Affairs – S Stone

2.1.2 Background Overview

THLA AAPCS BCL

Sales = $50m Sales = $60m Sales = $80m

Broadcast Telecommunications Enterprise IT

2.1.4 THLA Locations in Australia and New Zealand

2.2 Capability OVERVIEW

2.2.1 THL Group Resources

• Over 700 staff in Australia and New Zealand

2.2.2 BCL Network in New Zealand

2.2.3 THLA Maintains the Broadcast Australia Network

 BA network consists of close to 600 sites across Australia delivering 1,600

Further information may be gathered at www.thla.com.au, www.bclnz.com,

2.2.4 Broadcast Communications Limited

BCL is the New Zealand based broadcast and communications technology

The transmission stations are supplemented by a nation-wide TV and radio

BCL’s extensive transmission and programme linking facilities were entirely

BCL also has considerable expertise in the management and operation of

2.2.5 Specialist Skills and Resources

BCL has expertise and experience in the following areas:

• Spectrum Planning and Management

2.2.6 Membership of Professional Organisations

2.3 Project Organisation

2.3.1 Project Management

2.3.2 Industry experience – Previous Broadcasting Projects

 Site selection and site surveys, including infrastructure design.

• Foxtel Consultancy 2003; the company completed a Consultancy for

television services and the digital television channel re-assignments as

• Consultancy for coverage design, spectrum planning, and RFP

Papua New Guinea

2.4 Financial Details

2.5 Schedule A – Summary of Price for RFP

Table 1 – Summary of Price

Item Description Sub-total

Table 2 – Summary of Individual Phases

Item Description Qty. Unit Cost Sub-total Delivery (Weeks)

2 Site Surveys As per Gantt Chart

3 Final Network Design As per Gantt Chart

5 Equipment Acquisition As per Gantt Chart

6 Implementation, PM and As per Gantt Chart

2.6 Terms of Offer

THLA may offer additional services if requested such as:

BA network consists of close to 600 sites across Australia delivering 1,600

Site selection and site surveys, including infrastructure design.