Sunsight Antenna Alignment Tool presentation

1. Presentation on Sunsight AAT

2. Sunsight Vision and Products
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Sunsight Philosophy – Accuracy and Integrity
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Install antennas accurately and in a repeatable way
Improve integration times
Monitor the field implementation so that you can be proactive in
addressing field alignment issues
Sunsight Products
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Antenna Alignment Tool (AAT)
Antenna Profile Manager (APM)
AntennAware Attitude Sensor (AAS)
AntennAware Attitude Sensor Lite (AASL)

3. Network LTE Build Efforts
You have created and want to maintain the integrity of your
LTE network design, deployment, and performance
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Deploy the network you design.
Deploy LTE faster and more accurately
Maximize spectrum efficiency and improve data throughput
Reduce construction costs and time
Decrease deployment and integration time.
Reduce post installation optimization efforts

4. U.S. Operator Case Study - National Variance
Percentage of sites with at least one sector with a given azimuth variance
Degrees
National
% of sites
South
% of sites
West
% of sites
Midwest
% of sites
East
% of sites
0 to 5
16%
21%
9%
22%
13%
5 to 10
38%
38%
26%
44%
44%
10 to 15
19%
16%
20%
19%
21%
15 to 20
9%
8%
12%
4%
12%
Over 20
18%
17%
33%
11%
10%
Note: Similar results received from head to head testing vs compass,
and data from larger vendors using AAT tracking as found vs update to RFDS

5. AntennAlign Alignment Tool (AAT)
• Accurate
• Durable
• Effective
• Data Integrity
• Azimuth: +/- 1°
• Tilt: +/-0.25°
• Roll: +/-0.25°

6. AntennAlign Alignment Tool (AAT)
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Instant measurement to tolerances
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Azimuth: +/- 1.0°R99
Tilt: +/-0.25°
Roll: +/-0.25°
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Height is measured to +/- 1 foot AGL
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Lat-Long accuracy to within 2 feet
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Final positions stored in onboard HD,
easy to log in for per site/sector
reports
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Connects w/ RJ45 or WiFi for
interface software on Tool
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FCC, CE, and RoHS certified
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Built in USA

7. AAT – Versatility in the Field
– Top mount
• Provides best view of sky
• Quick mount / dismount
– Side mount
• Works on most all antennas
• Left side or right side
– Custom Solutions
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New Technology Rollout
MW / Point-to-Point
Ericsson Air21
Round antenna adapter
– Overcoming Obstructions
• Gyroscope on board
• Stealth configurations
• Delay Capture feature

8. AAT Benefits Summary
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Accurate, easy to capture antenna orientation values (azimuth, m-tilt, roll,
height, coordinates) Initial capture and final capture logged.
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Durable construction, powder-coated aluminum housing not plastic -built for
GCs
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Operates in hot RF environments even 850MHz –RF Shielding throughout
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Versatile mounting options (for any antenna install—rooftop, watertower,
flagpole)
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Comprehensive mounting system to capture all 3 planes with high accuracy
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Laser Tape Drop
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Azimuth Scope feature for quick Azimuth checks from the ground (+/- 2
degrees)

9. AAT Benefits Summary (GCs)
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Always Get bearing based on True North. No calculations or environmental
interference to contend with. (most accurate on market +/- 1 degree)
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Eliminate Re-climbs/Re-visits!
– Cost of re-climb/revisit, labor, time
– Opportunity cost of re-climb/revisit—not billing for crew; not working new projects
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Eliminate Audit Disagreements, with customer and 3rd party audit team
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Report ready for close outs (new install or tower top mod)
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Get paid faster (close out reports accepted, virtually not questioned)
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Build Customer Trust
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Build trust internally with crews,
– Know they did quality work
– Eliminate need for internal tower top audits
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Continue to build on Reputation as Quality Vendor,
– high customer satisfaction = more Work

10. AAT Benefits Summary (GCs/WSPs)
• Real Cost for GCs in re-visit/re-climb to re-verify:
– $500 (includes 3 man crew per day at site and coordination)
– $5,000 (lost revenue potential – new site work per day, avg. of 4 days to
complete tower work)
• Wireless Carrier LTE Builds - Impact of Revisits on Project
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$2,000 (Troubleshooting cost per day)
$2,500 (Drive testing with tech on site per day)
Unknown (Lost revenue sites delayed on air)
Unknown (Delay in build plan)
• AAT pays for itself in 2 to 4 re-climbs due to missed work
opportunity, AAT purchase still quick breakeven.
• Every day project gets pushed due to rework adds day to project
timeline, (with same number of crews and back office support.)

11. Exposure in the field
• Proven track record with over 5 years of time in the field
• ATT, Verizon, TMobile, Cricket, MetroPCS require the
use of the Sunsight AAT in multiple markets
• Westower, Mastec, SAI, & Ericsson (TMobile project)

12. Crew feedback
• Contractors committed to your build are already utilizing
our tool.

13. Importance of Alignment
• Quality of Service – 3G and 4G network performance relies
on accurate antenna alignment that matches design
specifications.
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+/- 3 degrees becoming standard for most carriers
+/-.25 degree tilt specified by some carriers already
Accumulated azimuth error across network
65 degree antennas—smaller beamwidths are the norm
• Operating Efficiency – Actual antenna orientation values
maximize the potential of RF design tools, ACP/AFP tools,
and the engineers that use them
• Capital Efficiency – Studies demonstrate that LTE networks
will deliver more capacity when antennas are oriented as
designed. (controlled CINR=higher data speeds)
• Intangibles-cost of crews doing rework, need to keep work
moving forward; eliminate revisits when possible.

14. RF Performance Improvements Gained
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Guarantee Installed Antennas match costly RF Design,
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Improve KPIs due to antenna position integrity
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propagation analysis for CINR (RSRQ) and Coverage (RSRP) more
relevant
Improved CINR (RSRQ) for better data rates (> mod schemes)
Dropped calls/dropped sessions
Access failures/accessibilty/radio link access failures
Eliminate antenna misalignment from list of possibilities
when investigating geographic performance issues
More quickly identify/eliminate HARQ issues
AFP and ACP s/w tool output becomes more credible
Most efficient use of precious Spectrum due to
improving CINR/RSRQ and maximizing RF
Coverage/RSRP with ensured antenna position

15. AntennAlign Profile Manager (APM)
• Quality database for all your sites and site RF Data requirements
• Create and export jobs for turf vendors, quality teams, and tower
crews and send alignment data
• Users can create, administer, review and archive alignment records
•Import results of tower crew alignment work
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Immediately identify sites with antennas that are out of alignment tolerance
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Help reduce drive time