Consult & Architect

Sometimes you don’t know what you don’t know. ─ LightRiver can help.

We are a systems integrator of packet, Ethernet, optical and wireless transport technologies. Over half our staff are industry veterans of the carrier, equipment and services market segments. And at LightRiver, we have been designing, engineering, installing and integrating mission critical networks since 1998.

LightRiver provides a full suite of carrier-class network, technology and business consulting services to help arm you with critical information to make the right decisions and move your business forward.

What we do.

Services Development Consulting
You want to introduce new services, increase revenue and stay competitive,
but how? What do you need to move forward? Whether it’s commercial wavelength services or cell site backhaul with Ethernet, LightRiver can

• Evaluate your current network and recommend the services it
  will support
• Recommend changes to your network to support new services
  

Technology Analysis
Technology is moving a breakneck speed and you don’t always have someone
on staff that keeps up with everything. LightRiver is intimately familiar with all next generation transport technologies and can

• Evaluate your technical and business needs against the value
  of different technologies
• Develop technology adoption and comparison analyses for
  your network
  

Network Upgrade Planning
You have a vision of where your network needs to grow, but you’re not sure
how to get there. LightRiver has been designing mission critical networks for over a dozen years.

We offer the following services

• Review your network as-built and topology and any constraints
• Forecast growth demands on your network
• Develop network support requirements by service
• Develop a network architecture, technology options and a phased migration strategy

Compliance Consulting
Compliance has become an everyday reality. LightRiver can help you wade through the requirements and help develop solutions for compliance including

• Network security strategy and development
• Back-up control center construction and deployment
• Network audits

And more...
At LightRiver, we are students of our industry and know that the devil is in the details when it comes to deploying mission-critical networks. To make your network a reality, we offer a comprehensive list of services.

• Needs Analysis
• System Engineering
• Engineering Validation
• Site Surveys
• RF Path Analysis
• Installation Package
• Detail Scopes-of-Work
• Methods-of-Procedure (MOPs)
• Rack, Stack and String Testing
• Field Install, Test &Turn Up
• System Integration
• Multi-Vendor Integration
• Training Services
• System Upgrades and Overbuilds
• NOC Services