New rapid deployment mast solution aims to save time and money

Webb Industries has developed a telecoms mast which it claims does not require concrete or any excavation, and has a very low environmental impact. The South Africa-based RF ancillary equipment specialist says its Rapid Deployment Solution (RDS) has a load capacity of 8m2 over the top 10m which makes it possible for multi-customer use, and that it can be reused, relocated and erected on almost any site, both urban and rural. Webb says that while a standard greenfield site takes 21 days or more to complete, an RDS mast that is, for example, 36m in height, can be fully deployed in three days, resulting in a significant price and ‘time to market’ advantage. The RDS includes a 7.2m x 7.2m base substructure, tower, fencing, universal equipment cabinet, all underground ducting, full-site earthing and an aircraft warning light system. “In essence, all that has to be done is to bring power to the site, draw the cable through the ducting sleeve, and the system is ready to go,” says the firm. It adds that the solution saves on rigging and installation costs due to short time spent on site, and that erection is quick and easy without the need for a crane.

Webb says there are further cost advantages because there is no concrete used in the structure’s foundation which consists of a steel platform base that is filled with suitable compactable material.

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