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COMPANY PROFILE Expert Data Cabling Pty Ltd are a proud family owned and managed company founded in 1988. We have successfully grown with the Communication Industry while specialising in client-based relationships many of which we retain to this day. Our motto has always been Quality, Service and then more Service. The company structure is made up of five departments employing over 45 people within South Australia. Administration & Financial Services Marketing Site Installations Service Installations Optical Fibre Installations Administration & Financial Services The Administration staff undertakes numerous duties to ensure the everyday operation runs smoothly. These tasks include Accounts Payable / Receivable, Certification, Record Keeping, Wages / Salaries, Manuals, and other documentation. As EDC holds Quality Assurance in high regard, it is essential that all records, procedures, and standards are maintained, reviewed and regularly updated. Marketing Our Sales and Marketing division currently employs three members who over the past 30 years have gained considerable knowledge and skills within the Communications & Electrical Industries. EDC provide all types of customers with professional advice with extensive experience in all types of solutions, for Structured Cabling Systems LAN, WAN, Fibre Optic’s, Voice, Switches, Hubs, Routers and various small to medium Electrical Installations. After Sales support is readily available.

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Site Installations Should your project fall into the category of a Construction site, EDC have Teams of specialised tradesmen who perform these types of projects. A Site Supervisor, who reports directly to the client on the behalf of EDC, leads the team. This person is responsible for ensuring the project is on time and within budget. All projects are installed to the company quality code and are conducted in a safe and orderly manner. Teams will vary in size, depending on the project size. All projects are controlled via computerised Project Management systems which ensures total control of all projects is maintained at all times. The information is readily available to senior management and reviewed regularly to ensure control is maintained at all times. Service Installations Our Service department currently operates with 14 vehicles in its fleet. Each vehicle is fully equipped with the latest technology in testing and installation equipment. All installation personnel are fully trained and qualified in their field of expertise. Every installation is certified with an ACA (AUSTEL) and/or Electrical COC certificate. Optical Fibre Installations EDC specialises in the installation and termination of Single mode and Multi mode Optical Fibre. We currently have 4 self contained Optical Fibre Termination Vehicles. The units are specifically set up for terminating dark or live Optical Fibre within the street environment either during normal or after hours. The vans are set up with a Fujikura Fusion Splicer, Noyes OTDR, a Generator and Kingfisher Light Source and Power Meter. Apart from these specialised vans, Expert Data Cabling has other installers also capable of Fusion Splicing. The Operation The Managing Director Administration Staff Marketing and Sales Resource Coordinator Project Estimators Project Managers Manufacturing Senior Installation Staff Installation Staff Trainees and Apprentices Quality Assurance Expert Data Cabling has the capability to control the quality of goods and services under a quality system complying with the requirements of ISO 9002: 1994 - Quality systems – Model for quality in production, installation and servicing. “An Industry Leader performing precise installations meeting customer needs." 2 of 16

Occupational Health & Safety Expert Data Cabling are very serious about OHS&W and control the risks for our Clients and Staff by following basic concepts such as: Having an active and evolving OHS&W Policy & Program Basic Industry Green Card Training Course Ongoing internal assessment, employee training & inductions Unique OHS&W training & requirements of our Customers Spotless OH&S Certification

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SERVICES Optical Fibre Installations Optical fibre offers the end user with a media, which provides very high bandwidth. This technology today is rapidly coming down in price. Optical fibre is generally installed in SCS (Structured Cabling Systems) within the backbone component or in the street for various Internet Service Providers or Telecommunications companies.

Key Benefits Provides Bandwidth / Speed / Increases network performance. This technology will last longer in the rapidly moving world of IT. Lightning Protection - less likely to take a direct hit from a lightning strike, as the cable is non-conductive. Is allowed to be installed along side Electrical Cabling to make use of existing electrical conduit routes and infrastructure

Capabilities Assist Clients with Fibre Design Installation & Termination Testing Fault Finding Documentation

Assets Our Fibre Optic Technicians are equipped with the following equipment: 4 x EDC Mobile Fibre Optic Termination Units (Custom Fitted Mobile Workshop Ford Transit Van) Fujikura Fusion Splicing Units Noyes OTDRs Kingfisher Light Source and Insertion Loss Units Kingfisher Fault Locators Kingfisher Traffic Indicators Optic Fibre Launch and Back-end Leads Specialised Fibre Optic Termination Tools Mobile Phones Pair of 2 Way Radios Portable Power Generations Temporary Lightings Workman barriers and signs Traffic Control plant & Equipment Joint Clamps & Pit Lifting Equipment “An Industry Leader performing precise installations meeting customer needs." 4 of 16

Accreditations & Training ACA Cabling Licences Greencard Induction Courses Telstra Site Induction Courses Telstra Pit & Pipe Telstra Cable Hauling Telstra Copper Cable Jointing 1 & 2 Telstra Power Awareness OPTUS Accredited Induction Courses OPTUS Live Network Accreditation ETSA Level 2 Substation Access Licenses ACA Optical Fibre Endorsement Corning UCNCP Closure Installation Course Clipsal Fibre Training Courses Traffic Management Confined Spaces Training including Gas Detection

Installation & Termination We have various methods of terminating Optical Fibre. Fusion Splicing Tyco External Enclosures Corning External Enclosures Various brands of Internal Rack & Wall mounted enclosures Connectors for Optical Fibre can be either SC, ST, LC or MTRJ pigtails.

Testing Light Power and Source Meter OTDR - (Optical Time Domain Reflectometer) Fibre Fault Locator

Documentation Fibre Installations are tested and results recorded for clients viewing Fibre paths are marked on plans or drawings All terminations and cable paths are clearly labelled

Reference Projects: TELSTRA: EDC are long-term business partners with Trenchless Pipelaying Services and have been introduced into Telstra Projects as their Fibre Optic Splicing Contractor. EDC assist TPC with the relocation of Telstra Fibre Optic cabling that is affected by TSA and Council road works and re-configuration. “An Industry Leader performing precise installations meeting customer needs." 5 of 16

This work requires EDC to disconnect and relocate fibre cabling and termination enclosures in the street pit & pipe U/G environment, above ground SCAD Frames and within Telstra Exchanges. Most of the cabling we are working with has live circuits that require interruption after hours and then re-connected and re-tested to Telstra standards before re-connection. OPTUS: Termination of over 4000 splices within the CBD infrastructure. Setup of the FAN site in Franklin Street. Our Fibre Optic Team Leaders have been trained by OPTUS on live OPTUS Networks to Terminate and Test to the stringent OPTUS standards. EDC have a current long term agreement with OPTUS to augment their local team of Fibre Technicians by providing specially trained technicians who are available as required 24 hours a day 7 days per week. EDC are one of a few contractors in Australia that OPTUS has trained and endorsed to work upon their live network without OPTUS staff supervision.

Photo: EDC Fibre Optic Splicing Unit working on OPTUS Networks Fibre Infrastructure in the metropolitan area.

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ETSA: The Installation and Termination of SMOF within various locations. Jointing of fibre within pits and communication rooms. Termination of fibre on live services. EDC have been involved with various Country projects where ETSA have rolled out their services in Pt Lincoln, Port Augusta and other major Country Centres. UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE: Supply & Install of 144 core SMOF from North Tec. to the Waite campus for the Adelaide University. EDC are a nominated Contractor for all University of Adelaide Fibre Optic Infrastructure projects. The projects include all internal Campus Backbone installation as well as Street Infrastructure built and owned by the University. The University of Adelaide is a major POP Site for many carriers working and doing business in Adelaide. EDC handle all the connections, adds, moves and changes regarding to their sites as they interface with carriers. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA: EDC have recently completed a state-wide roll out with the Uni IT Department to refresh all of the Fibre Cabling in all Campuses. EDC assisted the UniSA with the design, budgets and staged project planning and the installation phases of the project. City East, Mawson Lakes and Magill Campuses have a redundant 144 core single mode G652.D ring around the campuses that service the main Secondary Building Fibre Distributors. The ring was installed in one continuous cable haul without any breaks following diverse routes from the Main Distribution Site and back again (over 2 km). At Magill EDC installed over 500 metres of new under-bored Pit & Pipe to complete the underground infrastructure required to provide alternative paths and a true physically redundant RING. City East, Mawson Lakes and Magill Campuses have all been designed with alternative internal and external cable paths to provide Redundant RINGs. EDC used TYCO FIST carrier type technology to cut and break out only the required tubes at each node location. There are many single spurs from the Secondary to Tertiary Distributors. During the project EDC brought many of the existing Tertiary Nodes up to the same standard as the rest of the new system, which required many live cut-overs without disruption to users.

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Photo: Major UniSA Fibre Distribution Centre & Associated 10Gig LAN Upgrade The 144 core Main Ring Starts on one side travels around the Campus using alternate pathways then returns on the other side. The Core Switches provide automatic redundant LAN connections should one side of the ring get damaged.

By using Street/Carrier type termination Closures EDC and the UniSA were able to pass the Main Ring via major Secondary Fibre Distribution points to terminate the IN and OUT feeds without cutting the remaining tubes and fibres. The Main Ring cables were installed in one continuous length (2km) from the Primary Distributor through 4 x different major buildings and back again without the cable.

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Data Cabling We offer a full design and construction service for Structured Cabling Systems (SCS). A full end-to-end solution of various Categories’ is readily available. Currently our range of Category's are: CAT5 Enhanced Category 6 Augmented Category 6 Category 7 Cabinets vary from: Wall Mounted Cabinets. - 6RU, 12RU, 18RU or 24RU with or without swing frames. Floor Mounted Cabinets. - 18RU, 24RU, 39RU, or 45RU. All cabinets can be equipped with fixed / sliding shelves or power rails. Each and every data outlet installed is labelled correctly and tested with either a Fluke PENTA SCANNER (CAT5E standard) or OMNI SCANNER (CAT6). Every installation has an ACA (AUSTEL) TCA1 certificate issued. A number of our clients are operating professional organisations where presentation is every thing. When EDC performs installations within these offices, our installers wear business shirts and slacks with presentable foot attire. All installations are performed with the customer and their clients in mind. Expert Data Cabling only uses skilled labour. All installers have undertaken thorough training through either an apprenticeship or traineeship program. Documentation is a very important aspect of any installation. As required all records, plans and drawings are updated. We provide the following documentation. As Built Drawings. Maintenance Manuals. Test Results. (Hard & Soft Copy) Warranty & Certifications. Every installation performed by EDC has a 12-month warranty. EDC can also offer a site warranty and certification for a number of products. A few products, which maybe of interest are:

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Certifications KRONE 20/20 MODTAP 20/20/20 Seimon 20 year Clipsal Lifetime TYCO Optimal General

Capabilities We currently have the ability to install thousands of outlets within a Structured Cabling System on a large site through to a couple of outlets for a small office. As you can see from the company profile we run a crew of approximately 35 installers. Past projects have seen EDC run a revolving shift. Our attitude towards projects is such that we will meet the required deadline. We can meet these deadlines through the quality of the staff we employ.

Reference Accounts ORIGIN ENERGY: Complete Structured Cabling System installed throughout 1 King William Street. ADELAIDE CITY COUNCIL: Moves and Additions to existing networks throughout all buildings occupied by ACC Installed street fibre for security cameras around CDB. OPTUS: EDC Have a contract with Optus for fusion splicing fibre in South Australia. ADELAIDE UNIVERSITY: Installed nine kilometres of Single mode 144-core fibre between two campuses. UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH AUSTRALIA: EDC are a nominated Contractor for UniSA for optical fibre and structured cabling installations ETSA Assist ETSA with hauling and terminating fibre in South Australia. “An Industry Leader performing precise installations meeting customer needs." 10 of 16

DEPARTMENT OF ADMINISTRATION INFORMATION SYSTEMS: Major and Minor moves and changes to Local Area Networks. Have installed and terminated street fibre for the Government Networks. EDC assisted DAIS IT with the upgrade of their Mission Critical DATA Server Centre for all of the State Departments IT solutions. The project required EDC to perform a major 3-week audit of all connected Data & Voice Copper and Fibre Services, Design, Prefabricate and install the new UTP CrossConnect Island Frame, Design & install the new LC Small Form Factor Fibre Termination and Cross Connect Solution, install new cabinets and associated Core/Edge Switches and build new overhead cable tray system to get all of the underfloor cabling removed to allow air-conditioning to operate more efficiently. The change-over from the old cabling infrastructure to the new state of the art Copper and Fibre Cross Connection System including disconnection and re-connection of all Critical Services was performed over 1 x 3 day Long Weekend using 2 x 13 hour rotating shifts of 7 technicians. The project was finished early with all service ready for use again for start of business after the long weekend.

Photos: The starting point of the Voice & Data Outlets in the LAN/WAN Equipment Cabinets.

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Photos: Existing cabling that had to be removed from the floor with new cabling installed in its place in the new overhead cable trays to service all Servers.

Photos: The new Copper Cross-Connect Island Frame was tailor made for the project off site then reassembled back on site before the cut-over weekend.

Photos: The Final result of the new Island Frame where all User outlets and Mission Critical Department Servers are cross-connected to Core and Edge LAN Equipment and Voice Services. “An Industry Leader performing precise installations meeting customer needs." 12 of 16

Photos: DAIS wanted to assure that only those allowed access could perform adds, moves and changes to the Mission Critical Services patched at this frame.

Photos: The final result of the new LC Fibre Cross Connect system (central cabinet) and the LAN Core and Edge Devices (side cabinets) re-installed and permanently attached to the UTP Cross Connect System.

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Voice Cabling Services offered include making modifications and changes to existing commander systems or PABX's. The Installation of telephone outlets within the office or factory environment. Hauling of backbone cables ranging from 10 pair to 100 pair internal / external.

Capabilities Main Distribution Frames. Installation of Copper. Testing. Documentation.

Main Distribution Fames Installation of MDF's (Main Distribution Frame or CD Campus Distributors) or IDF's (Intermediate Distribution Frame or BD/FD Building or Floor Distributors) or FDP (Final Distribution Point or FD Floor Distributors) of any size. Styles vary from wall mounted boxes to floor mounted frames.

Installing of Copper All SCS (Structured Cabling Systems) require backbone cabling. Part of that cabling is the multi pair copper cable. Copper cables range from 10 pair through to 100 pair. Indoor applications require internal copper using an outer sheath of PVC, while outdoor applications require external copper using a gel filled cable.

Testing All installations are tested for reverse pair & continuity of each cable installed and terminated. Copper cables are generally terminated on blocks at the frame known as Disconnect Modules.

Documentation Every cable installed with any installation is recorded in the "Record Book" and test results can be included with the compliance sheet. Under the industry regulations, all installations are required to have a compliance sheet signed and handed to the customer for their records.

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Electrical Installations The Installation of General Light and Power within any environment. We can provide a complete cabling solution. Upgrades of Main Switch Boards / Sub Boards and additional Sub Circuits. This Service is aimed at those clients who value TURN KEY solutions for their Data, Voice & Electrical installations EDC offer clients a One Stop Shop for those installations that require all of the above, which provides a single point of call from the start to finish.

Key Benefits Installations met Australian Standards (AS3000). Electrical Compliance Certificate Issued with every installation. Documentation Issued.

Capabilities Our Electrical staff members are fully qualified A Class Electricians who have completed a four-year electrical apprenticeship. They also possess years of industry experience. You only receive quality electrical installations. All tradesmen are up to date with the current changes within the electrical industry. Every installation is tested to the industry standard with the appropriate testing equipment. All circuits, power points & light switches will be labelled. At the completion of all projects the relevant switch board legends are updated.

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Underground Services Installation of cable pits and pipe to suit the users requirements.

Key Benefits Trenching / Boring. Installation of Pits / Pipe. Hauling of underground services. Documentation.

Capabilities Our staff will design and construct underground services for various clients on request. All new Pit / Pipe work has capacity for future expansion. Conduits are left with draw wires, to enable later hauling of cables. Each conduit route is marked on plans or drawing and kept on file.

Photos: With our business partner TPC we successfully completed Under-boring of 100 mm Communications Pipe, 150 metres under a creek bed at UniSA Magill Campus to provide a new and continuous Redundant Fibre Optic Cabling RING Pathway.

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