Access GlobalGlobal solutions, local expertise
Current focusRapidlink Telekoms, Nigeria

Since 1998

Global solutions, local expertise.

Access Global builds and runs telecom networks, security and surveillance systems, and connectivity for operators and enterprises. We started in the UAE in 1998, built our track record in Pakistan, and today work with partners in Nigeria, Egypt and Oman. We are a family business: you deal with people who stay accountable for the work, rather than a large company process.

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  • Broadband networks
  • Mobile infrastructure
  • Consulting and project management
  • CCTV and video analytics
  • Interconnect and international data
  • International SMS

Current focus

Rapidlink Telekoms, Nigeria

Rapidlink Telekoms is our affiliate in Nigeria and our main focus today. It holds licences from the Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC) for Interconnect Exchange and International Data Access (IDA), and carries local and international VoIP wholesale traffic.

About Rapidlink Visit rapidlinkng.com
  • NCC licensedInterconnect Exchange and International Data Access (IDA)
  • Connected nationwideTo all mobile network operators in Nigeria, and to international wholesale carriers
  • Built on our telecom workDraws on the networks we have built and run since 1998
  • Since 1998telecom and infrastructure projects, first in the UAE, then in Pakistan
  • 100,000homes passed on Etisalat's E-vision triple-play network, UAE
  • 250+engineers and technicians fielded for E-vision
  • 180fuel stations planned for the Oman network (pilot phase; not started)

What we do

Three sections

Three areas of work, each backed by projects we delivered and often operated afterwards.

Telecom towers with antennas and microwave dishes against the sky

Telecom

Broadband networks, mobile infrastructure, and consulting and project management. Etisalat E-vision in the UAE, WorldCall in Karachi and DHA Teleman in Islamabad.

  • Broadband
  • Mobile infrastructure
  • Tower sharing
  • Consulting
Security camera with an overlay of connected network icons

Security and Surveillance

CCTV, video analytics and control rooms. Projects since 2009 and a dedicated division since 2011, from Fauji Cement in Pakistan to a planned network build in Oman (pilot phase).

  • CCTV
  • Video analytics
  • Control rooms
  • Traffic monitoring
Illustration of a connected global network

Enterprise Connectivity

Interconnect, international data and messaging between operators, carriers and enterprise sites, with Rapidlink in Nigeria, ChatLink in Egypt and our Oman network build (pilot phase).

  • Interconnect
  • IDA
  • International SMS
  • Site links

Track record

Selected projects

Three projects from our record.

UAE · Telecom

Etisalat E-vision

With Alcatel France, we helped deploy the first triple-play broadband network for Etisalat in Dubai and Abu Dhabi: 100,000 homes passed, built by more than 250 engineers and technicians, followed by two years of operations and maintenance.

Telecom
Pakistan · Telecom

WorldCall, Karachi

We delivered WorldCall Telecom's 50,000-homes-passed Karachi network on a turnkey basis, then operated it and trained WorldCall's engineers for handover.

Telecom
Oman · Security and Surveillance

Fuel station video analytics

With a telecom operator in Oman, Access Global is establishing the physical network for 180 fuel stations and training their teams for operations. The work is in a pilot phase and has not started yet.

Security and Surveillance

How we deliver

How we deliver

From agreed objectives through to handover and operations.

  1. Understand

    We agree your objectives, needs and budget with you.

  2. Design

    We design for today's load and leave room for growth.

  3. Install

    We build and install with our own teams and international equipment partners.

  4. Test and commission

    We test against the agreed specification and safety requirements before handover.

  5. Operate and maintain

    We provide operations, maintenance and training for a clean handover.

Who we have worked with

Clients and partners

Named in our project history.

  • EtisalatUAE · Broadband and O&M
  • Alcatel FranceDelivery partner · E-vision
  • WorldCall TelecomPakistan · Broadband
  • Defence Housing Authority IslamabadJV · Broadband and security
  • Fauji FoundationSecurity and surveillance
  • Police Department of PakistanSecurity and surveillance
  • ChatLink Telecommunication ServiceEgypt · International SMS partner to Rapidlink

Credentials

Licensed and appointed

  • Nigerian Communications Commission (NCC)Our affiliate Rapidlink Telekoms is licensed for Interconnect Exchange and International Data Access (IDA)
  • Exclusive distributor in PakistanBiometric facial-recognition devices with built-in monitoring cameras
  • Tower Division, 2009The first tower infrastructure service provider in Pakistan

Deployments

Past deployments in power and irrigation

Our teams have also delivered power and irrigation work in Pakistan.

Site power

Battery management systems and solar power for mobile sites, to help operators cope with grid outages.

Renewable energy

Registered with Pakistan's Alternative Energy Development Board (AEDB) for solar, wind and biomass programmes, on projects from 2 to 50 MW.

Irrigation

Prequalified for Pakistan's national High Efficiency Irrigation System (HEIS) project. Sprinkler systems installed on large farms since 2013.

More about these deployments

Our history

From the Gulf to Pakistan, the UK and Africa

  1. Founded in the UAE for turnkey telecom projects

  2. Established in Pakistan; WorldCall broadband delivered

  3. Tower Division starts tower sharing in Pakistan

  4. Dedicated security and surveillance division

  5. UK work through our affiliate Serviq

  6. Rapidlink Telekoms becomes our affiliate in Nigeria

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