Enterprise
Network Cabling.
Tested, Certified, Documented.

We find the cabling, Wi-Fi and in-building 4G/5G faults your monitoring can't see, fix them on live networks, and hand you the test results and as-builts. Sydney-based, delivered nationally. ARC licensed. AS/CA S009 on every install.

Free review: target same day. Technician visit: up to 90 minutes on site with written findings, A$495 ex GST.

Trusted Partners & Vendors

34
Years on live networks
1992
Telstra Partner since
5.0
Google rating, 14 reviews
Level 3
Essential 8, independently assessed
Free tools

Start with the problem you have today.

Five free tools. No sales call. Each one asks for a work email and gives you something you can use.

Our cabinet is a mess
Send 3 photos. A technician sends back what they can see and what to check next. Target: same day.
Rate My Rack →
The network keeps dropping out
Answer 4 questions in about 3 minutes. Get a next-test plan for your situation. No network login needed.
Get my next-test plan →
We're moving premises
Enter your move date, address and headcount. Get a dated checklist for internet, power, cabling and cutover. Takes a few minutes.
Get my move checklist →
We've been handed a quote
Upload the quote as a PDF. We email back what's included, what's excluded and what to ask before you sign. Target: 2 business days.
Review my quote →
What would an outage cost us?
Enter 5 numbers of your own. Get a cost breakdown and a one-page PDF business case for your budget holder.
Calculate my outage cost →
None of these fit?
Message a technician on WhatsApp or call 02 8394 8001. We reply during business hours.
Chat with us on WhatsApp →
Assessments

Know the price before you call.

Fixed-scope work with the price on the page. Anything beyond the scope is quoted and approved by you first.

Find the Fault
A$495 ex GST
Up to 90 minutes on site. Tests agreed for your issue. Written findings and prioritised next steps. Appointment confirmed within 1 business day.
Book a technician →
Keep Trading Connectivity
A$695 ex GST
We map the connections your tills, scanners and EFTPOS depend on, design the failover, then test it live in front of you.
Book a failover test →
Fix the Wi-Fi Problem Zone
A$995 to A$1,995 ex GST
Survey of one agreed room or zone. Minor adjustments included. Before and after results.
Get a zone assessment →
Labelled patch panels and fibre panel with dressed blue patch leads in a comms cabinet
Cabinet Reset
A$1,500 to A$3,000 ex GST
One small cabinet organised, labelled and tested, with a port schedule and handover photos.
Get a fixed-scope quote →
Documented Network Care
A$149 per site per month
One on-site inspection a year, quarterly documentation reviews and priority booking within 2 business days. 12-month minimum.
Start a care plan →

Also fixed-scope: Fix Now, Improve Later (A$495), Go-Live Assistance (A$750 to A$1,500), One Branch First (A$1,800 to A$3,500) and Your Field Team (quoted to scope, for IT providers). All prices ex GST.

The Real Risk

Risk Isn't
Old Tech.
It's What's
Undocumented.

Every AI rollout, cloud migration and SD-WAN deployment runs on cables, patch panels and connections that were installed years ago and never retested under today's load. The stack gets smarter. The copper doesn't care. When the physical layer fails, everything above it fails too, and your monitoring can't tell you why.

No as-builts. No test records. Nobody knows what's under the floor or behind the wall until something breaks.
Certified on install day. Never retested after the refresh, the expansion or the new PoE devices.
They don't show up until a surgeon can't take a call, a technician loses comms or a payment terminal drops off.
Designed for 2019 device counts. Running 2026 workloads. Interference nobody mapped.
What We Do

Cabling, Wi-Fi and 4G/5G.
Tested and Documented.

We work on live, business-critical networks. Every job ends with test results and as-built documentation you can hand to the next engineer. One partner, nationwide.

Copper and Fibre Cabling
Copper & Fibre Cabling
Cat6 and Cat6A installation, fibre splicing, OTDR testing, certification, racks, pathways, labelling and as-built documentation.
Commercial network cabling →
In-Building 4G/5G
In-Building 4G/5G
Mobile coverage for Telstra, Optus and TPG/Vodafone using CEL-FI repeaters and Nextivity Quatra DAS. Signal measured in every zone after install.
In-building 4G/5G and DAS installation →
Wi-Fi Validation
Wi-Fi Surveys & Audits
RF surveys, heatmaps, spectrum and interference analysis. Coverage and capacity measured on site, not assumed from a design.
Wi-Fi survey Sydney →
LAN Remediation
LAN Remediation
Brownfield cabinets and cabling that are broken, undocumented or underperforming, fixed and labelled without taking the site down.
Brownfield LAN remediation →
Layer 1 Audits
Layer 1 Network Audit
Your copper, fibre, racks and pathways tested against AS/CA S009, with faults ranked by operational risk and a remediation plan.
Layer 1 network audit →
SDWAN and Enterprise
SD-WAN & LAN
Fibre, broadband and 4G/5G combined so one failed link doesn't stop the site. Prove it on one branch before you roll out to the rest.
SD-WAN and LAN →
Where We Work

Sectors Where Uptime Matters.

We work where a connectivity failure means a patient-safety risk, a stopped production line or a store that can't take payments. That includes live clinical environments.

Hospitals and outpatient facilities, including NSW Health sites. Work planned around live clinical areas.
Manufacturing, production and warehouse sites where a network failure stops the line.
Multi-site retailers. EFTPOS, inventory and in-store connectivity that has to stay up during trade.
Offices, campuses and government. Full documentation and one accountable partner.
From the field

Real jobs. Real numbers.

Melbourne warehouse access point suspended in the rafters
Access point replaced twice. Still dropping.
Melbourne warehouse. Meraki reported the cable at 107 metres. We tested end to end and found a bad RJ45 termination at the access point. Re-terminated both ends. The cable now reads 84 metres and the access point is stable.
In-building cellular antenna, circled, mounted on a hospital corridor ceiling
Five clinical floors with no mobile signal.
Sydney hospital. Lead-lined walls and concrete blocked every carrier. We surveyed floor by floor, installed an amplifier system and tested Telstra, Optus and Vodafone. Coverage restored on all five floors.
Retail network cabinet after remediation: full rack build, documented
Retail store going cashless.
NSW. Cabinet full, nothing documented, no remote triage. One day shift and three night shifts, done without disrupting trading. Result: three internet connections, two power supplies and every port documented.

See all jobs →

"They are competitively priced and are very well staffed, with many jobs attended to on the same day or next day."

Thomas, client for a decade

"The work was completed on time within budget and most importantly they minimized the [disruption] to the working of the office while doing the work as it had to be done during business hours."

Brett, Legal Transcripts

"I have worked with David and the team at AAA Communications for many years now and the experience has been nothing short of outstanding. ... Their proactive and flexible approach has made a huge difference in keeping our major IT projects on track and within budget."

Jason Cullen, client for many years

Rated 5.0 from 14 Google reviews. Read them all →

Layer 1 Network Audit

Not sure what's in your cabinets and ceilings?
We'll test it and tell you.

A Layer 1 audit tests your copper and fibre, checks racks, pathways and labelling against AS/CA S009, and gives you a remediation plan ranked by operational risk. Done on the live network.

Partnership
Telstra Partner since 1992. 34 years of work on live customer networks.
Follow The Conversation

Field Notes From
34 Years on Live Networks.

David Barrett posts what breaks networks and how we found it, every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Common Questions

What IT teams ask us before they call.

Straight answers on how we work, what we test, and what to expect.

What does it cost to get started? +

Nothing, if you start with a free tool. Rate My Rack reviews your network cabinet from 3 photos, with a target of same day. If you want a technician on site, Find the Fault is A$495 ex GST for up to 90 minutes, with written findings and prioritised next steps. Larger work is quoted to a fixed scope, and nothing extra happens without your approval.

What is Layer 1 and why does it matter for enterprise networks? +

Layer 1 is the physical foundation of your network: the structured cabling, fibre links, patch panels, connectors, and physical pathways that every device, application, and cloud service runs on. Wi-Fi, VoIP, clinical systems, cloud applications, and SD-WAN all depend on Layer 1 performing correctly under real operational load. It is the layer most organisations stop validating once it is installed. That is where risk accumulates. When Layer 1 fails or degrades, every layer above it fails with it. And the intelligent systems built on top cannot tell you why. Validating and documenting the physical layer before problems surface is the work AAA Communications has been doing since 1992.

How do I know if cabling is causing my network problems? +

You can't tell by looking. In our testing of brownfield sites, between 20 and 40 percent of links have a fault that visual inspection misses. If you have intermittent dropouts, slow throughput after a switch or access point upgrade, or performance that gets worse under load, test the cabling first. A certified test, OTDR for fibre and TSB-155 swept frequency for copper, shows what the eye can't. We isolate faults on live networks without disrupting operations. Not ready for a site visit? The free dropout quiz gives you a next-test plan in about 3 minutes.

What is a Layer 1 network audit and what does it cover? +

A Layer 1 audit is a standards-aligned assessment of your physical infrastructure: copper cabling, fibre, patch panels, racks, pathways, and labelling. We test to AS/CA S009 and international cabling standards, identify every fault and compliance gap, and produce an actionable remediation plan with issues prioritised by operational risk. The audit covers certification testing, OTDR trace analysis, physical plant documentation, and as-built reconciliation. The output is evidence you can act on, not a sales pitch for new hardware.

Do you work on live, business-critical networks? +

Yes. Live network delivery is a core part of how AAA Communications operates. We work on hospital clinical networks, active production floors, retail environments during trade, and enterprise campuses with no tolerance for downtime. Every engagement is planned and executed to avoid disruption. We have been doing this since 1992, including 34 years as a Telstra Partner delivering on live infrastructure.

What is the difference between certified cabling and cabling tested under real load? +

Certification confirms a cable passed a standards test at the time of installation. It does not confirm the cable will perform under the load your current network places on it. Every Wi-Fi 6 rollout, SD-WAN deployment, and PoE++ device adds demand the original cabling was never tested against. Marginal faults that cheaper switches tolerate surface immediately when enterprise-grade hardware arrives. We test infrastructure under real operational conditions, not the conditions that existed when the cable was first certified.

Can you support in-building cellular for all carriers? +

Yes. Our in-building cellular service covers all Australian carriers: Telstra, Optus, and TPG/Vodafone. We design, install, and validate CEL-FI smart repeater systems and Nextivity Quatra DAS solutions for hospitals, industrial facilities, warehouses, and high-density commercial environments. Coverage is validated post-installation with signal measurements across every zone. The same team that designs the solution delivers and validates it. No third-party handoffs.

What sectors do you work in? +

Health, industrial, retail, and corporate: environments where a connectivity failure has real operational, safety, or compliance consequences. We work across NSW Health facilities and private hospitals, manufacturing and warehouse environments, national retail chains, and enterprise campuses. Where uptime is not optional, the physical layer needs to be validated to match.

Do you work nationally or only in Sydney? +

Sydney-based, nationally delivered. AAA Communications operates as a single accountable partner across Australia: one team, one point of contact, consistent standards regardless of site location. Recent jobs include Sydney, Wollongong, Melbourne, Dandenong and regional Perth.

What does the engagement process look like? +

Pick the starting point that suits you: a free tool, a fixed-price technician visit from A$495 ex GST, or a conversation about a larger project. From there most work follows the same four steps: an audit or survey to establish what is there, a findings report with prioritised fixes, scoped delivery of the fix, and as-built documentation at the end. One partner for all four. No handoffs.

Start with a free cabinet review →
Ready When You Are

Send 3 photos.
Get a technician's review, free.

Target: same day. One cabinet per business. Work email required. Need someone on site instead? A technician visit is A$495 ex GST.

Start my free cabinet review Book a technician Chat with us on WhatsApp
Or call 02 8394 8001. We reply during business hours.
Making critical connectivity work - end to end.