World Trade Centre phone upgrade.

I am putting together what should be an interesting read but am having problems finding an article.

I read the article in an Australian Electronics magazine, in the months leading up to 911. It is likely that the article was in either Silicon Chip or Electronics Australia.

The article covered the installation of a new system to help alleviate cell phone difficulties experienced by tenants and visitors. A company was awarded the contract to install equipment every third floor. I imagine the awarded contract would have made the technical press in the US.

Now on to the conspiracy part ... but first an example.

As a joke once, one of our magazines ran an article (for the April 1st issue of course) on how to build an atomic bomb using a three story house. Every one of this issue of the magazine has since disappeared from every library in my country.

I also can't find the magazine issue I am looking for ... so ... has it too been removed.

Any helpers out there? I need to find out who was awarded the contract for the new system and it was 3-12 months before 911.

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a reply to: pheonix358

I can't say I've ever heard anything about phone upgrades but I do know that there was a power down in the building a few weeks before 9/11 to allow for "internet upgrades," maybe that's what you're thinking of? Either way, I'm not of much help as I can't find much on that even, though here's a bit of (unverified/source-lacking) info in the 3rd-6th paragraphs. Link

a reply to: Magnivea

Thanks. That is not the one I am looking for ... but was a fascinating read non-the-less.

Very interesting in fact.

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a reply to: pheonix358



The company is called Securicom (now Stratesec).

At least they were providing security and supposedly doing work inside.For link and info, see my post below.

a reply to: [post=22738810]pheonix358[/

This article directly talks about the internet upgrade---dates, etc. good stuff here, including the name of the company.

At least the article might give you some leads.



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a reply to: MRuss

I saw this in another thread and my thanks.

It was however a cell phone upgrade and in particular it went into detail of how additional cell towers for want of a better term, would be added every third floor.

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a reply to: pheonix358

Not sure if this helps, But I have had a look on the National Library's Trove site and it appears there are at various libraries Electronics Australia, Electronics Australia Today and Silicon Chip magazines around the country.

Still having a gander

a reply to: auroraaus

Thank you.

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a reply to: auroraaus

If only the question had been asked about 20 years ago, I had a huge pile of those magazines dating from 1966 (Electronics Australia and Electronics Today International) that had to be discarded when I moved house. I remember the 'atomic' issue raising a few eyebrows when it was released but it was a gimmick to boost sales and wasn't specific enough to pose a threat or warrant censoring.

There must be thousands of piles of magazines out there just like the one I had in the shed because us old enthusiasts do tend to be hoarders as well

a reply to: Pilgrum

Which is why I made this thread.

Still hoping someone knows a friend who has not thrown out their collection. Bonus if they have kept them in order

Do you have a friend who may have it?

Thanks for the reply and as usual, have a star!

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Bingo?

Concourse secures WTC communications deal

MINEOLA -- Just days before a Manhattan developer leased the World Trade Center for $3.2 billion last week, Concourse Communications Group closed on a deal to wire the trophy towers for wireles ...

I'm pretty pretty darn sure I've read about Concourse Communications Group in 9/11 research.

Edit: It appears it didn't go ahead Concourse project lost cause
Installation was to start in Nov 2001.

2nd Edit: BRAM Group tabbed to rewire WTC

Summary EurekaGGN, a full-service integrated communications provider, announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Building Riser Access Management, or BRAM, will install an advanced fiber-optic and tel ...

Alrighty, got some search points for you, Concourse Communications Group and Eureka GGM/BRAM and then, on some cursory searching came across Apollo Investment Fund IV/Apollo Global Management.

Bleh. I better stop myself from going down a rabbit hole, I am supposed to be cooking dinner!!!

a reply to: auroraaus

Yes, this is what I was looking for!

Thanks.

Get ready for an interesting thread soon.

Star for you for your trouble.

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a reply to: pheonix358

After looking at back issue covers of EA and EAT I'm reminded I had a family member that had heaps of these at least pre 2003. And a few other related titles.

Im still curious to find out what the original article was re the joke atomic bomb in 3 story house. That's my mission now!

When I'm feeling a bit better later I will have another search - beyond the titles you suggested. Wayback Machine has been useful too!

Look forward to reading what you've put together!

Before I go : Is this related to the fireproofing conjecture (the work that was done by contractors in the months before 9/11)?

a reply to: auroraaus

No, it is how a single person (specialist) can wire up the entirety of three buildings, big buildings, really tall buildings without anyone being aware of what he is doing.

Good luck on the other. The article contained formulae and all sorts of goodies on how to do it. The math was great and accurate.

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a reply to: pheonix358

Oh brilliant thanks for clarification!

I'm deathly afraid ASIO will be paying me a visit after some of my previous search terms!

a reply to: auroraaus

ASIO are pussy cats.

I have played with them once before while looking into the fiasco that was the aircraft carriers Sydney and Melbourne.

They back off very fast if you catch them out.

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a reply to: pheonix358

We had them tapping our phone for a few years in the ACT due to a family members occupation. You could even hear them on the other end and when you'd say Hi to them the line would sound clearer!

a reply to: auroraaus

I lived in a small (no pub) town and they were tapping my lines.

The guy had a van in standard telco colors parked by the town's little switch box. Never got out of the vehicle. I could see him from my second story windows.

I called George, our one and only Police Officer. He was a hell of a nice guy. Told him someone was spying on the town, probably to set up a thieving weekend. He got right on it!

Was there in ten minutes! After the van left, George came to see me. He was actually shaking. Tried to tell me off for getting him into trouble. I asked if he checked for a search warrant. He hadn't! Lol.

Caught the van the next week in the next town over, the one our lines went through. So I tapped on his window and asked for his search warrant. Never saw the van again.

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Yep....right here on ATS...
the bunch had 3000 boxes of connector junctions......video showed the cartons and one could read the label......det connectors

4 years ago or so

a reply to: GBP/JPY

Thanks for the reply!

Now they can just access the NBN. No need for stake outs.


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