San Fran. new way of laying cable
SAN FRANCISCO — A potentially revolutionary new approach to laying phone and cable lines could help improve the condition of San Francisco’s oft-neglected streets and sidewalks. Such infrastructure is normally laid in wide, deep trenches that are covered over after the wiring has been put in place. The outlines of those trenches can remain visible long after they’re refilled and they can lead to pot holes.
San Francisco Examiner — By: John Upton
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April 23, 2010
Norway's first micro-trenching site
Micro-trenching is to lay fiber optic cable in a trench which is
only 12 mm wide and 20-25 cm deep. The method is especially attractive in areas
where it is almost impossible to carry out normal trenching, as in Kragerø's
narrow city streets
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September 2009
Leaving No Trace FTTH Construction
We may be nearing an era where copper is coming to an end. With Verizon leading the way in the U.S., fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) is quickly becoming a preferred technology for delivering telephone, Internet, and video services
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July 2009
Dispelling Myths about Micro-trenching
Service providers trying to take advantage of new, less disruptive trenching methods for their FTTH deployments may encounter resistance from municipal authorities who are unfamiliar with these methods. Here are the answers to any questions municipalities may raise about micro-trenching.
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June 2009
The saw that could save us $2 billion
New Zealand - Diamond encrusted circular saws could shave billions of dollars off the cost of the National Party's proposed home fibre network, a key plank in the party's election campaign, but have some road engineers breaking out in a cold sweat.
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July 2008
Broadband Properties 2008 Top 100
This year’s Top 100 continues a trend from last year, with growth in
the number of awardees on the network management side of the business. Most
exciting: billing and network monitoring software that can seamlessly handle
the triple play and a whole lot more. This year’s listing also rewards
suppliers of fiber and systems for both inside and outside plant – a new
class of equipment made possible by bend-tolerant fiber – and developers
of entirely new PON technologies.
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July 2008
Spy cam footage to be safe
Australia - New security cameras in Mildura's CBD are not designed to spy on residents. Cr Glenn Milne gave the assurance yesterday as the $500,000 high tech system nears completion. Mildura Rural City Council was yesterday lauding the technology employed in the closed circuit TV system as among the best in the world after council flew in a Canadian expert to help with its "unobrusive" installation.
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June 2008
FTTx Breakthroughs and Breakaways
Now that fiber-to-the-home electronics have proved viable and the services
they enable have proved marketable, vendors have started pouring more creative
energies into bringing down the costs of deployment. The industry appears to be
in a “virtuous circle,” with the strong demand for FTTH encouraging
more innovation, and innovative products lowering deployment costs and further
stimulating the market.
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June 2008
Press Release - TeraSpan Signs Distribution Agreement with Alcatel-Lucent
TeraSpan Signs Distribution Agreement with Alcatel-Lucent
Agreement covers Nordic and Baltic countries
VANCOUVER, CANADA– April 14th, 2009 – TeraSpan Networks, Inc. a
provider of cost effective, reliable fiber optic deployment solutions announced
today that it has signed an agreement with Alcatel-Lucent (NYSE: ALU) to
distribute TeraSpan’s Vertical Inlaid Fiber products in Nordic and Baltic
countries of Europe.
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April 2008
New fibre-optic cable 'works like Zip Lock Bag'
New fibre-optic cable 'works like Zip Lock Bag'
The size of the cable really does matter, at least when you’re laying
down fiber optics. A flat new form of cable is allowing the City of Winnipeg to
complete a 55-kilometre communications network in only three summers.
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January 2008
Press Release - Fibre Net Deploys TeraSpan's Vertical Inlaid Fibre Along Bermuda Highway
Fibre Net Deploys TeraSpan's Vertical Inlaid Fibre Along Bermuda Highway
Vancouver, BC - June 18, 2007. Fibre Net Communications is using TeraSpan's
Vertical Inlaid Fibre System to deploy an 8km fibre optic network along
Bermuda's Middle Road Highway and a 4.5 km underwater deployment. The network,
which is currently in the final stages of completion, covers a significant
portion of the small tropical island.
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June 2007
Winnipeg Free Press - Fibre Optic Line to Become Winnipeg's Emergency Lifeline
Fibre Optic Line to Become Winnipeg's Emergency Lifeline July 10, 2007 - CBC
News
Trenching crews in Winnipeg are working to connect 50 civic buildings from
the city's downtown to the southwest with a ribbon of fibre optic cable to keep
the city connected during emergency situations.
The fibre optic lines are currently being laid inside a bright orange
conduit in a trench 20 centimetres deep along Ellice Avenue.
In total, about 50 kilometres of cable will be threaded from City Hall to
civic emergency offices near the Assiniboine Park Zoo, connecting every civic
building along the way, from fire halls to libraries.
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July 2007
Revolutionary procedure for Swiss Media fiber optics VilleDeVevey
Installation of optical fibre connecting several public buildings began on
January 19, 2006. The process is a revolutionary one because it involves making
a simple slot in the pavement and then sliding in a 1-cm thick conduit.
Compared with traditional trenching, the time and cost savings ratio is 1 to
5.
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May 2006
