FIBRE POLES
WHY CARRY YOUR FIBRE CABLES OVERGROUND WITH TREATED WOODEN POLES?
Where fibre cannot be installed underground, installing an overground cable infrastructure is preferable with traditional treated telephone poles.
WHY SHOULD BODY CORPORATES, PLANNERS, AND NETWORKS CONSIDER OVERGROUND FIBRE NETWORKS?
Installing a fibre-to-the-home is an attractive feature for any modern property, development, or industrial area - and for networks, the opportunity remains to introduce their services to customers ready for a faster internet connection.
However, trenching, installing, and maintaining an underground fibre network can prove difficult given the enormous cost of rolling out fibre-to-the-home. However, a far more affordable, accessible, and faster method of introducing a fibre network can be achieved by installing an overground fibre cable network by using treated wooden poles.
THE BENEFITS OF INSTALLING FIBRE OVERGROUND:
Faster Installation
Traditionally, installing fibre optic cables in either residential or industrial areas requires trenching and laying infrastructure, and then restoring the environment for its original fashion. This can prove difficult for not only installation teams, but further a burden on home and property owners alike.
By using treated wooden fibre poles, optic cables can instead be routed overhead without the need to disturb existing pavements, roads, or landscapes.
Lower installation cost
For network operators, trenching open ground, restoring paving or landscapes, and servicing subterranean networks is an expensive task. By leveraging an overground solution, networks can instead use a cost-effective installation method that offers more accessible maintenance opportunities.
Avoid existing congested underground cabling
When network operators begin installing optical cables to deliver fibre-to-the-home to residential or industrial properties, municipalities may limit one network operator to trench at a time, and might limit the ability for networks to share infrastructure - meaning that multiple operators might each install their own network which can greatly congest space available for underground cabling.
By using treated fibre poles, network operators can avoid this reality and instead assist their clients in rolling out networks faster by opting to install an over-the-ground cabling network.
Avoid underground geological obstructions
Not all suburbs are similar, and many may share underground geological obstructions such as bodies of water, bedrock, or older infrastructure that may inhibit a network operator’s ability to complete an underground installation. Overground networks avoid this restriction entirely.
Easier to repair
In the event a fibre optic network suffers a break, networks will need to source, re-trench, and repair the damage; causing frustration to clients and property owners alike. With an overground solution built on top of treated wooden poles, networks are able to dismantle and repair infrastructure far more quickly.
Ability to share infrastructure
While various municipal regulations may inhibit a fibre-to-the-home provider’s ability to share their infrastructure with other partners or competitors, installing an overground solution bypasses many of the restrictions that apply to asphalt roads and common areas. By constructing networks atop wooden posts, networks can instead deliver connectivity co-operatively.
ORDER TREATED WOODEN FIBRE POLES TODAY
At R&B Group, we produce expertly-crafted treated wooden poles ideal for constructing an overground fibre network. To enquire further or to order to your specifications, contact us below.