Make your project a success with your own people and by introducing the right tools

Take control of your FTTH network design

Learning Objectives• Learn about the value of doing a pilot project

• Learn about the impact of GIS data on a project

• Learn how you can save time and costs by introducing automation

Example of a Municipal Utility

• Utility company• Serve the community• 26k electric customers• 24k water customers

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Goal: Build the best network…

• Cost-effective• Operable• Manageable• Future-proof

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… in the least time

• Time to market is crucial for every FTTH project

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Challenges & Advantages in this project

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Lack of experience in FTTH

• Limited in-house FTTH knowledge

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In-house engineering

• Good technical knowledge• Experience of other utilities• Network management

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A lot of information available

• FTTH Handbook• Community toolkit• Case studies• White papers

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Many tools available

• CAD software• GIS based design solutions• Automation & Optimization

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Why not do it yourself?

• Use your own resources• Leverage engineering

experience• add Information• add Tools

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Small pilot program to ensure quality

• Test equipment• Evaluate processes• Asses infrastructure• Determine best practices• Ensure customer satisfaction

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Valuable support of good GIS data

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Garbage in = garbage out

• Good GIS input data needed• Tools will help but cannot

magically generate data

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Aerial design challenges

• Re-use poles• Place new poles• Minimize cables on poles

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Verify data quality

• Design close to the field to avoid costly surprises

• Verify if poles are reusable

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Google Satellite ≠ GIS

• Not up to date• Pictures• No extra information

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Collect real GIS information

• Georeferenced format • Attribute information• E.g. Poles, Streets, Buildings

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Design architecture

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A lot of different rules to follow

• Cascaded design• Minimize splices (costs)• Single cable per route• Spare capacity

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Software can design the network

• Automatically• In a cost-optimized way• With a detailed view on costs

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Keep learning and iterating

• Learn from the experience of a pilot project

• Rely on your own people• Adopt the right tools and

processes

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