Rule 4
Adopt construction techniques appropriate
to the as Built environment
There are many technologies from an installation point of view, which can bring down the
cost of FTTX.
There is narrow trenching, 100mm, where you can install PVC ducting or sub ducting.
There is 75mm microtrenching which you can install sub ducting or
Emtelle’s blown fibre tubing products.
And there is also a 25mm microtrenching which is the smallest trench that network
providers will build for FTTX networks.
You can also carry out directional drilling, used in many
countries and for more rural areas. Mole ploughing allows
for 2,000 metres of ploughing per day. In some countries,
contractors can even plough up to 2,000 metres per hour.
This is a very fast solution for rural broadband.
Such examples are rapid installation techniques, and
microtrenching is a rapid re-instalment as well, meaning it
using techniques appropriate to the as built environment is
very cost effective - proven by the increasing popularity
and wide use of microtrenching across the world.