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Blog: Navigating the stages of fibre network rollout
Oct 14, 2024 11:30:00 AM
  • GIS
  • Communications service providers
  • Fiber deployment

Navigating the stages of fibre network rollout

The rollout of a fiber network is a complex, multi-phase process that involves meticulous planning, design, surveying, and execution. Geographic Information Systems (GIS) play a crucial role at each stage, ensuring that the network is deployed efficiently and effectively. In this blog, we walk through the various stages of fibre network rollout, detailing what takes place in each stage and what needs to be achieved.

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Blog | Fiber Connect 2024: Shaping the future of connectivity
Aug 8, 2024 1:40:44 PM
  • Fiber network industry and markets
  • Telecom technologies
  • FTTH
  • Fiber deployment

Fiber Connect 2024: Shaping the future of connectivity

As the dust settles on another successful Fiber Connect conference, we at 3-GIS find ourselves energized by the innovative spirit and collaborative atmosphere that permeated the Nashville event. Fiber Connect 2024, hosted by the Fiber Broadband Association, brought together industry leaders and technology pioneers, united in the mission to bridge the digital divide and propel America's connectivity infrastructure into the future. 

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Blog | Can BIM help us build better fibre networks?
Jun 24, 2024 5:00:00 PM
  • Fiber network construction
  • Fiber network industry and markets
  • Fiber deployment

Can BIM help us build better fibre networks?

The development and deployment of fibre networks play a crucial role in shaping our digital landscape. As we navigate this era of rapid technological advancement, it's important to explore innovative approaches that streamline the construction process, enhance efficiency, and ensure sustainability. Learning from other industries can greatly aid in this endeavour. Building Information Modelling (BIM), a revolutionary methodology mandated by the UK government for the construction industry, offers many parallels to how we conceive, design, and build fibre networks. 

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Accelerating 5G deployment: A fiber rollout success story
Apr 29, 2024 8:00:00 PM
  • Digital transformation
  • Communications service providers
  • Fiber deployment

Accelerating 5G deployment: A fiber rollout success story

The telecommunications industry is marked by fierce competition, especially as service providers worldwide strive to establish themselves as 5G front runners. For one major telecommunications company, the journey to implement 5G was riddled with a significant obstacle: the necessity to lay down 2,000 route miles of fiber each month to adhere to their ambitious rollout targets. However, their existing systems posed a severe constraint, yielding a meager output of merely 200 to 300 route miles monthly. Faced with this stark reality, it became evident that a shift was imperative if they were to keep stride with the relentless demands of the industry.

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The evolving role of GIS in telecom
Apr 22, 2024 8:00:00 AM
  • Telecom technologies
  • GIS
  • Fiber deployment

The evolving role of GIS in telecom

Today’s Geographic Information System (GIS) goes beyond mere mapping; it plays a crucial role in enhancing business operations overall. In telecom, the integration of GIS into network operations has become increasingly essential—evolving from simple asset tracking to influencing business strategy. But what’s driving this need?

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Leveraging GIS for environmental sustainability: Reducing impacts and costs
Nov 13, 2023 5:07:13 PM
  • Fiber network management
  • Telecom technologies
  • GIS
  • Fiber deployment

Leveraging GIS for environmental sustainability: Reducing impacts and costs

Businesses globally are striving to reduce their ecological footprint and optimize resources, and telecom network operators are no exception.1 However, in today’s rapidly changing landscape, it can be especially difficult to deploy optimal networks in a timely manner that also account for varying environmental factors including avoiding hazards, protecting biodiversity, and minimizing impact. By integrating geographic information systems (GIS) into their processes, telcos can make more informed decisions by synthesizing and visualizing complex data in a spatial context.

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Navigating the network lifecycle: Open for sale
Oct 30, 2023 8:00:00 AM
  • Telecom technologies
  • GIS
  • Communications service providers
  • 3-GIS | Web
  • Fiber deployment

Navigating the network lifecycle: Open for sale

After planning, engineering, field verification, and construction, it was finally time to help our client open for service! Success required seamless coordination across all aspects of our operations, from marketing strategies to customer installations. 

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Navigating the network lifecycle: Construction
Oct 16, 2023 8:00:00 AM
  • Fiber network construction
  • GIS
  • Communications service providers
  • 3-GIS | Web
  • Fiber deployment

Navigating the network lifecycle: Construction

Once we traversed the realms of planning, engineering, and field verification, we were ready to start construction.  This was our biggest challenge. Construction was the moment where theory met reality, and we were determined to turn our vision into tangible infrastructure. However, the path ahead was riddled with obstacles and divergent opinions, particularly when it came to meeting the needs of the contractor community and ensuring swift progress. 

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