A Practical Guide to Reducing Costs, Accelerating Deployment, and Building Reliable, Future-Ready Networks In the race to expand broadband infrastructure across the United States, detailed route planning is one of the most critical—and often underestimated—phases of fiber optic network deployment. From the first draft of a design to long-term maintenance decades later, the accuracy and
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When deploying fiber in rural areas, broadband providers often face a critical question: Is aerial fiber cheaper than plowing? The answer depends on multiple factors, including infrastructure readiness, terrain, and regulatory requirements. To make an informed decision, it’s essential to understand the cost drivers of make-ready work (for aerial fiber) and plowing (for underground fiber). What Are Make-Ready Costs? Make-ready costs
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A decade ago, the broadband industry was humming along, largely unchanged in the way broadband buildouts were engineered and constructed since the widespread deployment of fiber optics. AutoCAD, Visio, and other traditional drafting tools ruled the market, excelling at creating construction work prints and permit documents. Meanwhile, project tracking was managed through clunky spreadsheets, with
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Formulate a Comprehensive Buildout Plan The announcement from the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) on new permitting guidance should serve as a beacon when highlighting the critical necessity of having precise and reliable data in the planning and design of broadband networks. It is something CHR Solutions takes seriously, which is why we’ve emerged
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