FTTh Urban

August 1, 2024

Key Facts

Category / Services

Network design

Fiber to the Home

High-Level Design

Low-Level Design

Telecommunication

Location

United Kingdom

Timeframe

April 2021

December 2021

Ongoing

Tools

QGIS

Visio

Qfield

Volume

50,000 Homes Passed

Challenges

Integrating Primary Distribution Points (PDP) with existing BT infrastructure.

Navigating physical boundaries such as roads, rivers, railways, and natural features.

Proposing new poles and minimizing trenching to reduce costs and environmental impact.

Solutions

Conduct detailed surveys to align PDPs with existing BT infrastructure efficiently.

Develop strategic routes to navigate physical barriers and optimize network deployment.

Prioritize the installation of new poles over trenching to reduce environmental and logistical impact.

Results

Efficient integration with existing BT infrastructure, reducing deployment time.

Optimized network routes that successfully navigate physical barriers.

Cost-effective and minimally invasive network deployment with reduced environmental impact.

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Efficient FTTH Network Deployment: Overcoming Physical Barriers and Integrating Existing Infrastructure

This project focused on the deployment of a Fiber to the Home (FTTH) network across the city, based on the proposed route outlined in the High-Level Design (HLD). At the Low-Level Design (LLD) stage, key considerations included the locations of Primary Distribution Points (PDP) and the routes of existing infrastructure, particularly those managed by British Telecommunications (BT).

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The project also had to navigate significant physical boundaries such as roads, rivers, railways, and natural features, which added complexity to the network deployment. Due to these challenges, the project required meticulous attention to detail to maximize the use of available infrastructure and minimize the need for new trenching.

In instances where existing infrastructure was insufficient or unavailable, the priority shifted to proposing new poles to support the network. This approach ensured that the deployment was both cost-effective and minimally invasive, reducing the environmental and logistical impact of the project.

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