1. Aerial Fiber Optic Basics 101
Cooperative Technology Conference
Indianapolis, IN
Oct. 24, 2017
Illinois Electric Cooperative &
Ervin Cable Construction, LLC

2. Illinois Electric Cooperative
11,000 meters
3,000 miles of line
2,300 square mile territory
Wireless ISP in 10 counties

4. Why Fiber? Backhaul considerations Microwave comparison Scope Needs
Cost for capacity now versus future
Upgrade potential

5. Buried vs. Overhead Cost! Existing ROW Be aware of make-ready costs
Clearance concerns (pole change-outs)

6. Fiber type comparison ADSS All-Dielectric, self supporting
Point to point strengths
Speed of installation

7. ADSS Examples

8. ADSS Examples

9. Fiber type comparison Strand and lash Messenger strength
Drop capability
Speed of Installation?

10. Strand & Lash Examples

11. Strand & Lash Examples

12. Installation Concerns
Spacing
Attachments type
Comm. Space or Supply space?
Certified Personnel
Cables
Single, Loose, Ribbon, Jumpers

13. Spacing Considerations

14. Slack and Storage

15. Fiber Facts With a gig, you can:
Stream—without buffering—at least 5 high-definition videos (1080p) at the same time and still have enough bandwidth to and surf the web.
Transfer data over the Internet faster than you can write data to a thumb drive.
Download data as fast as many computers can save the data to a hard drive.
Download an entire digital movie (14 GB) in a little under 2 minutes.
Some Internet service providers currently cap data downloads at 250 GB per month. You can download that much data on a 1 gig connection in about 33 minutes.

16. Questions?
Fun Video – Google Dialup

17. AERIAL FIBER CONSTRUCTION
ERVIN CABLE CONSTRUCTION, LLC
MR. JAMES GRESHAM

18. ERVIN CABLE CONSTRUCTION, LLC
FULL SERVICE ENGINEERING AND CONSTRUCTION CONTRACTOR
EXTENSIVE EXPERIENCE WITH COOP PROJECTS
DESIGNED AND/OR BUILT OVER 16,000,000 FT OF FIBER NETWORKS FOR COOPS

19. ERVIN’S COOP CUSTOMER BASE
ILLINOIS
ADAMS TELEPHONE
ILLINOIS ELECTRIC
MISSOURI
UNITED ELECTRIC
RALLS ELECTRIC
COMO ELECTRIC
CALLAWAY ELECTRIC
SEMO ELECTRIC
NORTH CAROLINA
LUMBEE RIVER
ARKANSAS
NORTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS ELECTRIC
SOUTH CENTRAL ARKANSAS ELECTRIC
OZARKS ELECTRIC
OKLAHOMA
LAKE REGION
GEORGIA
HABERSHAM EMC

20. AERIAL VS UNDERGROUND COST OWNED POLES EASE OF MAINTENANCE
EASE OF DROPS AND PLANT EXTENSIONS

21. STRAND/LASH VS ADSS DURABILITY OF PLANT
EASE OF DROP INSTALLATION/MIDSPAN
OPTION FOR SHIELDED CABLE FOR SQUIRREL DAMAGE

22. CONSTRUCTION PRACTICES
BUILDING PLANT ABOVE COMM SPACE
MINIMAL MAKE READY ISSUES
INSULATED TRUCKS/EQUIPMENT
TRAINING/CERTIFICATION OF LABOR FORCE

23. ANCHORING REQUIREMENTS
REQUIREMENTS SIMILAR TO POWER PLANT
OPTIONS OF OPEN EYES ON EXISTING ANCHORS, CLAMP ON EYES, NEW ANCHORS

25. QUESTIONS?