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Last Mile Fiber Delivery Solutions Using
Labor-Lite Technology
April 2015
Presented by Clearfield
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Strong balance sheet with significant cash and no debt.
Fiber Terminations Guaranteed to
.2dB; Terminations third party
tested compliant to GR:326;
Certification pending
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System Integration and Pilot Production
Center for Excellence –
Brooklyn Park
• Doubled warehouse storage (Jan/15)
• 50% greater production space (Jan/15)
• Adjacent building space for lease could triple
production capacity
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Center of Excellence: Shenzhen
and Shanxi, China
• Dedicated workers with ability to
scale rapidly
• On-site Clearfield personnel
– Performs Supplier Audits and
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– Monitors Quality Issues and
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– Assists with New Design
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• Managed directly by Clearfield
Director of Manufacturing
• Established June 2014
• Capacity available to grow 400%
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Industry Drivers- Fiber Appetite Is Not Slowing Down
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Last Mile Fiber is being deployed
everywhere to support
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Fiber to the single family unit
Fiber to the MDU/apartment/condo
Cell Towers
Business Parks
Downtown DAS systems
Universal Drivers for these applications
include
• Desire to turn up service quickly
• Minimize disruptions/interruptions
• Minimize costs
Getting To The Final Drop is Not Always Easy
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The path from existing fiber
networks to the final connection
point usually passes across
streets, sidewalks, parking lots
and other high traffic pathways
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There is a heightened sensitivity
to the “hassle factor” of reaching
the final fiber drop point
Conventional Construction Techniques Are Not the Answer
Consider New Technologies
Conventional construction involves:
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Large open trenches
Heavy equipment/trucks
Closed streets and sidewalks
Barriers & detours
Week long projects
New technologies are available to address the “hassle
factor” concern and have the added benefit of reducing
project costs.
New Technology- Micro-Trenching
Micro-Trenching
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One small cut 1 inch wide
1 pass with no fill
Minimal disruption to vehicle/pedestrian
traffic
Quickly sealed with hot polymer or premium
grout
Open-Trenching
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Two cuts 12 inches apart plus trenching
2 passes with added excavation and fill
Prolonged street closures and detours
Multiple applications of new pavement with
added time for curing
In a recent study involving 40 sites in a major metropolitan area, labor and material costs were
compared between conventional open trenching construction techniques and installations
using micro-trenching with micro ducts.
RESULTS: 50-60% reduction in work operations and costs using
Micro-Trenching/Micro Ducts
New Technology- Micro Duct in Micro-Trenches
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Many types to match indoor and outdoor installation environments
One size to accommodate 1,2,6 & 12 fiber cable
Larger sizes for 24 and 48 fiber cables
Fits easily inside micro-trenches and has High Crush Resistance and
High Tensile Strength ratings
Direct Buried (Non-Tonable)
Direct Buried (Tonable)
Indoor Plenum
Available In Orange and Black
Available In Orange
Available In White
Riser
Available in Beige
Aerial 200 (Figure-8)
Aerial 500 (Figure-8)
200’ span lengths
500’ span lengths
New Technology- Microduct
Microduct can also be deployed in existing partially filled ducts in crowded
telephone rooms.
New Technology-Micro Duct
Micro Duct is lightweight and a
perfect alternative to hanging
heavy cables on the tower. In
addition to saving thousands of
pounds of dead weight, a
significant amount of tower wind
load can be eliminated based on
the lower profile of a micro duct
compared to multiple stacked
copper cables.
New Technology- Small Diameter Pushable Fiber Cable With Factory
Connectorized Ends
Pushable fiber can be easily installed in micro duct without special equipment.
With factory terminated LC or SC connectors on both ends, no splicing or splice-on
connectors are needed, saving valuable skilled labor resource that now can be
deployed to other aspects of the network
Pre-Terminated SC
Pushable Connector
Pre-Terminated Pushable
Assembly
FieldShield 1 Fiber
250um Cable
Outer & inner
housing attached
after cable is pushed
through duct
New Technology- Micro Duct for Cable with Factory Terminated MPO
Connector
Plug and Play solutions using
ruggedized cables with MPO connectors
reduces installation time and labor
costs compared to splice solutions
Micro Duct with 14mm OD, 10mm ID
large enough for MPO connector
Pre-Terminated MPO Pushable Connector
Cast Study- Total Cost of Ownership
What happens after the drop is installed?
Independent analysis from a market research and
consulting organization confirms that the costs
associated with maintaining a drop cable when deployed
using micro ducts and pushable fiber are greatly reduced
(over 45% lower) compared to the costs to repair a direct
buried drop cable.
Example. A traditional network repair can require up to
4 truck rolls to determine, locate, plow and splice. A
network using micro duct and pushable fiber can be
restored with one truck that can locate the problem,
repair the duct, pull out the severed fiber, push a new
cable and finally plug in the subscriber.
Download the complete report from Clearfield at
http://www.clearfieldconnection.com/downloads/whitepapers/ClearfieldTCOReview140916Final.pdf
New Technology- FieldShield SmarTerminals
FieldShield SmarTerminals are deployed to provide quick connections between
distribution points and final drop points. Rather than splicing, connectorized
MPO cables can be deployed to enter the SmarTerminal. On the drop side,
cables plug into the SmarTerminal on one end and to the ONT on the other end.
Distribution Point
Drop Point
Connectorized
MPO cable
Service
Point
Drop cables with
connectors on
both ends
New Technology- FieldShield SmarTerminals
Connectorized SC Drop Cable
Simplex SC or Duplex LC drop ports
Connectorized MPO Input Cable
New Technology- FieldShield SmarTerminals
The SmarTerminal easily installs in conventional housings including “Flower
Pot” handholes, pedestals and conventional vaults. It can also be strand
mounted in aerial applications.
Labor-Lite Technology
Using micro duct and micro cable with factory terminated connectors on one or both
ends, in conjunction with SmarTerminals, are examples of Plug and Play solutions
that reduce labor time and labor costs during installation by eliminating the need for
splicing.
Labor-Lite solutions further enhance service deployment by reducing the need to
pre-engineer exact cable lengths in the network. With flexible small diameter cables,
cable slack can easily be stored in existing spaces, saving material costs associated
with slack management devices.
Labor Lite
Technology
Reduces
Pre-Engineering
Improves
Reliability
Lowers
Costs
Maximizes Subscriber
Revenue
Installs
Quickly
Labor Lite Technology- FieldShield Pushable Fiber
FieldShield Pushable Fiber is small, very flexible and easy to work with. Extra slack
can be coiled up on either end (ONT or pedestal) eliminating the cost of providing
a separate storage device for flat drop cable. It also reduces pre-engineering by
eliminating the need to determine exact cable lengths.
Labor Lite Technology- FieldShield StrongFiber
FieldShield StrongFiber is the industry’s first 900 micron OSP drop cable, delivering
exceptional pull strength with reduced cable size and material weight. StrongFiber has a
very flexible jacket and can be connectorized on both ends. It is shipped with a compact
4” diameter deploy reel that holds up to 500 feet of cable, making precise preengineered drop cable lengths a thing of the past.
900 micron OSP
Drop Cable
Compact Deploy
Reel 4” diameter
Demarc Box
FieldShield Integrates With The Entire Suite of FieldSmart Solutions
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Summary
Many new and exciting technologies are available today to deploy fiber in the “Last
Mile”. Microducts and flexible pushable fiber cable reduce the hassle factor and
negative impact on the installation surroundings. Connectorized Plug and Play
products save labor costs by reducing the need for splicing in the field. Labor-Lite
solutions reduce pre-engineering expenses by eliminating the need to determine
exact cable lengths. Flexible small diameter drop cables reduce overall project costs
by eliminating the need to provide separate devices to store extra slack.
For more information, please contact me.
Scott Bohaychyk
Product Marketing
Clearfield, Inc.
[email protected]
www.ClearfieldConnection.com