No cable is invulnerable to catastrophic failures or damage. Yet, many times, OSP crews and service managers operate as if this were true. The ONLY way to mitigate the risk is to be prepared. Planning, preparation and training can go a long way toward minimizing downtime in the event of a failure. As we all know, downtime means higher costs and lost opportunity in the form of unhappy customers.

Troubleshooting

Ouytage or Fault Locating

Re-Attaching Downed Lines

Pole Hit Restoration

Accessing Splice Cases Overhead and Underground

Relocating Slack

Spicing of Fiber, Testing of Fiber and Trun Up of Customers

Crew Mobilization

Building Access Coordination

Storm Response