Problem: Extending high-speed internet access to a small distant rural neighbourhood, separated from a larger community with an existing high-speed Internet point of presence (POP) by more than ten kilometers of hilly and rocky forested terrain across a large waterbody.
Tech Solution: The solution utilized the following levels of innovation to reduce network costs and accelerate deployment timeframes:
• Use existing telecommunications tower at larger community
• Build new 200’ tower at distant community
• Use Wireless licensed microwave backhaul link to reduce middle-km costs instead of 21 km of fibre to larger community
• Build 4 km of Fibre Ring to access up to 200 homes in distant community
• Use Fibre-to-the-home to future proof the last km part of the network to subscriber’s homes
• Bury fibre in shoulder of the road to simplify and reduce the cost of installation community
This blueprint is intended as an information resource for any stakeholder or individuals interested in or looking to undertake the delivery of rural residential high-speed internet, including: