Urban Areas
The small footprint and flexibility of Kabel-X make it well suited to a variety of project conditions.
In urban areas it is extremely expensive to build and maintain new cable networks.
Subterranean excavation and trenching damages the surrounding infrastructure in urban areas creating additional costs.
Urban areas population density is also one of the main sources of demand for fiber upgrades and Kabel-X offers operators a competitive, low-cost solution.
Kabel-X allows operators top reuse existing copper cable conduits without digging to upgrade to fiber.
Reducing high Cost Construction
Construction projects are time sensitive and labor intensive for operators. Kabel-X offers operators the opportunity to substantially reduce labor costs and meet due dates for service delivery earlier than expected. By design, the Kabel-X process is well suited to already built infrastructure allowing it to eliminate the process of acquiring architectural reviews and inspection. Operators making use of Kabel-X can expect to finish the conversion of copper to fiber much faster than traditional methods without any collateral damage. This substantially reduces the cost of labor and enhances construction safety with less heavy equipment and personnel. Kabel-X provides critical efficiency to construction projects to reduce costs and streamline the operator’s project.
Environmentally Sensitive
When new fiber networks are built and older networks are reused, the environment is an essential factor in the cost and viability of a project. Environmental protection regulations and the type of terrain at the project site can dramatically increase the costs of traditional trenching and directional boring construction methods. The Kabel-X process is designed to have no impact on the environment without compromising any plans for building new fiber. Kabel-X uses the cable conduits that are already built in place, so that there is no new construction.
Kabel-X enables operators to provide fiber service to its existing network while preserving the environment at the same time.
Flood Plains
Areas which experience frequent heavy rains and which are inundated by floods present especially difficult problems for network operators who are building new cable facilities. The soft silt soils of flood plains create severe erosion issues when troubled by conventional open trenches. Following open-trench construction, even extensive and expensive improvement efforts often fail to completely restore the grass above the trench lines, requiring expensive maintenance requirements that can go on for years. When trenches are opened in areas with heavy rains, especially when coupled with the lower temperatures and short growing seasons, old trench lines may continue to open up for many years after the initial construction is finished.
Hazardous Areas
Hazardous areas are a difficult type of terrain for operators to build new cable. Hazardous areas are inaccessible to heavy equipment and are a risk to the lives of construction personnel. Hazardous areas may have unexploded ordinance, toxic and/or radioactive materials on the surface making new construction cost prohibitive. Kabel-X allows operators to access existing copper cable networks built underground in hazardous areas in a remote fashion. Digging small shafts at the termination points of the cable, allow operators using Kabel-X to remove the copper cable and feed new fiber in without incurring any the risk or cost.
Bypassing bureaucracy
When new fiber networks are built and older networks are reused, progress can be slow due to the expense and bureaucracy of permitting. Kabel-X is considered to be a method of repair or maintenance and is not subject to permitting like traditional trenching and directional boring methods. In the conversion of cable along major transportation infrastructure such as roadways and railways, Kabel-X allows operators to avoid costly transportation closures, expedite projects and substantially reduce labor cost.
