Telcos

With a growing subscriber base expecting bundled broadband voice, video, data and wireless services, advances in technology, and rising competition, independent operating companies (IOCs) and rural communications providers  have risen to the challenge by building FTTx networks that transition the former telecommunications paradigm .

To be successful in the long-term, the rural FTTx infrastructure must be robust, require minimal maintenance, and withstand the test of time, weather, and natural disasters.  Moreover, the network and bundled services offered must be profitable to ensure the long-term viability of the rural service provider. 

Given the small to medium customer base and typically the many miles between homes/businesses, rural broadband deployment can be expensive. 

At Sumitomo Electric Lightwave, our solutions address the specific needs of the rural network with optical cable and connectivity solutions for the harsh environments, extreme temperature fluctuations, and requirements for fast network restorations ― cost effectively.

Tailoring Your Rural Broadband Network

Our optical fiber cable and connectivity solutions are broad and flexible based upon your specific requirements and vision for your network.  Many of our rural communication service providers, for example, choose ribbon cable over loose-tube.  Combined with mass fusion splicing, Sumitomo’s ribbon cables yield increased productivity in the field, significantly lower installation costs, and faster mission critical restorations. 

In fact, Sumitomo Electric Lightwave was granted the first RUS approval of ribbon cable.