Metro Fiber Installation

Your facilities connected. Permits included. Tested end to end.

Connecting two facilities in the same metro area sounds straightforward. It isn’t. Even a 10km run crosses multiple jurisdictions, requires road work permits, involves coordination with utilities, and needs to be engineered for long-term reliability — not just for today’s bandwidth.

Metro fiber done right is invisible. The connection works. The documentation tells you exactly where every meter of cable is. And if something ever needs to be repaired, you know who to call and where to dig.

What Metro Fiber Connection Actually Means

Complete fiber installation from fiber panel in one facility to fiber panel in another — 5 to 30km, typically within a single metro area. Route survey and engineering, municipal permit acquisition, right-of-way coordination, installation (underground conduit, aerial, or hybrid), splice enclosures, terminations, OTDR testing, and complete documentation with GPS coordinates.

This is infrastructure engineering, not scaled-up structured cabling. Route selection affects long-term reliability. Permit management affects timeline. Installation method affects maintenance access. We’ve managed all of it across multiple cities and jurisdictions.

What's Included

- Route survey and feasibility analysis
- Engineering design (route, installation method, fiber count, splice placement)
- Municipal permit applications and management
- Utility coordination (underground utility marking and avoidance)
- Installation: underground conduit, direct burial, aerial attachment, or hybrid
- Splice enclosures at appropriate intervals
- Fiber panel terminations at both facilities
- OTDR testing — both directions, all fibers, from panel to panel
- GPS-referenced as-built documentation
- Splice records and test reports
- Permit compliance documentation

Timeline

Phase Typical Duration:
Route survey and engineering 2–3 weeks
Permit acquisition 8–12 weeks
Installation 2–4 weeks
Testing and documentation 1–2 weeks

Permits drive the timeline, not installation. Municipal authorities have their own processes and timelines. We submit correctly the first time and manage follow-ups — but we can’t make permits move faster than the authorities process them.

FAQ

Common Questions

Why does it take 12–20 weeks for a relatively short run?

Permits. A 10km run through a city requires permits from municipal road authorities for every street crossing, utility company coordination, and often approval from multiple borough or district authorities. The physical installation might take 2–3 weeks. Permits take 8–12 weeks.

Can we lease dark fiber instead?

In some markets, yes — leased dark fiber is worth evaluating as an alternative. We’ll tell you honestly if that’s a better option for your situation. If you’re building owned fiber, we’re the right team.

What fiber count do we need?

Depends on current and anticipated bandwidth requirements, plus redundancy approach. We’ll help you spec this during the route assessment — generally we recommend more fibers than you think you need today.