Micro Trenching for Fiber Optic Deployment

james jones james at freedomnet.co.nz
Mon Feb 11 19:06:15 UTC 2013


In New Zealand we used a tool behind a tractor that was normally used for
laying PVC pipe. So if you were using an armored cable you might be able to
get with doing something similar.

Here is a video. Note the exact method but you can get the idea.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AI0vfIIgJBM




On Mon, Feb 11, 2013 at 1:34 PM, david peahi <davidpeahi at gmail.com> wrote:

> Does anyone have experience in running fiber optic cable with
> micro-trenching techniques in areas where there is no existing asphalt or
> concrete roadway, just packed earth and rock? Environmental limitations do
> not allow for constructing an aerial power pole alignment, or underground
> ductbank. The distance is about 10 kM.
>
> David
>



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