High Speed FTTx Deployment - NextGen Events 2015/Stirling Lloyd...Innovation Driven, Service Led, Solutions Based. Micro-trenching for FTTx ! Sonowwhat?Howdowe!! complete!the!last!12%!

Innovation Driven, Service Led, Solutions Based.

High Speed FTTx Deployment

Minimising Cost & Disruption

Maximising Effectiveness

Mike Harper


Micro-‐trenching for FTTx

Who are S7rling Lloyd? •  UK & US Based Materials Manufacturer

•  Infrastructure Specialists (40 years)

•  7 years in micro-‐trenching for fibre

deployment

We’re “in Highways”. In the UK we work with

•  Local AuthoriMes (ADEPT)

•  Highways England

•  HAUC


Cracked / Fre?ed Joint

Micro-trenching for FTTx

2013

2015



Great Progress ……. right? •  IniMal target 90% properMes at

100 Mbps by end 2015

•  Current target 95% of properMes at

24 Mbps (or beXer) by end 2017

•  Current posiMon at August 2015

= 83% of properMes done to date

(source: DCMS & Telecoms.com)



So now what? How do we complete the last 12%



So now what? How do we complete the last 12% •  There are 23 million premises

approx. in the UK




approx. in the UK

•  To reach the 95% target we have

2.85 million properMes remaining




approx. in the UK

•  To reach 95% we have 2.85 million

remaining

•  The UK average is 9 to 11 linear

metres per property



So now what? How do we complete the last 12% That means we have 17,700 miles of

fibre to install in the next 24 months…..

…. and we’ve done all the easy stuff!



That’s the same as …… John O Groats to Lands End ……




20 7mes!!!




20 7mes!!! We can do that, right….?



Oh, and that could cost £1 billion! And take many years if we do it like this (i.e. by “tradi7onal dig”)



What’s the alterna7ve?



Introducing … Micro-‐trenching



Process train

What is Micro-‐trenching? •  Cucng just enough – and no

more

•  Systemising the process

•  UMlising new techniques and materials

•  Installing at a shallower depth

•  Doing less damage to highway assets



What can micro-‐trenching offer? Superfast deployment

•  Greater Output (typically 6x faster than tradiMonal dig)

•  Up to 600m (2000 j.) per day

•  Less disrupMon to the public

•  Less traffic congesMon

Shetland, UK (2010)


Why micro-‐trench? Lower Environmental Impact

•  Significantly less waste created to be disposed of

•  Less new materials imported

•  Fewer truck movements

•  Less traffic congesMon

All this means lower CO2


Las Vegas, Nevada, US (2015)


Why micro-‐trench? Lower cost

•  Lower first cost – typically 1/3 of tradiMonal dig

•  Lower long term maintenance costs -‐ no secondary compacMon / sunken trenches

•  Less damage to the highway / footway asset

•  Less mess outside your potenMal customers house!


Galway, Ireland (2012)



Process train

Reinstatement •  Process train approach moves

conMnuously along the road

•  All the processes are in this image

•  Rapid cure of the reinstatement means minimal traffic management behind the works

•  600 lm (2000 j.) per day complete installaMon


Overcoming Objec7ons….

York Phase 1, UK (2014)



New UK Guidance •  Published in 2014

•  Detailed coverage on what is required for successful micro trenching

•  Published as a supplement to the

SpecificaMon for the Reinstatement of Openings in Highways







Cores taken in Oklahoma, US (2014)


Core samples… •  Samples taken

approximately 60 minutes ajer install

•  Full bonded

•  No cracking


Minnesota, US (2015)


Safetrack micro-‐trench installa7ons… Shetland Islands, UK (2010)

York – Phase 1, UK (2014)

York -‐ Phase 2 (2015)

Galway, Ireland (2012)

Le Zion, Israel (2014)

Toronto, Canada (2014)

South Africa (2014)

Sea?le, US (2015)

Minnesota, US (2015)

Las Vegas -‐ US (2015)

York,UK (2014) Seattle, US (2015)



Tradi7onal dig

The alterna7ve… •  TradiMonal trench dig would be up to 6 x slower

•  Would create much more disrupMon for residents and road users

•  Uses far more material and creates much more waste

•  Far higher carbon footprint

•  Much greater damage to the road or pavement asset and likely requirements for more long term maintenance liability (secondary compacMon etc.)

•  Costs 3x as much!



Final thoughts… •  Just because we have always done it that way….. •  The scale of the task – we need innovaMve techniques •  New techniques require suitable materials

Thank you e -‐ [email protected] t -‐ +44 (0) 7976 517200

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