How is fiber installed in a home?
The use of fiber optic AT&T Home Phone is on the rise since it has very high speed and can handle lots of bandwidth. With the increased number of households requiring faster connections for activities such as watching high-definition videos and gaming, fiber-optic cables are being laid directly into residents’ homes.
Pre-Installation Survey
In other words, before one can have fiber optic internet service in his or her home, a site survey needs to be conducted. A technician will go to the home with the view of establishing where cables can be laid, where the equipment can be placed and to make sure there is a proper path for running cables from the outside of the building to the inside. If any of the home already has broadband installed, they check them and document the features that will determine the installation.
Underground or Aerial Cable
There are two primary methods in which fiber optic cable is installed and serviced about a residence, by buried and above ground using Utility Poles. the installation of fiber beneath the surface involves digging trenches to place cable conduits. This serves to shield the cables from weather and any physical harm that may be inflicted on them. Fiber over existing telephone or electricity is cheaper but easily affected by wind, ice, or falling trees as compared to aerial fiber which requires new structures. The two options available are the existing assistive technology framework and the home environment around which one of them must be used.
Gaining Entry
If the cables arrive at the house through an underground route, they are guided into the house through a hole that is drilled at the base of the house, preferably at the basement or from the crawl space. For aerial lines, the installation technicians bore a hole through the wall of the home at any spot where the service lines penetrated the building. These access points are equipped with junction boxes to protect all external cables from the facility.
Running Cable
Once inside, fiber optic cables are drawn through conduits that follow floors, walls, and ceilings to facilitate connections. A conduit serves to offer protection to cables and at the same time, it serves to provide means of access to cables for purposes of maintenance in the future. If they exist, existing telephone, cable, or Ethernet wiring entries are also used if possible. To access those rooms that require internet connections, any form of hindrance is avoided, and cable is safely laid.
Terminating the Fiber
The fiber optic lines must terminate at an optical network terminal (ONT), which will convert the light signals into electrics signals. Therefore, cables will be laid in all areas where the ONT is to be placed. This is usually a laundry room, garage, basement closet, or space that is not usually visible and has limited access. The ONT links the house to the Internet through the outside fiber line through the use of laser light pulses running through the wires. Special tools must be used for the cable ends to fuse or terminate properly for the connection to be effective for the installers.
Installing the Equipment
Besides, using epoxy or other materials to fix fiber cables to the ONT, the installers should also run coaxial cables or Ethernet lines that transmit the Internet from the ONT to various sections. They make small holes that they use to thread cables if you require internet in every room. Ethernet or coaxial ports can be then screwed to the walls and the cable ends are connected. During this step, the broadband connections which are no longer considered valid or potentially invalid are cleared out.
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The ONT device on its end connects with the overall fiber optic internet system through the entry cable. This must be communicated correctly during installation to ensure that both ways of communication are established between the service provider and their fiber backbone to the home. This important link is facilitated by the ONT in converting information into light and electrical form.
Testing Connectivity
At this last stage, installers are always certain that all the equipment and cables that need to be connected have been connected. They seek to test the speed of the connection by asking the homeowners to attempt to access the Internet. Areas experiencing no connection or slow connection are clear signs that there is poor wiring that requires repair. The installation is only complete once the technicians have run tests on all new fiber optic hookups and cables and the internet speeds to each room are as per the agreement. The homeowner may then leverage the newly available faster fiber internet connectivity for all their appliances.
They are much more likely to do so as fiber optic internet surpasses the outdated DSL and cable internet. Fiber installation is invasive, it takes 3-5 hours on average time for it to get into a homeowner’s home and leave it as clean as it was before. This disruption and rewiring is quite rewarding with lightning internet capabilities.
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