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Poor Man’s Fiber Network

Join Chuck Hogg, President of Shelby Broadband and a veteran ISP since 2006, as he shares valuable lessons learned from their journey in deploying a fiber network at FISPALIVE 2014. With insights gained from attending industry conferences, collaborating with leading ISPs, and hands-on project management, Hogg discusses the challenges, equipment investments, and costs associated with the first FTTH project covering 18,000 feet. Discover practical tips and strategies for aspiring ISPs looking to implement fiber solutions in their communities.

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Poor Man’s Fiber Network

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  1. Welcome to FISPALIVE Nashville 2014 Poor Man’s Fiber Network By:Chuck HoggShelby Broadband

  2. Introduction Chuck Hogg • President, Shelby Broadband • WISPA President and Board Member • An ISP since April 2006 • Largest WISP in Kentucky, covering from Southern Indiana to east of Lexington with over 140 sites serving 3500+ customers FISPALIVE 2014

  3. How did we figure it out? • Attended nearly every fiber session I could at tradeshows • Visited other ISP’s that we felt were leaders in our industry • Jason Hunt, Hunt Brothers Telecom • Chuck McCown, Wireless Beehive/Beehive Broadband • Reviewed multiple locations in our existing service area and began planning • Became a CLEC (right of ways) • FOA Handbook • School of Hard Knocks, we did 3.1 miles over a couple months on the first project; we just finished 2 miles in 2 weeks on our last project FISPALIVE 2014

  4. Supporting Equipment • 2 Forklifts ($13k) • Air Compressor ($5k) • 2 Missiles ($2k) • Cabinets ($6k) • Fitel Fusion Splicer ($6k) • Corning Ribbon Fusion Splicer ($4k) • Condux Fiber Blower/Pusher ($7k) • Double Reel Trailer ($1,250) • Ditch With JT922 ($60k) • Ditch Witch 4010 ($4k) • Splicing Trailer ($13k) FISPALIVE 2014

  5. ShelbyBB FTTH Project Our First Deployment • 18k feet • 72 lots with 54+ Homes FISPALIVE 2014

  6. ShelbyBB FTTH Project • Vaults (17 at $170ea, $2,890) • 3M Splice Cases on eBay (30 at $25ea, $750) • 8k’ 6 Strand Drop Cable for service drops ($1,600) • 40k’ 1-1/4” SDR HDPE Conduit ($12,800) • 11k’ Armored 72 Strand Ribbon ($6,930) • 6k’ Armored 96 Strand Ribbon ($4,290) • 1.5k’ Armored 24 Strand Ribbon ($660) • 10k’ Toneable Flat Drop 4 Strand ($1,190) • And many other small accessories and items FISPALIVE 2014

  7. ShelbyBB FTTH Project • Total cost including labor to install single 1-1/4” duct $6,000 per mile • Total cost with installation of the fiber $5,800 per mile • Ground Remediation Costs $1,200 per mile • Utility damage costs $500 per mile • Vault installation $1,000 per mile FISPALIVE 2014

  8. ShelbyBB FTTH Project • Fiber splicing and preparation $1000 per mile • Project management and planning $1,000 per mile • Miscellaneous costs $1,000 per mile • Total cost per mile estimated at $17,600 per mile • No costs were included for machines or maintenance, but we did include diesel • In this project, we had approximately $5,000 in repairs due to bad/old equipment, but newer equipment had $800 in repairs. FISPALIVE 2014

  9. ShelbyBB FTTH Project • Served by High Capacity 24GHz AirFiber (750Mbit Full Duplex) 2 miles from our facility • Actual cost of infrastructure $58k • Planet Technology Metro-E Switch $800 • RouterBoard 2011 for CPE $100 • Average cost of install $500 • Installation revenue $300 • Expected yearly net revenue of $22k • Break-even point approximately 3-4 years FISPALIVE 2014

  10. ShelbyBB FTTH Project The 1st with Fiber WINS! FISPALIVE 2014

  11. Questions?

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