Fiber to the Home
Glenwood Telephone is in the process of installing fiber optic cable to
homes and businesses within the communities where we offer telephone service.
With this upgrade, Glenwood customers will have access to one of the most
advanced telecommunications systems in Nebraska. The following information
will help you better understand the process, the fiber system and educate
you on some of the new terms you will hear in conjunction with this project.
What will happen when we come to your community?
What are Fiber Optics?
What is FTTH?
What's the difference between FTTH and Copper/Coaxial Cable?
Future Proofing
What happens if the electricity goes out?
Why Fiber?
What will happen when we come to your community?
- You will receive a letter from Glenwood stating when we will begin construction in your community.
- Glenwood technicians will begin mounting new boxes on each home and business.
- A contractor will plow fiber to your home or business.
- Glenwood will schedule a time to come back to your location to install an indoor battery backup unit and perform some rewiring of your services.
- Once the entire community is complete the new system will be activated.
What are Fiber Optics?
Fiber optics (optical fibers) are long, thin strands of very pure glass
about the diameter of a human hair. They are arranged in bundles called optical
cables and used to transmit light signals over long distances.
If you look closely at a single optical fiber, you will see that it has the following parts:
- Core - Thin glass center of the fiber where the light travels.
- Cladding - Outer optical material surrounding the core that reflects the light back into the core.
- Buffer coating - Plastic coating that protects the fiber from damage and moisture.
Hundreds or thousands of these optical fibers are arranged in bundles in optical cables. The bundles are protected by the cable's outer covering, called a jacket.
What is FTTH?
Fiber to the Home. This acronym refers to the installation and use of
fiber optical cable directly to the home. Fiber Optic wiring replaces the
duplicate infrastructure that the Telephone and Cable companies have installed
in the past in a neighborhood setting. Fiber has a higher bandwidth capacity
and can easily transmit traditional applications like telephone, television,
and internet, with plenty of capacity left over for applications in the future.
What's the difference between FTTH and Copper/Coaxial Cable?
There are many advantages to installing FTTH. Fiber does not conduct
electricity, has virtually unlimited bandwidth, is not affected by heat and
cold, and has a longer lifespan than copper or coax to name a few. The closer
to the home you pull fiber, the more bandwidth opportunity you give the user,
which is why we pull it all the way to the home.
Future Proofing
Fiber optic cables carry voice, video, data and video signals at speeds
as much as 20 times faster than today’s fastest high-speed data connections
by using laser generated pulses of light to transmit the signals.
Fiber technology provides almost unlimited bandwidth, which means it has thousands of times the transmission capacity of copper wire. This allows FTTH to accommodate a wide variety of data and video applications, from interactive content and telecommuting to audio and video on demand.
What happens if the electricity goes out?
A back up battery pack is installed as part of your fiber infrastructure
in a box on the inside of your home.
Greater Reliability
Fiber-optic cables are less susceptible to glitches or interference and
can withstand shock and vibration, such as potential disruption from inclement
weather.
More Secure
Voice and data transmissions via FTTH are more secure than when they
are sent over conventional copper cable connections. The use of fiber
eliminates the ability to tap, or eavesdrop, through contact with the delivery
system.
Flexibility
FTTH provides the flexibility to more easily adapt to customer preference,
since new products and services can be activated remotely, either permanently
or on demand.
Less expensive
Several miles of optical cable can be made cheaper than equivalent lengths
of copper wire. This saves money!
If you have any questions, comments or concerns about this project, please contact us at:
(402) 756-3131
263-3131 (Funk Customers)
info@gtmc.net
PO BOX 97
Blue Hill, NE 68930
