Cabling & Network · Durham Region
Fiber optic cabling, terminated and tested properly
When copper runs out of distance or you need to link two buildings, fiber is the answer. We design the path, pull it, splice it, and test it end to end so you know the link is clean before anything depends on it.
At a glance
- Single-mode and multi-mode
- Fusion splicing & pre-term assemblies
- Building-to-building and riser runs
- Insertion loss and OTDR results supplied
Where fiber earns its cost
Copper stops at 100 metres. Past that — a second building, a warehouse the length of a football pitch, a run between floors in a riser — you need fiber. It also isolates you from ground potential differences between buildings, which is a genuinely dangerous problem copper doesn't solve.
The other reason is headroom. A fiber backbone installed today will carry far more than the switches on either end of it can currently push, so the expensive part of the job doesn't need doing again when you upgrade.
Single-mode or multi-mode
Multi-mode (OM3/OM4) is cheaper on optics and fine inside a building. Single-mode (OS2) costs a little more per port but carries much further and won't limit you later. For campus links and anything between buildings we normally recommend single-mode — the cable is the cheap part of that job and re-pulling it is the expensive part.
What's included
What you get
- Path design & survey — Route, conduit, entry points and slack storage planned before we pull.
- Indoor & outdoor rated cable — Riser, plenum, armoured and direct-burial as the run needs.
- Fusion splicing — Low-loss splices with protection sleeves and proper tray management.
- Enclosures & patch panels — Terminated into a proper enclosure, not a coil above a ceiling tile.
- Insertion loss testing — Every strand tested and documented.
- OTDR traces — Available for longer runs so you can see exactly where any event sits.
How it runs
The process, start to finish
Every job follows the same shape, so you always know where you are in it.
Route survey
We plan the physical path, entry points, conduit needs and slack storage.
Quote & sign-off
Strand count, cable type and route agreed in writing.
Pull
Cable pulled with tension monitored and bend radius respected.
Terminate & splice
Fusion spliced or pre-term assemblies landed into enclosures.
Test
Insertion loss on every strand; OTDR trace where the run warrants it.
Document & hand over
Loss test results and a strand map supplied. As-built drawings on larger projects. Sign-off.
Want this scoped for your site?
Tell us the building and what you're trying to achieve. We'll tell you what it takes — and whether you actually need it.
Common questions
Before you call
How far can fiber actually run?
Multi-mode OM4 will do 10 Gigabit to around 400 m. Single-mode OS2 will comfortably cross a campus and much further. Either is well past copper's 100 m ceiling.
Do you install fiber between two buildings?
Yes — that's one of the most common reasons people call us for fiber. We handle the route, the entry points, weatherproofing and the ground isolation that makes fiber safer than copper between structures.
Is fiber worth it for a small office?
Usually not for desks — copper is cheaper and does the job. It's worth it for the backbone between floors or buildings, and increasingly for the link between your rack and anything bandwidth-hungry.
Can you repair an existing fiber run?
Yes. We'll OTDR the run to locate the fault, then splice or re-terminate. Locating it precisely first is what stops a repair turning into a re-pull.
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