Wireline Networks

Wireline broadband is a link to prosperity for urban and rural communities alike, offering the potential for economic development, improved access to public services and enhanced educational opportunities. Plus, it exponentially enhances backhaul capabilities for wireless networks that support the proliferation of smart phones, devices and machines. Black & Veatch guides and assists commercial carriers, communities and utilities of all sizes seeking to develop broadband networks and solutions from the early planning stages through deployment and implementation. Because of our history and experience developing infrastructure projects for commercial carriers and public and private utilities, clients trust Black & Veatch to develop best-fit solutions tailored to their community customers’ needs.

Technology Applications

  • Fiber Design and Installation (Aerial, Underground, ADSS, OPGW)
  • Fiber Technologies and Applications (SONET/Ethernet/GiG-E/DWDM/CWDM)
  • Ethernet
  • Fiber-to-the-Cell Site
  • Ethernet-to-the-Cell Site
  • Fiber-to-the-DAS
  • Ethernet-to-the-DAS
  • Broadband Over Powerlines
  • Enterprise Voice/Data/Video Networks including VoIP
  • Fiber-to-the-Premises
  • Ethernet-to-the-Premises
  • Fiber-to-the-Home (PON, BPON, GPON, Active)

Market Initiatives

Demand is skyrocketing for broadband-empowered services, fueling the need to support broadband technologies and infrastructure. Communities seek to ensure competitive services are accessible and available at a reasonable cost to ensure economic equality in the global workplace. With practical experience across a range of successful projects, both large and small, Black & Veatch delivers solutions for every phase of broadband network deployment, meeting the complex demands of our clients and their constituents.

  • Master Planning and Feasibility Studies
  • FTTCS / FTTDAS / FTTP / FTTH Planning, Design and Build-out
  • Metropolitan Area Networks
  • Broadband Over Powerlines

Services

  • Consulting
  • Feasibility Analysis
  • Financial Planning
  • Site Acquisition
  • Technology Selection
  • Right-of-Way Permitting
  • Engineering Design
  • Zoning and Permitting
  • Utility Coordination
  • Material Procurement and Logistics
  • Installation, Construction and Construction Management

Experience Highlights

  • Deployed More than 30,000 Miles of Fiber
  • Designing and installing Fiber to the Cell Site solutions, providing the required bandwidth, improved reliability and survivability for 4G.
  • Provided Planning and Design Services for FTTCS, FTTDAS, FTTP, FTTH, Metropolitan Area Networks, Community Broadband and Broadband Over Powerline Projects
  • Performed Network Reliability Assessments, Design and Installation for Enterprise Networks
  • Developed Communications Master Plans for multiple U.S. Municipalities