DIN 18220 comes into force on July 28. The full name of the standard is “DIN 18220:2023-08. Trenching, milling and ploughing methods for laying empty conduit infrastructures and fiber optic cables for telecommunications networks” and describes in detail...
In order to enable the expansion of fiber optic networks throughout Germany, the players involved have a variety of installation methods at their disposal. The methods must be selected according to topological characteristics and special project requirements. Each...
An employee prepares the robot for use. Between 100 and 250 meters of fibre optic cable can be laid in this way per day. (Source: Fast Opti-com) Laying fiber optic cables in sewage pipes using robots is one of the alternative installation methods. These offer many...
The cable plow in use on a field. At the top left is the empty conduit, which is unwound from the drum and then laid in the freshly plowed furrow Photo: IBZ Neubauer When implementing broadband projects, different methods are used to lay the fiber optic cables. In...
Photo: Adobe Stock When implementing broadband projects, different methods are used to lay the fibre optic cables. In contrast to “classic” civil engineering, in which an open trench is dug and the pipes are laid at least one meter deep, alternative laying...
The Layjet laying fibre optics at Lake Möhnesee in the district of Soest (NRW)Photo: Kreis Soest / Christoph Hellmann When implementing broadband projects, different methods are used to lay the fibre optic cables. In contrast to “classic” civil...
