Municipal FTTH Network Construction
Outside Plant Construction | Northern Wisconsin
Kramer Service Group partnered with a northern Wisconsin municipality to deliver outside plant construction for a multi-phase Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) network expansion.
The project encompassed underground fiber optic cable route installation across established residential and commercial neighborhoods within Douglas County, requiring coordination with existing utility infrastructure and multiple railroad crossings.
KSG executed underground fiber optic construction including conduit placement, handhole installation, fiber distribution hub placement, and splice closure installation. All underground cable was placed at a minimum depth of 36 inches below surface per engineering specifications.
- Underground Fiber Optic Cable Placement (24F, 48F, 96F, 288F, 432F)
- Conduit/Duct Installation
- Handhole Installation (12x12, 17x30, 24x36, 30x48, 60x36 sizes)
- Fiber Distribution Hub (FDH) Placement
- Fiber Optic Splice Closure Installation (FOSC 450B, 450C, 450D)
- Pedestal Installation (BD02, BD03, BD04, BD05)
- Railroad Crossing Coordination
- Utility Locate Coordination
- Right-of-Way Construction
Multi-Package Coordination
Construction organized across multiple FDA packages, each with sequenced design sheets enabling systematic neighborhood-by-neighborhood buildout.
Railroad Infrastructure Interface
Route design required coordination with multiple railroad rights-of-way including CPRS RR, UP RR, and Lake Superior Terminal and Transfer Railroad crossings.
Residential Density Coverage
Distribution network designed to serve single-family residences and multi-unit structures throughout established neighborhoods.
Graduated Fiber Architecture
Network utilized tiered fiber counts from 24-fiber distribution cables to 432-fiber feeder cables, with splice closures positioned to enable structured distribution.
Standardized Handhole Sizing
Specification of multiple handhole sizes (12x12 through 60x36) matched to cable routing and splice point requirements at each location.
Minimum Burial Depth Compliance
All underground cable placed at minimum 36-inch depth per engineering specifications.
Kramer Service Group delivered underground outside plant construction for this municipal FTTH network, installing fiber optic cable, conduit, handholes, splice closures, and distribution infrastructure across multiple construction packages in Douglas County, Wisconsin. The completed infrastructure provides the municipality with fiber-to-the-premise capability serving both single-family and multi-unit residential structures.