b'CONTRACT NEWSBreaking Ground Fibre EngineersThe works start with Kelly Groups civils gangs, whose responsibility isKelly Groups fibre engineers also play a vital role in the network build building the infrastructure, running down the duct from the distributionand installation process. The team ran an 8km long cable from a VHUB point to the toby boxes located at individual homes on the assigned streets.(exchange) through mid-points (joints) to set up a live connection to the POP A cabinet, which is responsible for serving up to 753 homes around Rolls of the new 8mm duct are prepared and positioned at the end of eachthe local area. The POP A cabinet receives its power from a small electric road, as our cabling gang precisely measure and cuts the required length ofcabinet, which is adjoined. duct for each home. They are then buried underground with a single straw connecting to each homes toby box at the end of their garden. T his electric cabinet is tested and maintained by a KellyWorking in unison, one team is responsible for measuring and cutting theGroup electrician to ensure the smooth operation of the cables, while another team works on cutting hard surfaces and digging micro trenches with a compact excavator, ensuring the infrastructurePOP A box.is at a safe depth and easily accessible on their assigned route. Once all cables are in position, our reinstatement team starts filling the trenchesThis mother cabinet connects to either telecoms poles, underground and bringing the surfaces back to their original state. chambersorasmallercabinet,whichservesthelocal8mmduct T he main benefit of utilising these new ducts from a civilsinfrastructure and finally ends at the customers home.point of view is that a narrower dig can accommodate the The Groups skilled fibre engineers splice fibre inside the POP A box to create live connections from that point. At the final stage of the project, tied-up ducts resulting in a faster installation and minimala team of two fibre engineers will return to the underground 8mm duct infrastructure and test each straw using air pressure ensuring all tubes are disturbance for the local community. providing clean access to the network for each home.The Groups civils team is also responsible for building the bases of POP A cabinets.New Hybrid Network ModelOvergroundHubsite (Exchange) Local Joint POP A (Mother Hub) Smaller Cabs Underground Customer Property1 2 3New Micro Duct & Network Installation Process 4 5 6 78 9 1014 .The Networker Spring 2022'