Fibre optic re-alignment at Kings Avenue (Commonwealth Agencies)

The project involved the re-alignment of 3 major feeder roads in the ACT Parliamentary Triangle.

This required the associated re-alignment of all services in the roadway verges (these verges were major thoroughfares for critical trunk services).

Ecowise Services was responsible for the re-alignment of the Commonwealth’s dark fibre network, plus AAPT, TransAct and local government network InTACT.

Ecowise Services' responsibilities were as follows:

• Replacement of the existing smaller core count networks in the vicinity, with a completely new set of high core-count fibre networks;
• The new network cables ranged from 144 to 624 fibre core count;
• Total new cable route length totaled approx 15kms, with accompanying manhole pits etc;
• Approx 6000 splices, undertaken over 3 weekends of November/December 2009;
• Intense pre-auditing that drilled down to individual fibres. Two of the Carrier networks required Ecowise Services to undertake extensive pre-auditing to provide the documentation required for the subsequent new/cut-over works.

It should be emphasized here that this tight fibre termination window

could only have been achieved with extensive pre-planning and documentation, to allow the windows to occur without surprise.

Feedback from two of the clients:

“A fantastic effort, well deserved ‘pat on the back’ for your diligence, consideration and professional attitudes extended toward this project. Congratulations to all involved for the valiant effort in carrying out the civil works, early arrangement and pre-splicing of the cables to enable such a mammoth task to run so smoothly. Well done Ecowise!”

- Karl Brenner, Assistant Director & ICON Architect.

“This has been a truly outstanding performance. The meticulous planning, which goes back many months, set the scene for a great result. The execution of the plan has been masterful... I doubt there is anywhere in the world where splicing on this scale has been carried with such speed and skill. A superb job guys....”

- Ric Glenister, ICON Director.