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information from its electric distribution system. The project will
leverage new technologies, tools, data and practices to provide
customer and company benefits. It will also decrease reliance on
over-the-air communication, such as microwave radios.
Alliant Energy provides electric service to 970,000
customers across Wisconsin and Iowa. The company's service
area boundaries cover more than 54,000 miles, making
communications reliability and capacity vital. The 1 ΒΌ-inch
diameter, SDR 11 HDPE conduit is designed to protect the
existing infrastructure and allow for later expansion of network
capabilities for the Midwest utility.
" The project will create a fiber ring, " explained Ed Gilkes,
Alliant Energy project manager, " connecting our corporate
headquarters in Madison to our general office in Cedar Rapids.
Along the route, we'll connect as many facilities as possible. This
will increase data transmission speed, plus give us more control
and security of the fiber optic service. "
" HDPE conduit is the material of choice for protecting
fiber optic networks from the environment and pests, " stated
Patrick Vibien, P, Eng., director of engineering for PPI's Power
and Communications Division. " Its long service life, coupled
with ease of installation, is unparalleled. HDPE conduit can be
installed in long continuous lengths by horizontal directional
drilling, vibratory plough, and open trench when needed.
" The ability to install in long lengths saves time and money
by minimizing the impact to surrounding areas and limiting
the labor needed. In addition, it provides a smooth, continuous
pathway for blowing fiber long distances to reduce costs during
the installation and splicing of the network it supports. "
Vibien also pointed to HDPE conduit benefits for fiber optic
networks demonstrated by this project. " It makes large-scale
private network projects like this one viable for customers where
network reliability is critical and the requirements for bandwidth
are ever increasing. Similar successes have shown that private
network projects built with an eye to the future using HDPE
conduit area a good investment. " *
FOR MORE INFORMATION:
Plastics Pipe Institute, plasticpipe.org
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