Lesson 10 Building Fiber Broadband Networks      

 
Objectives: From this lesson you should learn:

• How one designs and builds a fiber broadband network
• What are the keys to a successful project
• How to get a fiber broadband project started
• How to get a Fiber U Certificate of Completion for this course

What Is Involved In A Fiber Optic Project? A fiber optic project begins with a need for communications and ends with an installed fiber optic cable plant and an operating network that fills that communications need. Between those two points are a number of stages:

•    Concept
•    Selling the project to decision makers
•    Getting financing
•    Designing the project
•    Installing the project
•    Accepting the built network
•    Operating and maintaining the network

Each of these stages breaks down into many smaller projects with one thing in common - they require a thorough understanding of the project and careful management to ensure the end result is what is expected.

Don’t expect this lesson to provide all the answers; nobody even knows all the questions! Every fiber optic project is different and unique. This final chapter covers what the FOA has learned about how to build a successful fiber project from involvement with hundreds of successful projects.


Student Assignment:
Read either of the references and take the quiz.

Online FOA Reference:

Building Fiber Broadband Networks

Book Chapter:

       The Fiber Optic Association Guide To Broadband, Chapter 10 (Print Version)


Optional - Extra Credit  (and future reference) 

     Fiber Optic Project Management For Managers 



Test Your Knowledge:

Online Quiz

Get a "Certificate of Completion"
 When you have completed this Fiber U online self-study course, you can now take a free online exam and, when you pass the exam, get a "Certificate of Completion" for this course. You should complete all lessons including taking the quiz ("Test Your Comprehension") at the end of every lesson. When you think you are prepared, you can take a free online exam for a "Certificate of Completion" for this course.

Please note: receiving this microcredential does not include FOA certification but it does become documentation of your knowledge of broadband and should be part of your portfolio of documented knowledge, other training and work experience that can qualify you to apply for FOA CFOT certification.

For more information on the FOA and its certification programs, go to the FOA page on credentials.

   

The FOA microcredential in Broadband is available for those completing the course successfully. You must complete this course and then pass an online exam. The exam costs $50 and includes an online credential (the badge above) that you can share with others and on social media and print a certificate. When you have completed the course including taken all the quizzes, go here to take the exam.

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