Our distribution network contractor, TriWire, has completed the Chickly River crossing in FSA 02! There remains one more Deerfield River crossing at Shunpike in FSA 02, expected to be completed this month.
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Category: Distribution Network
Information about the Charlemont Connect distribution network, sometimes called ‘Fiber to the Curb’. These are the main fiber-optic lines running from the network equipment room in the basement of the town hall and along most of the roads in town. The distribution network terminates at “taps” (called MSTs) located on utility poles near each serviceable house or structure.
Splicers have completed FSA 05, which consists of the east end of the village, starting at 171 Main Street and the Federated church west through Avery Brook Road and the Red Rose motel, including Burrington the south end of Mountain Road. The testing phase is expected to kick off next week for this section of Charlemont.
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Charlemont Connect is has created a network construction status page to allow for an at-a-glance view of the municipal fiber construction in each fiber service area (FSA). The FSAs are linked to a description of the areas of town that are contained in that FSA. The construction stages are linked to a description of each of the steps needed before service is available. Each stage for each FSA will show one of four statuses: Complete, In Progress, Not Started, and Blocked.
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The first fiber service area (FSA) is in the final validation phase of construction. Once complete, ownership of this FSA will be turned over to Charlemont, and customer installations can begin. There were seven defects turned up in the initial validation review. Splicing teams from TriWire were spotted working in these areas on Saturday!
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Charlemont’s first fiber service area, FSA 01, has completed testing and has now moved into the final validation phase! Once our partners at Westfield Gas and Electric validate the testing data, this fiber service area will be turned over to the town to begin in-home installations and provide service to subscribers in July.
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The fourth fiber service area, FSA 02, comprising all of Charlemont west of Zoar Outdoor, began construction last week hanging strand on Route 2 and Legate Hill Rd! Splicing has begun in FSA 05, the second fiber service area scheduled for service. This area consists of the village west of the Federated Church, through Avery Brook Road and the Red Rose motel. Strand is the first phase and splicing is the fourth phase of the six phases needed for distribution network construction in each FSA.
Comments closedSplicing is complete in Charlemont’s first fiber service area (FSA), the fourth and longest step in the construction process! Splice teams will move from FSA 01 east into FSA 05, where the fiber and MST construction are close to completion awaiting some remedial make-ready, and then onto FSA 04. The network hub is also seeing splicing activity as TriWire prepares for the testing and validation of the fiber connections to each location.
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Our partners at Westfield Gas & Electric (WG&E) have completed the installation of the active electronics in the Charlemont Network Hub. With this step, Charlemont’s municipal fiber network hub is now lit and connected to the world! The purchase of the active electronics was supported by a USDA Rural Business Development Grant (RBDG) of $36,000.
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Our distribution contractor, TriWire, has completed the strand and fiber optic installation on the ‘Big Easement’ of FSA 05, a utility easement that runs for about a mile through the woods behind homes on Route 2 and Burrington Rd. Fiber teams accessed this area largely on foot pulling the strand and fiber into position then climbing each utility pole to attach the strand and fiber.
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The distribution network construction continues across three fiber service areas (FSAs). FSA 01 is nearing completion with splicing continuing intermittently as a technician is available. FSA 05 has strand and fiber installed throughout most of the area and will continue with the installation of MSTs. FSA 04 has strand in many areas and fiber in some locations.
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