Fixed Broadband:
Uniting Urban and Rural Communities

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In rural U.S. and Canada, fixed broadband Internet connectivity – particularly fiber – is uncommon. This is for two main reasons: networks are expensive to build, and rural areas are typically more geographically distant and less populous than urban areas.

Our new Enghouse whitepaper provides you with an overview highlighting:

Key Benefits

Resources

End-to-End Network Planning Powered by Esri’s ArcGIS Platform

Real-time GIS location analysis provides an accurate view of the network, which helps:

• Rapidly identify barriers to fibre rollout

• Build precise network models and support strategic decisions

• Share accurate data easily with regulatory agencies

GIS Network Planning & Management

Planning

Site Management

BPM Workflow

Network Inventory Management

Design and Engineer the Network

Model network inside and outside plant physical assets and fibre connectivity.

• Establish end-to-end network connectivity through active, passive and fibre network elements

• Build resilient design into the planning process

• Enable bi-directional tracing of a fibre, cable, wavelength or channel

GIS Network Planning & Management

Site Management

BPM Workflow

Network Resource Management

Standardize Network Site Rollout

Manage a comprehensive inventory of network site and location assets.

• Enhance time to market and quality of network rollout

• Add information about tenants, contracts, health and safety, access procedures, maintenance schedules and more

• Manage site life cycle and assets such as towers, power generation, climate control, etc.

GIS Network Planning & Management

Site Management

BPM Workflow

Network Inventory Management

Add a Spatial dimension to your network through location-based analytics and gain greater insights

Plan, manage and audit logical network assets using end-to-end product suite and effectively build & rollout logical configurations

Enable Closed Loop Network Automation and ensure zero touch resolution for network outages

Proven Fibre Solutions Across Industries

Telecom Providers

Utility Companies

Tower Companies

Municipalities & Governments

Transportation

Learn more about our Integrated Fibre Suite

Fibre, Open 5G Unlock MEC

Massive IoT Will Need Fibre

Non-Public Network 5G

Availability of fixed broadband providers

Rural population distribution

Challenges with getting fixed broadband

Government-led efforts to address the challenges

Download our paper and learn how Enghouse can help you deploy a fiber network for rural areas.

Successful End-to-End Fibre Deployments

Planning

Avoid costly errors in your network rollout by visualizing network plans.

Design and Engineer

Model network inside and outside plant physical assets and connectivity, place and manage underground and aerial structures.

Network Rollout

Manage a comprehensive inventory of network site and location assets.

Operate, Maintain and Monetize

Manage, design, assign and correlate across all physical and logical layers of the network while enabling predictive network monitoring and analysis. Accurate service monetization from quote to cash. 

Manage Network Resources and Ensure Network Availability

Manage, design, assign and correlate across all physical and logical layers of the network while enabling predictive network monitoring and analysis.  Accurate service monetization from quote to cash. 

• Gain visibility and control of network logical and physical resource utilization for efficient capacity allocation
• Automate network reconciliation between the live network and the inventory management system
• Enable auto configuration and zero touch provisioning for software defined networks (SDN)
• Monitor real-time network key performance indicators
• Predict network degradation and take corrective action in advance of critical network failure
• Automate workflows for troubleshooting with built-in escalations and notifications
• Quickly launch and bill multiple services at multiple locations both at the wholesale and retail level
• Customer Financial management including payment processing, A/R management and G/L integration

Network Inventory Management

Planning

Service Assurance

Network Performance

Network Testing

BPM Workflow

Billing as a Service

Webinar: The Rural Broadband Opportunity

Date: February 23, 2021 Time: 2pm ET / 8pm CET / 11am PT

This webinar discusses the size of the problem, the impact that limited broadband availability has on rural consumers’ lives, and solutions to the problem. Specifically, we will discuss the activity that is underway, and the tools available, to increase rural access to broadband fiber.