The FiberWire Story

The concepts

history of rural electrification during the 1930s

100 years ago much of the rural world had very limited electricity.Then

came the electrical network, and slowly power became available for all.

Just add the glassThe ideal network for internet has already been built, it

just needs an update, fiber optic glass.

But...It cost too much for rural areas

Technology changes everything

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FiberWire will be robotically installedFiberWire will be robotically installed onto existing conductors. This allows for rapid deployment and lowers total cost .

What are the technical requirements for FiberWire?

1. It must add strength to the power line conductor.

What are the technical requirements for FiberWire?

2. It must be robust, hard to bend and easy to route.

30# bend force

3. Low TCO. It must have long life, low maintenance,

rodent proof, bullet proof, and fireproof.

What are the technical requirements for FiberWire?

Mohs hardness scale,

the rat's lower incisors

rank 5.5. Diamond is 10.

FiberWire Cable

Class A galvanizing

high tensile steel

0.65 carbon content

205 kpsi UTS

optical glass fiber

strand

The Fiberwire System

UAVs record 3D model of power line network Cable lengths are pre-measured

The Fiberwire System

Tubing is manufactured Then galvanized

And cut to pre-measured lengths

for the network

The Fiberwire System

Water block JelPump

25,000 PSI

Fiber canister

Next the optical glass fiber is jetted through the tubing at high speed. Water block jel is the

carrier fluid for the fiber.

Ends of the cable are factory terminated eliminating the

excessive field splicing cost

The Fiberwire System

The Fiberwire System

Fiber is robotically installed

AFL skywrap

The end

Finally, internet like electricity, faster than you can

use it, provided fairly to all, through member

owned cooperatives.