The first stage is to bury Fibre optic cables and conduit underground along the street. There are different ways in which we put the cables in the ground. One way is with directional boring machine (image to the left). When you notice locate flags (gas, water, electrical, etc.) in your neighbourhood, this indicates that we are ready to bury cable in your area. Once all permissions with the Municipality and locates are done, the first stage of construction begins.

Stage 2: Construction

As the conduit is being pulled down the street, the next stage includes digging and preparing ‘vaults’. The vaults are where the Fibre optic cable will be brought into along the road and then the Fibre to your home with come from the vault at the road.

During this phase, a representative from the construction team will meet with you to complete a property survey and to discuss the path the Fibre will take underground to the side of your residence or building (typically where all your other services come in). The purpose of the survey is to identify potential hazards such as dog fences and sprinkler systems.

Once the cable is in the ground, you’ll see a Quadro technician working on the Fibre cables in the vault. This process is called splicing and connects the service wire running to your premise to the main Fibre cable, buried along the street.

When the Fibre ‘service’ wire is brought to your premise, our installers need to mount a small splice enclosure box (pictured right) on the outside of the building. This box will allow Quadro to gain access to locate the Fibre and assist with maintenance efforts, if required.

It’s now time to connect to Quadro

The conversion of service from your existing providers network to the Quadro network is completely free of charge.

The upgrade to the Fibre technology is intended to have minimal disruption to your premise. The O.N.T. (Optical Network Terminal) will be mounted inside your residence or business close to where Fibre has been buried to the building. A small hole will be made through the wall to connect the Fibre cable from outside, to the O.N.T. installed inside. In this location, it is protected from inclement weather. The O.N.T. will be connected to your existing inside wiring when possible. This will allow your existing landline services to continue to function once transferred to the Fibre network.

Please note, the O.N.T. requires a 110v electrical outlet for the power supply. It has battery backup power for up to 6 hours of direct wired telephone use, during a power outage (current industry standard).

It is anticipated that you will want to subscribe to our high-speed internet service, in which case, our technicians will run a CAT5E cable from the O.N.T. to the router or computer while we are onsite. At no additional cost to you!

As noted previously, Quadro’s intention is to have minimal disruption to the customer during these processes. We will make every effort to minimize any disturbance to your property and all necessary restoration will be completed promptly, weather permitting.