Need to Replace OSPInsight? Meet This Fiber Mapping Software.
By Fred Koh - July 22, 2024Back in 2020, your existing KML diagrams and spreadsheets easily, and streamline your fiber management. Bottomline: if you need to replace OSPInsight and aren’t sure that Network Manager Telecom is the right solution for you, check out netTerrain OSP. Start a free 14-day trial (no credit card required) and see what netTerrain can do for…
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Solve the Labyrinth: How Detailed Fiber Mapping Software Transforms Capacity Planning
By Fred Koh - January 31, 2024Introduction: Fiber Plant Management Challenges If you manage your organization’s fiber plant, you know (a little too well…) that you’re in charge of a complex and incredibly intricate and hidden ecosystem full of conduits, cables, strands, splice boxes, manholes, strands, handholes…the list goes on. Not knowing what you’ve got, where it is, and what you…
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How Well Does ChatGPT Describe netTerrain?
By Jan Durnhofer - January 24, 2024I have to admit it: many of us at Graphical Networks have been drawn into using ChatGPT for various purposes and, as a software company with a couple tentacles into AI (watch out for AI-based device modeling coming at some point), we’ve looked at this craze closely. Since I’d like to think I know netTerrain…
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Managing Fiber Capacity: Free Webinar Presented with BICSI
By Hannah Ash - November 15, 2023Graphical Networks is excited to partner with BICSI for an upcoming webinar titled “Managing Fiber Capacity.” This event continues our collaboration with BICSI, an organization dedicated to advancing the information and communications technology (ICT) community. Hosted by BICSI, the webinar features Jan Durnhofer, our CEO and Product Manager here at Graphical Networks, as the main…
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netTerrain Pricing Guide: Logical, DCIM, & OSP
By Fred Koh - September 14, 2023We make netTerrain, IT documentation and visualization software that takes your complex IT and generates beautiful diagrams that make sense of your networks. You can read more about netTerrain here. If you already know how netTerrain can help, you may be wondering, “great…but how much will it cost me?” How netTerrain Pricing Works netTerrain pricing,…
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Beyond the Demo: netTerrain’s User-Friendly Features That Deliver Big ROI
By Fred Koh - August 25, 2023Got IT headaches? Need real-time information about your IT infrastructure, automatic maps, and actionable reports in clicks? Our IT visualization/documentation platform netTerrain makes it easy. If you’re interested in netTerrain, your likely next step will probably be to book a demo or even start a free trial. We’d love to hear from you. Take note,…
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An OSP Solution for Everyone, Not Just for Telcos
By Fred Koh - August 2, 2023So…are you the main network person who has all of the knowledge of your company’s infrastructure and….you’re about set to sail to your golden years (and, as a pre-retirement present, your boss has tasked you to start putting everything in your brain into a solution where all of your knowledge will be retained for your…
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New Outside Plant Software Features in netTerrain 9.6
By Jason Sherman - May 30, 2023Our latest version of netTerrain, 9.6, introduced three key new improvements to make documenting your fiber plant even easier and more efficient: Single Strand Circuit Paths, Re-splicing and Re-re-splicing, and Circuit Creation from a Circuit Layout Record (CLR). These new enhancements are designed to simplify your tasks, increase your flexibility, and improve your overall efficiency…
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Fiber Mapping Software: OSP vs. GIS
By Fred Koh - April 24, 2023Do you have fiber management headaches such as: not knowing how much capacity you’ve got, how much capacity you need, where everything is, or not knowing what you need to take with you to fix an issue? Need a tool that will help you easily document and manage your outside plant? Are you sick of…
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Fiber Mapping Software & Fiber Strand Documentation: What, How, Why
By Fred Koh - April 18, 2023As a fiber professional, you understand the importance of documenting and mapping fiber strands in your fiber plant documentation — which involves not only documenting the plant itself but also individual fiber strands. Clear fiber documentation and mapping are crucial for troubleshooting issues and making changes to your fiber plant in the future. To manage…
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Industry Spotlight: Fiber Mapping Software for Municipalities
By Fred Koh - March 23, 2023Municipalities play a critical role in ensuring smooth operations within their communities — from managing communication networks to essential services like fire and police stations. With technology rapidly advancing, the demand for fiber, and demands on the folks who manage fiber, have never been greater. If you manage municipal fiber, hats off to you: your…
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Fiber Mapping Software: Time to Upgrade from Google Earth and Spreadsheets?
By Fred Koh -Over the years, we’ve been to countless meetings discussing various organizations’ need for an Outside Plant (OSP) solution, we’ve attended many BICSI events, and have many of netTerrain customers using netTerrain to manage their fiber plant (close to 400 organizations!). So, what are the main fiber plant headaches that many companies are trying to solve…
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