Industry Spotlight: Fiber Mapping Software for University & College Campuses
By Fred Koh - August 30, 2022Managing a university or college’s IT infrastructure and fiber is no easy feat: with campus expansions, satellite locations, and an endless parade of new technologies placing demands on your fiber (Harvard has a wired forest, believe it or not — and University of Florida is piloting connected vehicle infrastructure). We make netTerrain: IT documentation software…
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Industry Spotlight: DCIM & OSP Software for Cruise Operators
By Fred Koh - August 1, 2022Cruising today isn’t what it was 20 years ago – not even close! As reliance on technology has taken root across the globe, cruise operators have had to pivot to keep up with the demand. While that’s good news for IT job stability, it’s a lot of work for you and your team. It’s not…
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Need to Document Your Fiber Network? What to Expect
By Jason Sherman - July 29, 2022Do you need to document your fiber network? Here’s some bad news: don’t expect it to be easy. You’re probably thinking: “Wow, that’s a positive note to kick this blog off on, right? Please continue. I’m really excited now…!” Allow me one more minute to make my case: Fiber Documentation: The Good News Ok, ok…maybe…
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Industry Spotlight: Why Use Fiber Mapping Software for Your Theme Park?
By Fred Koh - July 26, 2022Over the years, we’ve sold our fiber mapping software (netTerrain OSP) to various teams that work with theme and amusement parks. We’ve heard great feedback from the teams that buy netTerrain to take control of their fiber: they’re very happy they bought it as, for them, it’s been a game changer. Theme parks have large…
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Is Your Fiber Plant “Area 51”?
By Fred Koh - July 12, 2022You want to believe: you know your fiber’s out there…somewhere…but exactly what it’s all doing and where it all is…that’s the mystery! If you’re dealing with a fiber mystery, this blog’s for you! Question: does any of the below sound familiar to you….? When you need to figure out where something goes to in your…
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How OSP Network Software Saves the Day
By Fred Koh - June 6, 2022Do you manage your fiber infrastructure? If you do, here’s a big round of applause to you: working on fiber plant networks isn’t easy! Afterall, you’re managing the day in and day out maintenance, problems that come out of nowhere, fiber cuts or loss, managing fiber capacity, and dealing with the complexities of circuit design…
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Fiber Mapping Software: 4 Biggest Benefits to Your Organization
By Fred Koh - April 28, 2022If you’re managing a large network of fiber, you already know that finding where it all goes and getting that documented can be a major pain in the neck. When connections don’t indicate your end points, you can find yourself tracking fiber over many miles just to find the endpoint! Documenting your fiber plant is…
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Fiber Documentation is Critical: Here’s Why
By Fred Koh - March 21, 2022In IT, documentation has the power to save you time, money, and space…plus, it allows you to troubleshoot far more quickly (which saves a whole lot of hassle, annoyance, and even loss of reputation). As we’ve discussed in this blog over the years, far too many organizations and managers still skip documentation — even as…
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Graphical Networks Exhibits at BICSI Winter 2022
By Hannah Ash - January 24, 2022Graphical Networks, makers of netTerrain — IT visualization software used by hundreds of fiber professionals to help document and manage the fiber plant — will be attending the upcoming BICSI Winter Conference and Exposition 2022 in sunny Orlando, Florida . The exhibit hall opens on January 31st – February 2nd at the Orlando World Center…
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Complaint of the week: missing fiber strand counts!
By Jan Durnhofer - November 30, 2021To put the cap on this year, we’re revving back up our “complaint of the week” series —as you may recall, this series is devoted to exposing holes in our product. While it may be a bit different for a software vendor to discuss real-life problems users encounter, we aim for a collaborative environment and…
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Handholes, Manholes, & Other OSP Location Maps
By Fred Koh - November 15, 2021Need location maps of your fiber plant’s handholes, manholes, conduits, and more? With netTerrain OSP software, it’s easy: you can add, view, and search for any elements in your OSP network in seconds (no more sorting through various spreadsheets and Google Earth customizations!).You can document all of your connections, your manholes, handholes, fiber enclosures, splitters,…
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Every OSP Network Professional Should Read This Blog
By Fred Koh - October 19, 2021Do you work on OSP (outside plant) / fiber plant networks? If you do, hats off to you: your job is tough. Are you stuck using spreadsheets and Google Earth customizations to manage but your fiber’s outgrowing it? Do visions of damage from backhoes keep you up at night? Under pressure to manage fiber capacity…
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