Verizon FIOS Deployment Steps
I have searched the internet looking for one simple thing: what are the steps for the Verizon FIOS deployment. Most of the search results revolved around the actual installation of the FTTP (Fiber to the premises). I was looking for what was involved in getting a neighborhood up and running. This was not an easy task to figure out, as there are numerous scenarios.
- Underground vs Overhead
- Multi-dwelling unit (MDU) vs Single Family Unit (SFU)
- Townhouse Style vs Apartment Style
What I did find out is that there are 4 different steps involved with deploying the FiOS before you can expect it to be available to you. Each of the 4 steps involve different crews, and with the different scenarios, you can get a ballpark where you are at in the process. Below is what will be working for me.
- The first step is a sub-contractor comes to the neighborhood with what usually is orange conduits that will eventually hold the Fiber Line, and buries the cables.
- The second step is when Verizon issued cable guys pull the fiber-optic cable through the conduit to its resting place.
- The third step is when Splicing crews fuse the fiber / splicing it into the Fiber Distribution Hubs (FDHs), Optical Line Terminals (OLTs).
- The fourth step is the final step. This is the diagnostic and testing phase. Verizon will light up the fiber, and the crew will perform series of test to ensure that the Fiber is performing properly, and that there are no defects in the Fiber line.
Now, all in all, if all goes smoothly, this process should take anywhere between 3 months and 1 year.