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Deploying PPC QuikPass™ Solution in Brownfield MDU

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The Problem

A condo building owner in Saco, Maine was upgrading the cabling infrastructure from outdated coaxial products to high-speed fiber but had limitations for running the new cabling and installing new connection points.

The building was an old shoe factory that was converted into individually-owned condos, so there was no option to run the fiber cable behind the lathe and plaster walls – it needed to be installed on the surface of the hallway walls while keeping an aesthetically-pleasing look. This is important, especially in open area routing spaces where tenants will be able to see the physical product, rather than hidden behind walls. Another challenge was that the building units were fully occupied, so the less invasive and disruptive the installation, the better.

Products Included

PPC QuikPass™ Distribution Cable
PPC QuikPass™ Fiber Entry Boxes
Miniflex^® Wall Clips

The Solution

Belden and its PPC brand introduced the PPC QuikPass™ solution as an easy-to-install, aesthetically-pleasing option that satisfied the restrictions the building owner faced in an already-existing multi-dwelling unit building. PPC worked closely with GoNetSpeed, a broadband service provider, to develop install plans utilizing our QuikPass™ solution.

“The installation may seem extremely quick and simple, and that’s because it was – that’s how QuikPass™ is,” said William Lester of GoNetSpeed.

QuikPass™ is developed to be:

Easy to install

Affix distribution cable to hallway walls and splice inside fiber entry boxes at each unit.

Long-term robustness

With QuikPass™, customers will have no issues with unintentional cable breakage.

Aesthetically pleasing

The solution is minimalistic, allowing for a visually-appealing installation.

For these reasons, QuikPass™ is ideal for many types of multi-unit and multi-tenant buildings, whether it’s a condo/apartment building, commercial office space, student housing, hotel or hospital.

“When microduct for each unit was too much for the available riser or chase, the QuikPass™ solution was simple to install, kept fiber cable well protected and provided a quick recovery option by budgeting strand counts.”

Steve Bailey, General Manager, SCS Communications

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