What is Blown Fibre?

Blown fibre is a very specific cabling system that is perfect for upgrading networks or installing new networks because it can be run through existing piping such as sewer systems. The true benefit to blown fibre is that you don't have to trench new ditches to lay new cable, which makes blown this a fantastic option for most locations. This type of cabling system has many other benefits too.

One of the main benefits to blown fibre is that it is usually less expensive than traditional fibre cables. With traditional cables it is much more of a process to lay them. Due to the fact that traditional cables require trenching and new tubing to install, you save money when you don't have to conduct a major construction project to update a cable network. You also save money when it comes to repairing or replacing a broken fibre line.

With a traditional cable fibre you are looking at a large scale project to repair or replace a broken fibre cable. With a traditional cable fibre you will need to replace an entire length of cable to fix the broken line. If you can avoid replacing the cable then you will need to splice the cable, which can also be very expensive to do. With this newer type of cabling you can simply blow in new fibre and new core as needed to fix the broken cable.

It is also easy to plan for future growth with the newer type of fibre cable. Traditional cable takes major planning and construction so that you can grow into your network and hopefully not have to add to for a very long time if ever. With this new type of fibre cable all you need to do is allow capacity for more fibre to be blown in when you need it.

That is just one reason why you may want to go with this type of new fibre cable. Another reason is that on average you will save money in your first year after installation over traditional cable. Again the main reason for this is the ease of installation. Without needing to completely reorganize an office to get a network installed you can save yourself the time and disruption that comes with traditional network installation.

The bottom line about this type of fibre cable is that unlike traditional cable it does not actually have any glass fibre in it. There is usually just one outer tube with many smaller tubes inside. Each tube can have new fibre core blown in at any time. This is why it is easy to repair and upgrade this particularly type of cable fibre network and why it is becoming a popular choice.

Internet Marketing Consultant Vince Samios writes about blown fibre cabling