Fiber

Turnkey Fiber Solutions from Design to Deployment

As utilities build fiber for grid communication, automation, and broadband expansion, they need contractors who understand both the infrastructure and the operational complexity of integrating fiber into live utility systems.

Gridco delivers end-to-end fiber solutions: engineering, make-ready, aerial and underground installation, testing, and coordination with utility specifications. Our teams self-perform pole inspections, structure upgrades, and installation, offering utilities a single point of accountability for complex, multi-phase fiber projects.

Our Fiber Capabilities:

• Fiber network engineering and design
• Pole inspections and loading calculations
• Make-ready work: pole replacements, guy wire installation, clearance corrections
• Aerial fiber installation (ADSS, all-dielectric systems)
• Underground fiber: trenching, boring, conduit installation, vault placement
• Fiber testing and acceptance (OTDR, splice loss verification)
• Coordination with splicing subcontractors (or self-performed for non-union clients)
  
• Material management and supply chain coordination

What Utilities Gain:

• Turnkey delivery: one contractor from design through final testing
• Utility mindset: we understand system operations, outage coordination, and safety protocols
• Proactive project management: weekly updates, transparent timelines, issue resolution
• Experience with major IOUs and co-ops: proven ability to scale across multiple sites

Strategic Value:

Fiber builds aren't just about infrastructure, they're about enabling automation, improving reliability, and future-proofing the grid. Gridco helps utilities maximize that investment by integrating fiber deployment with broader grid modernization goals.