Master the Complete FTTH Lifecycle

No more fragmented knowledge. You'll gain a comprehensive, end-to-end understanding of Fiber-to-the-Home deployment—from initial planning through operational handoff. Understand how every piece fits together and why it matters.

Navigate Cross-Functional Dependencies with Confidence

Real projects involve multiple teams and complex dependencies. This course teaches you the managerial touchpoints and operational necessities that make modern broadband infrastructure projects succeed. You'll know exactly how to coordinate, communicate, and execute.

Get Industry-Ready in Just 4 Weeks

Designed in partnership with INTUS Smartcities CUTI Division, this intensive curriculum bridges the gap between theory and real-world application. You'll finish with practical, job-ready expertise that employers are actively seeking.

About the Course

You're studying engineering or working as a technician, but when it comes to fiber-to-the-home deployment, the landscape feels fragmented and overwhelming. Different specializations, conflicting priorities, and unclear dependencies make it hard to see the big picture. This 4-week intensive course changes that. Developed in partnership with the INTUS Smartcities, this program isn't about making you a hyperspecialized expert in every sub-discipline—it's about giving you the strategic, holistic view that separates confident leaders from overwhelmed technicians. You'll understand the operational necessity behind every decision, the cross-functional dependencies that make projects succeed, and the managerial touchpoints that keep everything on track. By the end, you won't just understand FTTH deployment—you'll be ready to lead it. Ready to transform your career in broadband infrastructure? Enroll now and join the next cohort.

About Your Instructors

This course is developed and delivered by industry experts from the INTUS Smartcities CUTI Division—professionals who've successfully managed real-world FTTH deployment projects across multiple markets. They understand the challenges you'll face because they've faced them too. Their mission is simple: equip the next generation of engineering and technician professionals with the comprehensive knowledge and practical skills needed to excel in modern broadband infrastructure. They're not here to overwhelm you with theory—they're here to give you the real-world context, decision-making frameworks, and industry insights that actually matter on the job.

What You'll Learn

13 Chapters · 156 Lessons

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      Start here: how the course fits together

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      Course PDFs (download)

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      Learning Objectives

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      1. The decibel scale: dB and dBm

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      2. Light stays in the core: total internal reflection

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      3. Single-mode and multi-mode fiber

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      4. Fiber standards, attenuation, and the XGSPON wavelengths

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      5. Outside plant deployment methods

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      6. Connectors: insertion loss, return loss, and polish types

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      7. XGSPON architecture: a passive network

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      8. XGSPON dimensioning: service capacity and optical power budget

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      Worked example: does the Maple Hill 1×32 design stay in budget?

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      Field scenario: low Rx power at turn-up in Maple Hill

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      1.1 Field scenario: your answers

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      Summary & Key Terms

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      1.1 Quiz

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      Learning Objectives

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      1. Internet architecture: tiers, exchanges, and transit

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      2. The end-to-end data path

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      3. Layers, frames, and packets

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      4. IP addresses: IPv4, IPv6, and prefix length

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      5. Address requirements for an ISP

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      6. Network dimensioning

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      Worked example: dimension the access network and the middle mile

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      Field scenario: good light, no service in Maple Hill

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      1.2 Field scenario: your answers

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      Summary & Key Terms

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      1.2 Quiz

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      Learning Objectives

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      1. Four layers from the POP to the home

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      2. Counts before cables: the distributed split

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      3. The fiber distribution service area: counts for the centralized split

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      4. Splices, slack, and bend radius

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      5. Underground placement: right-of-way, micro-duct, and access

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      6. Aerial placement: poles, make-ready, and the calendar

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      7. Aerial or underground: the route decision

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      Worked example: the Maple Hill OSP layout and the Cedar Line extension

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      Field scenario: one free duct on Maple Hill Road

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      1.3 Field scenario: your answers

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      Summary & Key Terms

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      1.3 Quiz

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      Learning Objectives

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      1. GIS: the digital twin of the plant

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      2. Position: coordinate reference systems and accuracy

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      3. Where design-stage utility information comes from

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      4. Quality levels: how much a line on the map is worth

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      5. Finding the conflicts: the clearance buffer

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      6. From conflict to design action

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      Worked example: the Maple Hill design-stage conflict scan

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      Field scenario: the abandoned duct bank in Maple Hill

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      1.4 Field scenario: your answers

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      Summary & Key Terms

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      1.4 Quiz

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      Manager's takeaway: the design stage

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      Learning Objectives

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      1. What a POP does, and which facility fits

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      2. AC service and the DC power plant

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      3. Heat load and environmental control

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      4. Grounding and bonding

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      5. Rack layout and OLT chassis placement

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      6. Middle-mile transport on fiber

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      7. Microwave radio as a middle-mile option

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      Worked example: does the Maple Hill POP fit its power, cooling, and transport budget?

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      Field scenario: eight hours of battery, two hours of service

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      2.1 Field scenario: your answers

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      Summary & Key Terms

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      2.1 Quiz

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      Learning Objectives

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      1. Two different rights: the right to build, and the permission to build here

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      2. The municipal path: access agreement, consent, occupancy permit

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      3. Land you do not control: highways, rail, and private property

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      4. Environmental and heritage gates on a rural route

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      5. The permit drawing set

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      6. Permits on the schedule: lead time, float, and sequence

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      Worked example: the Maple Hill Phase 2 permit schedule

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      Field scenario: stopped at 09:40 on Rural Road 6

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      2.2 Field scenario: your answers

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      Summary & Key Terms

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      2.2 Quiz

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      Learning Objectives

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      1. What a locate is, and who owes what

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      2. The request types and the clocks

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      3. Validity, expiry, and the stop rule

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      4. Two locate models: public stream and dedicated locator

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      5. What makes a facility locatable

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      6. At the dig face: marks, clearance, and control

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      Worked example: the Maple Hill Phase 2 locate plan

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      Field scenario: the line to the barn

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      2.3 Field scenario: your answers

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      What a failure costs

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      Leaving your own plant locatable

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      Summary & Key Terms

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      2.3 Quiz

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      Manager's takeaway: the construction stage

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      Learning Objectives

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      1. From design to IFC: what the state change means

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      2. Reading the IFC set: station, offset, bury depth, and callouts

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      3. Open-cut trenching: the section, the bury depth, and the restoration

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      4. Micro-trenching: the shallow slot

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      5. Horizontal directional drilling: pilot bore, ream, pullback

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      6. Cross-utility clearance: the tolerance zone, the test hole, and the conditions that stop a bore

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      Worked example: building the Maple Hill feeder route

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      Field scenario: the sticker on the locate sheet

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      3.1 Field scenario: your answers

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      Summary & Key Terms

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      3.1 Quiz

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      Learning Objectives

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      1. Cable preparation and the splice closure

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      2. Core-alignment fusion splicing

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      3. Three numbers for one splice

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      4. Acceptance thresholds: the splice gate and the link gate

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      5. Validation with the optical power meter

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      6. Validation with the OTDR

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      7. The validation plan and the records that survive the project

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      Worked example: accepting the Maple Hill MPT-7 route

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      Field scenario: the acceptance package that tested one way

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      3.2 Field scenario: your answers

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      Summary & Key Terms

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      3.2 Quiz

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      Learning Objectives

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      1. The duty you acquire on the day the cable goes in

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      2. The bill of materials and the four quantity states

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      3. Reel tracking: from the purchase order to the route segment

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      4. Serialized assets and the asset register

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      5. As-built conversion: from redline to verified record

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      6. The acceptance gate, and the contract that makes it real

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      Worked example: the Maple Hill Phase 1 close-out

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      Field scenario: the package that was 94 percent complete

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      3.3 Field scenario: your answers

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      Summary & Key Terms

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      3.3 Quiz

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      Manager's takeaway: the completion stage

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      Learning Objectives

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      1. What the NOC does, and the three layers it watches

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      2. How equipment reports to the NOC

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      3. Alarms: severity and response

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      4. Correlation: one fault, many alarms

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      5. Traffic and congestion metrics

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      6. GIS alarm visualization and mean time to repair

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      Worked example: the 02:14 alarm burst at Maple Hill

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      Field scenario: one alarm storm, two faults

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      4.1 Field scenario: your answers

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      Summary & Key Terms

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      4.1 Quiz

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      Learning Objectives

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      1. Quality of service and quality of experience

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      2. Where you measure decides what you prove

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      3. Optical telemetry: what the ONT reports

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      4. Wi-Fi: the last 10 meters decide the experience

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      5. Four maintenance postures

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      6. Building the maintenance schedule

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      Worked example: the MPT-11 degradation trend in Maple Hill

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      Field scenario: the loud ticket and the silent trend

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      4.2 Field scenario: your answers

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      Summary & Key Terms

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      4.2 Quiz

What Students Are Saying

Join engineering and technician professionals who've transformed their understanding of FTTH deployment and accelerated their careers in broadband infrastructure.

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This industry is a worldwide translational career opportunity — you can learn locating through CUTI and translate that knowledge into any utility locating position, anywhere in the world where utilities are buried.
Matt C.

Field Operations Manager

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It is a job that requires you to be on point at all times, but you have amazing support — we were able to get out there and achieve on the highest level. I was quickly able to earn to support and settle my family.
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Field Operations Manager

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