Ethernet Cablelink

Ethernet Cablelink enables CPs to connect a licensed facility within an exchange either internally to another licensed facility, or externally to their network. It can be used to connect equipment installed in different licensed areas in the same exchange or it can be used to connect equipment in a licensed facility to either new or existing external fibre connections.

How it works

Ethernet Cablelink is a simple cable connection, which lets you connect a licensed facility to your own network or to non-adjacent licensed facilities within the same site. It’s used for a number of purposes including backhaul connectivity, FTTx scale build and Radio Base Station Backhaul (due to 5G mobile network growth).

We offer 4 different variants of Ethernet Cablelink:

• Internal Variant 1: Installs an internal grade multi-fibre cable connecting two non-adjacent licensed facilities, within the same exchange, together.  The internal cable can consist of either 12, 24 or 48 fibres.
• Internal Variant 3: Installs an internal grade multi-fibre cable connecting a licensed facility to a node in the exchange cable chamber, within the exchange, enabling connectivity to a CPs existing external network presence.   The internal cables can consist of either 12, 24 or 48 fibres.
• External Variant: Pulls in either a single 24, 48, 96, 144 or 288 fibre external grade cable, gifted by a CP, from an agreed point of handover, either an Openreach handover box or an Exchange Manhole (if the CP is PIA enabled), to the exchange cable chamber. This is then spliced to either a 12, 24, 48, 96 or one of multiple 144 fibre internal cables, according to the CPs requirement, which is route and terminated to a licensed facility in the exchange.
• Cell Site Variant: Installation of a 24 fibre cable from your licensed facility within the exchange building to an external Cell Site located on the rooftop or within the curtilage of the same exchange building. 
  
  We also offer two types of internal cable termination on a licensed facility:
  
  
• Coiled Cable: leaves the internal cable(s) coiled on top of or by the side of the licensed facility, with enough cable to reach the bottom of the licensed facility.
• Optional Patch Panel: offers installation of a 12, 24 or 48 port optical patching shelf into a licensed facility for any variants where the CP requires a 12, 24 or 48 fibre cable.

• Cablelink uses direct fibre connectivity within the exchange – so you don’t need extra space.
• Cablelink provides flexible connectivity options that include a choice of cable sizes, quantifiable splicing requirements and the option to request patch panel installation.