The document discusses dark fiber, which refers to unused fiber optic cables. In the late 1990s, many companies invested heavily in laying fiber optic infrastructure but went bankrupt after the dotcom bubble burst, leaving behind dark fiber. Today, dark fiber is in high demand for cloud computing and streaming services. The business model involves leasing dark fiber to customers so they can set up private fiber networks. The project scope involves licensing dark fiber arrangements that allow customers to connect their own equipment to the fiber network and transmit signals. Customers are responsible for trouble reporting and repairs. The dark fiber solution will be provided to select customers approved by marketing.

1. Project Solutioning
Meeting
Fiber Leasing R2
GUNJAN NEGI
12 01 2018

2. Agenda
 What’s Dark Fiber
 History
 Questions/Feedback

3. Origin of Dark Fibers!
 In late 1990s, before Dotcom bubble – there was a period of
extreme investment optimism.
 Companies did investment on telecom & fiber as a great future
investment.
 A large portion of these funds were invested on optical fibers
nationwide to enhance telecom infra.
 After 2000(dotcom bubble bursts), these funds dried up.
 Companies went bankrupt & abandoned the plan of utilizing
these fibers.
 They were left with DARK FIBERS - The Unused or ‘dark’
infrastructure with a mix of cabling, switches and repeaters.

4. Business Need &
Business Model
 Today, the continued increase in internet traffic volume due to shifts from
companies toward cloud computing and internet streaming by individuals will
increase the demand for bandwidth (IOT, Cloud Platforms etc.)
 All require a large data communications infrastructure that can scale rapidly,
predictably, and on demand.
 The current Business Model is to lease the Dark Fiber to a client to create their
own privately operated optical fiber network
 Falling lease prices and increasing bandwidth needs have caused the industry's
performance to pick up in recent years.
 Advantages:
 Less fiber cost: Many of the dark fiber sites are near to customer location
 Use of bandwidth redundancy too.
 Fiber Optics allow Different Wavelength Division Multiplexing (DWDM)

5. Project Scope
 Fiber Licensing Arrangements will enable the Telecom customer to
license the use of Telecom Company fibers such that they may connect
their own fiber optic transmission equipment to the fiber and have the
customer’s signal transmitted over the Telecom Company Fiber facility
to the distant end.
 Telecom Company will construct fiber for customers with approved
applications for the service.
 The Fiber License customer is responsible for all charges associated with
the fiber license and can then use those fibers to transmit their data as
needed.
 The customer is also required to identifying any fiber failures and
provide all necessary trouble report information required to enable
Telecom Company to understand what fibers have failed so that they
may be repaired.

6. Project Scope (Contd.)
 Provide Dark Fiber solution for select customers as determined by marketing review of
opportunities submitted for approval by Sales. Allow for Fiber Fronthaul Optional features:
 Site acquisition and leasing
 Attachment permissions
 Power
 Permitting (Joint Permitting)
 Fiber Cable placement
 Pole placement
 Power
 Installation of Customer equipment
 Maintenance of customer equipment - Sparing
 CO – Space arrangements