VCTI increases accuracy, speed of network planning with new capabilities
Raj Singh of VCTI
VCTI has announced a new set of capabilities that extend the accuracy of the cost-to-build analytics delivered by the company’s Broadband Investment Optimisation (BIO) service offering. Included in the BIO portfolio is VCTI’s PoleIQ automated field assessment tool, which was recently used by one national broadband service provider to assess aerial deployment options and uncover more than [$2 million (€1.83 million)] in savings for one deployment.
Leveraging AI, PoleIQ geo-locates and delivers a high level assessment of the health and integrity of each utility pole on the proposed network, including the possibility of space and location for installation of new wiring. The outputs enable service providers to identify and quantify route possibilities, enhancing presales activity, focusing permitting and detailed inspection resources on only the routes with the highest viability for aerial.
The data enables construction partners to accelerate their tasks, potentially eliminating weeks, if not months, of the plan to design a construction process, at a fraction of the cost. VCTI has also added more granular soil analysis, modeling data down to the census block level, so service providers and their construction partners are well-prepared for eventual digging and can plan their broadband expansion business case effectively and accurately.
“Our service provider partners need to move at warp speed to deliver the broadband services that consumers want and deserve. In an environment currently driven both by grants and intense competition, building bullet-proof business cases for every potential network expansion project is critical,” says Raj Singh, CEO of VCTI.
“Our ability to leverage big data, AI, and our sophisticated analytics to provide very accurate plans and costs at a granular level is not only allowing service providers to develop successful expansion strategies, focusing on and prioritising resources for the best opportunities. This saves them time and money and enables faster revenue and EBITDA growth,” adds Singh.
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