Fiber broadband has become a necessary part of residential network, security and audio-visual installations. As of 2024, over 50% of US homes have access to fiber-based internet with over 69 million homes already connected with fiber. Thanks to $55 billion in allocated government infrastructure spending, this number is expected to grow beyond 91 million homes by 2027.

And regardless of whether you focus on new construction or remodels, your customers need the speed and bandwidth of a fiber connection: 89% of homes subscribe to a streaming video service, 66% of homes rely on a web-connected smart TV, and 31% of homes feature a web-based security system. These trends are driving the state-by-state growth in fiber providers and broadband coverage as shown in the table below.

So how does this affect CI integrators? Is your business comfortable sourcing and installing the fiber broadband demarcation equipment?

For many, this is an uncomfortable question: you need to understand fiber cables and connectors, the installation process and where to source broadband compliant product. Realistically, many integrators leave the demarcation to a third-party firm even if the house is being built months (or sometimes years) before installation of the service connection. Why leave the property aesthetics and cable paths to chance? And why introduce a potentially competitive third-party installer?

Thanks to LightSpeed Technologies®, installing professional and compliant fiber-to-the-home can now be done by anyone without the need to terminate cable and connectors.

LightSpeed Technologies has streamlined fiber-to-the-home with all-in-one, affordable kits that eliminate the need to terminate cable and connectors. The kits include everything required to route a broadband connection from an outdoor service location to an indoor demarcation point, quickly providing internet service to ONTs and modems.

The most popular kit — the LightSpeed Technologies FTTX-K10 — is designed for both production and custom installations.

Unlike other demarcation wiring systems that require a confusing variety of components and interconnects, the FTTX-K10 tackles almost any project with only two components: (1) a low-profile indoor enclosure that mounts to any standard single gang box or trim ring, and (2) an innovative outdoor enclosure with 150 feet of factory-terminated built-in fiber optic cable. Integrators simply mount the outdoor enclosure, route the cable to the indoor demarcation location, connect the indoor enclosure, and plug-in the service feed and ONT equipment.

To accommodate a wide variety of building constructions and cable paths, the FTTX-K10 features ultra-flexible, micro-armored, broadband-ready simplex single mode fiber that supports water exposure, UV exposure and stapling in place. An included bullet-style pulling eye and toolless snap-on SC/APC fiber connector accommodates cable paths as small as ¼” in diameter.

The FTTX-K10 kit is ideal for installations where affordable, quick, consistent, reliable and aesthetically pleasing fiber optic service connections are required. And its streamlined design allows anyone to deploy a broadband connection without fiber optic tools, testers or specialized training.

Additional information on the FTTX-K10 kit, as well as other fiber-to-the-home and business solutions, is available from FutureReadySolutions.com.

For those new to fiber, Future Ready Solutions also offers fiber optic training and downloadable quick reference guides online or by contacting info@futurereadysolutions.com.