Since high-speed telecommunications connections have become essential today, ensuring better protection of these network infrastructures was necessary, which is now possible with the Maestro enclosure.

Standard boxes with bollards

Fibre optic network infrastructures include local distribution points called “optical nodes” in all the connected areas. The optical node, the entry point to each area, consists of an above-ground enclosure connected by an underground optical cable containing fibers for hundreds or thousands of customers. Bollards generally protect these above-ground enclosures.

Despite the protective bollards, above-ground enclosures remain vulnerable to impacts, particularly during an incident with a heavy vehicle (truck or snow loader) where contact with the cabinet is probable. The foreseeable consequence of such an impact is the movement of the cabinet on its base, which may result in the cutting of the leading optical cable, causing the interruption of service for customers connected to this optical node. Getting this strategic point back into operation can take considerable time and effort, especially during the cold season when incidents are more likely.

Furthermore, very violent winds can tear away objects and throw them all around during a hurricane, including onto above-ground cabinets containing critical equipment. We then find a situation comparable to an incident involving a heavy vehicle, with consequences like those described above. In all these circumstances, the quality of the anchoring of the above-ground enclosure becomes an important element.

A standard cabinet typically has four (4) anchors in the folded sheet metal forming the sides of the enclosure. Eight (8) large anchors are in the steel structure’s base in the Maestro cabinet, creating a solid and fixed cage in the lower part. This configuration prevents movement of the cabinet base as much as possible and, therefore, prevents accidental cutting of the leading optical cable.

The Maestro XT+ cabinet, a solution of choice

The Maestro XT+ cabinet, with its internal steel structure, is designed to protect critical components during major incidents, including climatic events. In the current context where high-speed telecommunications connections are essential, it becomes essential to strengthen the security of these network infrastructures.

Thus, although the Maestro cabinet can be used in several ways, for example, to make required energy/telecom connections for an event site, its exceptional solidity characteristics are particularly appreciated during incidents or extreme events, as seen more and more on the environmental level.

In the current context where high-speed telecommunications connections are essential, it becomes essential to strengthen the security of these network infrastructures. The Maestro XT+ cabinet, with its internal steel structure, is designed to protect critical components during major incidents, including climatic events.