On July 17th 2007 Bering Sea Environmental, Inc. completed a “gift” to the city and county of Honolulu. This task was a 12 strand single mode fiber connection of two buildings approximately 100 feet apart. The task took place on a very busy street with significant emergency vehicle interferences; the BSEN traffic control crew had their hands full!

In an effort to streamline operations with high-speed communications, The City and County of Honolulu has installed and certified a new fiber optic technology to be used in existing roadways and pedestrian areas. This utilizes MicroDuct and air blown fiber solution for high speed connectivity in the most cost effective, timely and future proof manner. High capacity networks can now be deployed using an alternate method to traditional trenching in the most non-intrusive and environmentally friendly manner.

This first MicroDuct installation was completed and donated to the City and County of Honolulu in an effort to further promote this revolutionary technology. The network was completed within the business day and connected high-speed fiber optic communications between the Honolulu Medical Examiners Building and the City Department of Health building in downtown Honolulu.

The team consisted of a coordinated effort between Hawaii’s Department of Information Technology Chief Information Officer Gordon Bruce, Edward Sun President of Sun Global LLC and the generous donation of product by Mike Plotnikoff from Lite Access Technology, the installation of the product by Dean Hughes and the Hawaii office of Bering Sea Environmental, and the testing and connection by Total Control Solutions.

The MicroDuct and air blown fiber solution will satisfy this immediate application at the Medical Examiner’s location. Additionally, projects that had to be postponed due to the high quoted costs can now be satisfied using this technology. Mr. Bruce was referenced as saying “We appreciate this gift to the City and County of Honolulu.”

The project was completed by local Hawaii BSEN staffing operating the slab saw, installing the duct and fiber. This “gift” will result in future work in the Fiber field for BSEN crews.