Pittsburg Case Study
Rolling out a 10 Gig fibre city-wide
network to over 75,000 people.
Progress and Promise
Located 37 miles northeast of San Francisco at the point where the Sacramento and San Joaquin rivers meet in Contra Costa County, Pittsburg is well known as a city of both progress and promise.
Known for reinventing its industrial centre from steel to technology, Pittsburg has recently grown into a pleasant community of landscaped parks, recreational facilities, shopping centres, affordable housing and planned business and commercial development zones.
Challenges
Limiting Digital capabilities
Prior to this project businesses and residents had limited broadband access that also lacked future proofing and economic viability. The city needed to ensure they closed the Digital Divide and continued to support their Industrial presence for the long term.
Complex projects simplified
We used our tried and tested modular programme to progress the city design from initial feasibility right through to a complete engineering design that was ready for construction and service integration.
Using our experienced team of designers who had already delivered projects across other key US states, we provided a single point of contact approach guided by Prince 2 project management methodologies. This documented approach provided great confidence to the project team.
Project challenge
Given the geography, the project had several challenges to take into account, including multiple risks from natural hazards including earthquakes, landslides, wildfires and floods. Considerations were also made to the petrochemical processing plants along the waterfront. The design therefore needed to consider these potential hazards and mitigate any risks as far as possible.
The Solution
Taking the experience from previous successful projects, NetPMD’s design experts used our unique modular approach to progress the project from initial feasibility through to a full build-ready design of a 10Gig capable fibre network and integration plan.
““The City of Pittsburg is excited for the opportunity to work with SiFi Networks to bring a fiber optic network to its residents and businesses.”
Jordan Davis,
Assistant to the City Manager
Population: 76,500
Location: California
Supporting: 25,000+ homes and over 1300 businesses