Practical guides for fiber network management.
Long-form resources for ISPs, coops, and engineering teams — network mapping, FTTH design, BEAD documentation, and platform migration. Written for operators, aligned to how MapItRight actually works.
Fiber Network Mapping: The Complete Guide for ISPs and Operators
What fiber network mapping actually means in a GIS, why spreadsheets and CAD drawings fail at scale, how to evaluate mapping software, and how to migrate without losing connectivity data.
The Complete Guide to FTTH Network Design
Architecture choices, the six phases of an FTTH project, splitter strategy, BEAD-aligned design practices, and the mistakes that are cheapest to fix before construction starts.
BEAD Program Fiber Software Buyer's Guide
What BEAD sub-grantees actually need from fiber software, eight capabilities worth evaluating, and how to avoid rebuilding compliance data every reporting cycle.
How to Migrate Off Esri Utility Network: A Telecom-Focused Playbook
Esri's Geometric Network is gone. This playbook compares staying in Esri versus leaving, outlines realistic costs, and gives a phased migration plan for fiber operators moving to a purpose-built platform.
The BEAD Buyer's Guide and Esri Migration Playbook include additional sections beyond the free preview. Book a short demo and we'll send the full guide — no sales pitch required if you only want the document.
Fiber network management — questions we hear often.
A CAD drawing shows where plant was planned at a point in time. A fiber GIS models cables, strands, splices, splitters, and premises as connected records you can query, trace, and export. CAD is useful for exhibits; it is not a network inventory system.