Design and implementation of the fiber optic network of the Chone-Ecuador canton

Abstract

In the Chone parish of the province of Manabí, in Ecuador, the National Telecommunications Corporation of Ecuador built a fiber optic network for telecommunications services, replacing the existing copper networks, with very low speed and reliability. This article presents the planning and execution project of this network, in which a qualitative-quantitative methodology was used, based on current telecommunications project methodologies. The problem was diagnosed through unstructured interviews and field studies. Consequently, the improvement in access to the data networks of entities and households in the area has had a significant impact on the activity of small and medium-sized companies, the management of services for the population and access to distance education offered by the different institutions of the province and the country.