A procedure for providing fiber optic service to users in living units inside a multidwelling unit (MDU) building having an outside wall or faade. A number of connection enclosures are fixed on the faade along a path extending in the region of a set of living units to be serviced via associated drop lines. A feeder cable containing fibers assigned to service the living units is routed through the enclosures. Inside a given enclosure, fibers of a given drop line are connected to a set of fibers in the feeder cable that are assigned to service a living unit with which the line is associated. Before the drop lines pass through the faade to enter the living units, the lines are managed over the faade by inserting them into one or more cable support members that are fastened to the faade and in which the feeder cable is also inserted for support.

Herein is described a fixing of unitary construction for securing an article to a surface, comprising; a coupling arrangement (104), for coupling the article to the fixing, wherein the fixing comprises barbs (114) which increase the friction between the fixing and the hole; and an elongate member (106) extending from the coupling arrangement; the elongate member comprising a bend (108) which is located substantially midway along the length of the elongate member, the bend defining a first portion (110) and second portion (112) of the elongate member; wherein the first and second portions are resiliently biased away from each other, and the first portion extends between the coupling arrangement and the bend, and the second portion extends towards the coupling arrangement from the bend, forming a gap suitable for the article, between the second portion and the coupling arrangement; wherein the gap size is adjusted by varying the distance between the first and second portions of the elongate member.

A fiber connector plug includes a main housing sleeved over a periphery of a fiber and a first locking structure disposed on an outer surface of the main housing, where the first locking structure is used to fit a second locking structure on a fiber adapter, the first locking structure includes a sliding member and a locking part, the locking part is fastened to the main housing, and the sliding member is slidably connected between a first position and a second position to the main housing; the locking part is located between the sliding member and a ferrule; and when the sliding member is located in the first position, the sliding member fits the locking part to jointly lock the second locking structure.

An apparatus has a chassis having a base. A first wall extends substantially perpendicularly from the base at a first edge of the base. The first wall is configured to be a first attachment point for an optical cable comprising one or more optical sensors. An opposing second wall extends substantially perpendicularly from the base at a second edge of the base. A mobile attachment point is configured to be a second attachment point for the optical cable. A spring is coupled to the second wall and the mobile attachment point. The spring is configured to provide a specified force as the mobile attachment point moves.

Systems and method for installing a fiber network include causing one or more cameras to capture a plurality of photographs of an installation area; obtaining the plurality of photographs and causing processing of the plurality of photographs to provide one or more remote visualizations of the installation area; utilizing the one or more remote visualizations to determine an optimal route for trenching fiber cables; and installing the fiber network based on the determined optimal route.