VETRO empowers broadband providers with tools that radically simplify all phases of the fiber network lifecycle, from planning and design to on-going network operations.  “VETRO operates in an industry that is moving at warp speed, where one cannot rest on any laurels,” said Lance McGee, Head of Product, VETRO. “Our continuous delivery of new and impactful features is a crucial part of our commitment to enable our customers’ ability to adapt to a dynamic and increasingly competitive environment.”    

The new features include: 

• Quick route offers a paradigm shift in fiber network mapping. This time-saving feature automates the process of drawing perfectly coincident lines between two points (e.g. coincident lines that represent fiber cable and the ducts), significantly enhancing accuracy and efficiency. With quick route, users can streamline cable management, improve visualization, and dramatically reduce the time spent on network design. 

• Fiber paths table provides network professionals with a comprehensive view of fiber network connections. By visualizing and analyzing the physical layout and connections within the network – now from the ‘inside out’ in addition to ‘outside-in’ – this new graph-based engine assists in bulk viewing and assignment, and in network operation, optimization, and troubleshooting. The customization options for network path data display and enhanced export capabilities facilitate seamless data sharing and collaboration. The fiber paths table is particularly valuable for identifying customers affected by network maintenance or outages. 

• Network dashboard provides users with a summary of crucial network elements, alongside relevant features displayed on the map, in highly flexible and visual reporting. This data aggregation and summary presentation enables broadband providers to track network growth, plan strategically, and respond accurately to inquiries from management, customers, and investors by tying data-driven insights directly to the network view. The network dashboard offers a dynamic storytelling capability, empowering users to present data in a visually engaging and highly informative manner. 

“Because VETRO’s FiberMap is based on a true Software as a Service (SaaS) platform, we were able to roll out these new innovations quickly and seamlessly, giving our customers a major competitive advantage in the market,” said McGee. “The new enhancements reaffirm our company’s commitment to continuous delivery of cutting-edge tools that improve accuracy, ease-of-use, efficiency, and overall network performance.”  

About VETRO  

VETRO builds software that makes it radically simpler and faster for broadband providers to plan, design, build, and operate their fiber optic networks. VETRO is the only SaaS-based GIS fiber management platform that optimizes the business value of networks by simplifying the digitization, data visualization and management of fiber assets through an open, highly accessible and precise system of record for network assets.  Our map-based SaaS platform is easier to use and more powerful than traditional tools and enables network operators and ISPs to benefit from a modern, integrated, and connected digital hub for their physical network assets.  VETRO is leveraged by broadband providers for the entire lifecycle of fiber optic networks.  vetrofibermap.com. 

With 10,000 miles of fiber to design, build and operate across California, VETRO’s cloud-native mapping and fiber management platform will simplify and accelerate the implementation of the massive state-run project

Portland, ME, MAY 2, 2023 — VETRO, a provider of the market-leading, user-friendly cloud-native fiber management system has been selected as the system of record for what will be the nation’s largest broadband network. When complete, California’s 10,000-mile fiber network will enable affordable and reliable connectivity to unserved and underserved communities throughout the state.

Through the construction and connection stages and into the future, the network will require a powerful system to identify, map, and manage every single strand of fiber—each about the thickness of a hair—with precision. VETRO helps to fully optimize the business value of the network by radically simplifying the digitization, data visualization, and management of fiber assets.

“We’re excited to partner with California’s middle-mile broadband team to aid their efforts to accelerate the deployment of high-speed fiber to ultimately connect underserved and unserved communities throughout the state. The VETRO team is eager to contribute to this meaningful impact on people’s lives,” said Will Mitchell, VETRO CEO.

VETRO FiberMap is an intuitive network mapping and fiber management GIS platform. Built on an open technology stack, delivered in the cloud, and designed for true ease of use, VETRO’s mapping and fiber asset inventory software brings efficiencies to network owners, operators, and internet service providers (ISPs). VETRO replaces standalone GIS mapping tools and spreadsheets with a robust and managed mapping inventory of the network and connectivity. The open API architecture enables integrations with complementary technologies like business support system and operations support system (BSS/OSS), auto design, construction management, and more.

Once fully built, the middle mile network will serve as the fiber backbone connecting ISPs in local communities to the world, enabling economic development, digital equity, and a better quality of life. But to achieve the lofty goal of better connectivity, an extensive process of creating and comparing build, cost, and revenue scenarios must occur to ensure optimal deployment strategies.  The state has already embarked on its collaboration with VETRO by utilizing VETRO’s services to facilitate initial project stages, including training and network design.

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About VETRO

VETRO builds software that makes it radically simpler and faster for broadband providers to plan, design, build, and operate their fiber optic networks. VETRO is the only SaaS-based GIS fiber management platform that optimizes the business value of networks by simplifying the digitization, data visualization and management of fiber assets through an open, highly accessible and precise system of record for network assets.  Our map-based SaaS platform is easier to use and more powerful than traditional tools and enables network operators and ISPs to benefit from a modern, integrated, and connected digital hub for their physical network assets.  VETRO is leveraged by broadband providers for all phases of fiber optic network vetrofibermap.com.

About the Middle-Mile Broadband Initiative

Since Governor Gavin Newsom signed Senate Bill 156 into law in July 2021, the state has fast-tracked the development of the middle-mile broadband network to ensure Californians can benefit from the opportunities provided by increased broadband access, which is critical to achieving digital equity and inclusion in the state.

Senate Bill 156, sponsored by Senate President pro Tempore Toni Atkins and Assembly Speaker Anthony Rendon, included $3.25 billion to develop a statewide, open access, state-owned Middle Mile broadband network – high-capacity fiber lines that carry larger amounts of data at higher speeds over longer distances between local networks and the world. The 2022 budget package allocated an additional $550 million in future General Fund resources for the Middle Mile Broadband Initiative.

It is estimated that one in five Californians does not have an adequate internet connection. Once the Middle Mile network is complete, local carriers will have access to the network to provide communities with direct service to homes and businesses, as well as reduced-cost or free broadband internet service for those who are eligible.

Integration Eliminates Swivel-Chair Operations and Duplicate Data Entry by Providing Real-Time Visibility for Service Locations, Installation Status, and Service Type

Portland, ME, May 2, 2023 – In a surging fiber broadband market, network owners and operators remain competitive by planning and deploying fiber networks rapidly and cost effectively. A new technical integration announced today between VETRO, a leading global provider of open, cloud-native fiber management systems of record, and COS Systems, a premier maker of cloud-hosted software used to manage broadband networks around the world, will do just that — providing network operators and internet service providers (ISPs) an automated end-to-end solution to streamline fiber network management. The integrative approach between the two companies will lead to greater efficiencies in areas ranging from planning to operations, reducing critical time to market.

“With soaring demand for true high-speed connectivity, the broadband industry needs to deliver network infrastructure that keeps pace. We’re delighted to partner with the forward-thinking, innovative team at COS Systems to help our shared customers seamlessly leverage VETRO’s best-in-class fiber management system,” said Will Mitchell, VETRO CEO. “Our open API, cloud-native platform enables seamless integration between VETRO’s system of record and OSS/BSS tools offered by COS to help network operators save significant time and money with the service provisioning and billing associated with their fiber networks.”

Leveraging VETRO’s network mapping data along with the COS Business Engine, joint VETRO and COS customers can now plan and design networks based on confirmed demand, optimizing fiber build outs. Field crews installing equipment have direct access to fiber circuit paths and network design; as drops are completed and Optical Network Terminals (ONTs) are installed, status changes are updated in real time, driving serviceability.

Network operators can easily identify and troubleshoot issues and respond to outages and service requests quickly. Various departments — engineering and billing for example — are working from the same set of data in real time, eliminating repetitive “swivel chair” operations and ensuring data integrity.

“With our integration, we’re marrying two industry-leading platforms to provide network operators with a holistic view of their network,” says Mikael Philipsson, CEO, COS Systems. “Today’s dynamic broadband environment requires thoughtful, collaborative approaches and we are proud to work with VETRO to deliver a solution that compresses deployment time, drives down errors, and provides real-time visibility and monitoring. The powerful combination of the COS Business Engine and VETRO’s always-accurate system of record offers a smart, automated end-to-end solution, with thousands of validations and cross-referencing to ensure data integrity.”

To learn more about the integration or to request a demo, please visit vetrofibermap.com/demo.

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About COS

COS Systems delivers cloud-hosted software to plan, build, and manage broadband networks globally. COS Business Engine is a proven network management solution (BSS/OSS) supporting Service Providers and Open Access networks. The end-to-end platform provides subscriber self-service and digital sales and marketing through an online marketplace. Service orders will be automatically activated within a minute and billing follows with no operator interaction.  It offers a great user experience, increasing take rates and revenue. Learn more about COS Systems at cossystems.com

About VETRO 

VETRO builds software that makes it radically simpler and faster for broadband providers to plan, design, deploy, and operate their fiber optic networks. Our map-based SaaS platform is easier to use and more powerful than traditional tools, and enables network owners, operators and sponsors to benefit from a modern, integrated, and connected digital hub for their physical network assets. Learn more about VETRO at vetrofibermap.com.

March 27, 2023, Portland, ME – In today’s white-hot broadband market, access to accurate data and system integration is more important than ever. VETRO, a leading provider of easy-to-use cloud-native fiber management solutions driving networks worldwide and Camvio, a next-generation billing solution software system (BSS/OSS) used by a growing number of communication service providers, today announced a new strategic partnership to enable ISPs to seamlessly integrate data to manage their business more effectively streamlining provisioning and servicing while improving billing and customer service.

“We are excited to partner with Camvio because we respect and admire the modern, innovative software platform and the team behind it.  And because together we can help our customers save time and money and improve operations by bridging the physical network data in VETRO with the customer data in Camvio,” said Will Mitchell, VETRO CEO. “As highly compatible open API, cloud-native platforms, we’re able to make integrations simple and fast. The powerful combination of VETRO’s visual system of record — which houses all of the critical information related to the network — with Camvio’s market-leading billing and support system delivers tangible business value to our joint customers who are looking to leverage these systems seamlessly together.”

Using VETRO’s network mapping data to drive serviceability, customers with Camvio subscriptions can now provision and service accurately and quickly, bill faster, and reduce the time to get paid. Network operators no longer need to copy and paste data, hop from app to app, or send a truck to validate serviceability and location status. The seamless data integration resulting from VETRO’s open API platform makes it easy to sync customer records with network maps through precise, validated service locations so ISPs know which customers have service and those that don’t. Customers can be identified in real time as “ready to connect,” making it easier and faster to issue invoices and statements while reducing payment cycle times to support healthy cash flow.  With simplified workflows, ISPs can also reduce wait times for provisioning and offer a more cohesive customer experience.

“ISPs need solutions that maximize operational efficiencies. This partnership closes the data gap for our customers,” said Jennifer Logsdon, CEO & Founder, Camvio. “VETRO’s open API platform and “master map data” seamlessly integrate with our intuitive software, enabling our users to associate services with precise service locations and zones. Internet subscribers are happy to be connected sooner and our customers are getting paid faster. What could be better than that?”

To learn more about the integration or to request a demo, please visit vetrofibermap.com/demo.

About Camvio 

Camvio is a next-generation billing solution designed to support enterprises in the communications space by delivering an intuitive platform coupled with proactive analytics. With a focus on simplicity, Camvio offers a powerful software platform that’s painless and cost-effective to implement. Enabling growth, Camvio’s billing solutions solve problems and produce revenue. To learn more, visit camv.io.

About VETRO

VETRO builds software that makes it radically simpler and faster for broadband providers to plan, design, build, and operate their fiber optic networks. VETRO is the only SaaS-based GIS fiber management platform that optimizes the business value of networks by simplifying the digitization, data visualization and management of fiber assets through an open, highly accessible and precise system of record for network assets.  Our map-based SaaS platform is easier to use and more powerful than traditional tools and enables network operators and ISPs to benefit from a modern, integrated, and connected digital hub for their physical network assets.  VETRO is leveraged by broadband providers for all phases of fiber optic network lifecycle, from planning and design to building and operation.

The company has made a significant investment in talent and technology to make VETRO FiberMap faster, smarter, and ready to scale, modernizing and redefining how fiber networks are planned, designed, built, and operated. In a pivotal moment for America and the world, VETRO is primed to be the platform that powers broadband equity by enabling operators and owners to digitize, visualize, and operationalize their network data.

The challenge of making the sprawling complexity and intricacy of networks visible and operational has long frustrated network owners and software developers alike, and solutions have fallen short. While other industries have streamlined and scaled with the productivity, centralized knowledge, and democratized data that has become the standard in enterprise cloud business software, telecommunications operators have struggled to design, manage, market, and sell network assets with decades-old technology and disjointed collections of single-use apps.

Now, in this critical moment when the world is looking to these same network operators to modernize connectivity and bridge the digital divide, VETRO is empowering them with the intuitive tools, techniques and aesthetic of truly disruptive software. With the ability to render spatial data more quickly than ever before, users are able to operationalize and query their network data at scale and on demand and leverage new insights to uncover new opportunities for expansion, revenue, cost efficiencies, and customer satisfaction.

“VETRO is our partner in innovation,” said Andrew Eubank, VP of Fiber at Visionary Broadband. “We chose VETRO for the simplicity, scalability, and responsiveness of the team. Very few companies have shown such a commitment to making their product work for their users, and we’re excited to use the power of the VETROFiberMap platform to accelerate our deployment even further.”

The latest enhancements to the platform build on the already best-in-class features with deeper, clearer network visibility, more flexibility to explore and filter data, and more powerful insights in a scalable, secure, and future-proof framework. All of this is available in real time to anyone in the organization, served up how and when they need it.

“We talk a lot about ‘underserved’ communities’ when it comes to connectivity, and in a way these providers have been underserved themselves when it comes to access to the tools and technology they need to rise to this unprecedented opportunity,” said Will Mitchell, CEO and Cofounder of VETRO. “We worked with operators to understand their needs and built this platform to empower them with a solution that modernizes their operations and brings their data to life. Creating a digital home for the physical internet is the true disruptive power of VETRO.”

About VETRO Inc.

VETRO is a SaaS software company delivering unparalleled internet infrastructure intelligence through a unique mapping platform. We deliver the world’s best map-based SaaS platform to plan, design, build and operate the internet infrastructure that enables a connected and sustainable world. VETRO is built for ISPs and others who own or manage fiber networks and need a fiber specific asset management platform. At VETRO, we are passionate about enabling better connectivity for all, and delivering disruptive digital transformation for all Communications Service Providers. 

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VETRO will be the platform of record for ConnectMaine to leverage as a central hub for all planning, mapping, and infrastructure data and provide easy collaboration across the ecosystem of stakeholders with transparency, accountability, scalability, efficiency and impact.

The announcement today comes on the heels of Maine Governor Janet Mills’ recently unveiled $150 million proposal to improve the state’s high-speed internet access. ConnectMaine will be a part of a new broadband authority to coordinate use of funds in Maine. 

“Reliable access to high speed broadband will transform Maine’s workforce development, education, health care, and communities. But our success depends on access to information,” said Peggy Schaffer, Executive Director of ConnectMaine Authority. “VETRO’s Broadband Intelligence Platform delivers next-level data that we can easily operationalize to drive our decision-making. It gives all stakeholders real-time visibility, transparency, and accountability. It ensures that we are maximizing the impact of our investments to benefit our communities.” 

VETRO’s suite of tools for state broadband initiatives goes well beyond mapping, delivering a combination of software, services and data tailor-made for statewide connectivity initiatives like the ConnectMaine project. Based on GIS to enable unprecedented flexibility and insight, VETRO transforms large sets of disparate data into seamless network plans, ROI reporting, transparent public resources and a comprehensive picture of digital divide successes and continued needs. 

“This is a transformational moment for the U.S. and the state of Maine,” said Will Mitchell, VETRO CEO and Co-founder. “We are at a turning point driven by the largest investment in communications infrastructure in the history of our nation. As a Maine-based company, VETRO is honored to support the work of ConnectMaine to make the most of this moment on behalf of all Mainers.”

The state of Maine has set a goal of expanding the availability of broadband to connect 95% of potential subscriber locations by 2025.

About VETRO Inc:

VETRO is a SaaS software company delivering unparalleled internet infrastructure intelligence through a unique mapping platform. We deliver the world’s best map-based SaaS platform to plan, design, build and operate the internet infrastructure that enables a connected and sustainable world. VETRO is built for ISPs and others who own or manage fiber networks and need a fiber specific asset management platform. At VETRO, we are passionate about enabling better connectivity for all, and delivering disruptive digital transformation for all Communications Service Providers. Learn more at VETROFibermap.com. 

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Serving Oregon, Idaho, and Nevada since 1990, OIU has worked tirelessly to modernize the telecommunications facilities in these areas with new, digital equipment and improving service quality for their customers, including the introduction of broadband beginning in 2007.

As demand for broadband grows among the business and residential area OUI serves, they are leveraging the latest technologies including VETRO Fibermap to increase the availability of broadband to more customers and deliver faster broadband speed to their existing fiber customers. We are pleased to be the platform that is streamlining OIU’s continued mission to modernize telecommunications through access to high-speed internet.

To learn more about Oregon Idaho Utilities and their forward-thinking approach to serving their customers now and through the years to come, visit their website.

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The local broadband initiatives included in Cohort 2 are the Town of Rome, the Town of Northport, Greater East Grand Region Broadband, Mount Desert, Southwest Waldo County Broadband Coalition, Mid-Coast Internet Coalition, and the Town of Sebago.

“There is nothing more exciting to me personally than to be able to apply the technology that VETRO has built to improving internet connectivity in my home state of Maine,” said Will Mitchell, VETRO Co-founder and CEO. “We want to enable towns all around the state to jump the line to future-proof fiber networks. That level of connectivity will allow communities, businesses, and residents to thrive in our new digital economy.”

Through the VETRO Cares program, all participants receive a six-month subscription to the VETRO Fibermap platform, training and ongoing user support, and broadband planning and design capabilities with access to mission-critical state and federal data sets. Representatives from each initiative will meet monthly to discuss their progress, challenges, and learnings, guided by VETRO’s Vice President of Broadband Strategy, Brian Mefford.

“We are so pleased to be able to extend the benefits of this program to a second group of community broadband initiatives,” said Mefford. “Maine communities deserve real-time broadband intelligence that informs an array of project options, supports communication with providers and local constituents, and accelerates deployments. We are excited to see how the VETRO platform and this collaborative effort can make an impact in bringing broadband internet to more residents of Maine.”

VETRO Cares launched in November of 2020 with an initial cohort of 9 participants who are now actively leveraging the data-driven insights provided by the VETRO platform to carry out their plans to expand broadband access to unserved and underserved populations in areas across Maine.

“VETRO has been a great resource in my work with broadband committees in the towns of Harrison and Naples,” said Clara McCool, Broadband Equity Fellow, Resilience Corps – AmeriCorps Program, Greater Portland Council of Governments. “One of the biggest assets has been the ability to put all of our data in one place — we can upload data on speed tests, served vs. unserved locations, and survey results to paint a clearer picture of what internet service is actually like in these communities, and figure out the best solutions for them. It also will be helpful to capture images of unserved areas to send into ConnectMaine to qualify for grant funding. The cost analysis feature will be incredibly useful in preparing us with knowledge about network design and cost going into conversations with ISPs, and will help us communicate plans to the public.”

VETRO aims to empower communities, non-profits, and network planners, owners and operators that are seeking or have received public funding by equipping them with the technology solutions needed to deploy critically important fiber optic network infrastructure successfully.

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Register here.
 

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Read more on VETRO FiberMap. 

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