Your Report Tracks Footage Placed.
Not Splices, OTDR Readings, or Pull Tension.
Your daily report says “4,200 ft of fiber placed.” It doesn’t mention which handholes were spliced, what the OTDR readings were, or whether pull tension exceeded limits. POD captures it all from one voice report.
What Your Fiber Report Is Missing
Splice completions undocumented until closeout
Your daily report says "4,200 ft of fiber placed." It doesn't mention which handholes were spliced, what the OTDR readings were, or whether pull tension exceeded limits. Splice records live on paper sheets in the fusion van, disconnected from daily progress.
OTDR test results filed separately from construction records
Splice technicians capture bi-directional OTDR traces on a laptop. Those files sit on a hard drive until someone requests them. If a splice fails acceptance testing months later, tracing it back to the crew, date, and conditions means hunting through folders.
Pull tension exceedances go unreported
Cable manufacturers specify maximum pulling tension. When a pull goes hard — tight bends, collapsed conduit, excess lubricant drying — the crew fights through it. The daily report records footage placed, not the 600 lbs of tension on a cable rated for 500.
Material consumption disconnected from route progress
Fiber reels, conduit footage, splice closures, and handholes are tracked in a materials spreadsheet. Route progress is tracked in the daily report. Nobody reconciles the two until a reel count doesn't match placed footage and the PM starts asking questions.
How POD Captures Reel to Splice
Splice-point status tracking per handhole
Every handhole and splice point on the route is tracked individually — pending, in-progress, testing, complete. Voice-report splice completions from the field and POD updates the route map in real time with completion status and crew assignment.
OTDR results linked to splice location and fiber number
POD captures OTDR bi-directional test results per fiber with splice loss values, reflectance readings, and pass/fail against ITU-T G.652 thresholds. Every result tied to a specific cable sheath mark, fiber number, and handhole for full traceability.
Pull tension monitoring with automatic flagging
Record pull tension per conduit segment. POD flags any reading above 80% of the cable manufacturer's rated limit and requires engineering sign-off for pulls exceeding the threshold. No more undocumented tension exceedances.
Material consumption synced to route segments
Fiber reel consumption, conduit footage placed, splice closures used, and handhole installations all tied to specific route segments. POD calculates waste percentage and flags any segment where material usage deviates from the bill of materials by more than 10%.
Live Route Visualization
Watch cable pulls animate along the conduit route, splice points flip from pending to complete, and OTDR results appear at tested endpoints.
Fiber Network Metrics — Reel to Splice
Live KPIs from POD tracking splice completion milestones and material consumption against budget.
Material Budget
Template Highlights
Route Segment Progress
Per-segment conduit footage, fiber placement, and splice completion with schedule variance against the route design
OTDR Test Registry
Every splice point with bi-directional loss readings, pass/fail status, and linkage to cable sheath marks and fiber assignments
Pull Tension Log
Maximum and average tension per pull section with automatic flagging against manufacturer limits and conduit condition notes
Material Burn Tracker
Fiber reel consumption vs budget, conduit footage placed vs ordered, waste percentage, and remaining inventory by route segment
“We had 14 splice points fail acceptance testing on a 288-count build. Without POD, tracing those splices back to the crew, date, and conditions would have taken two weeks of digging through paper logs. POD had every OTDR reading, pull tension, and cable sheath mark linked in one report. We resolved all 14 in three days.”
— Outside Plant Manager, Tier 2 Fiber Provider
Frequently Asked Questions
Stop Losing Splice Records to Paper Logs
See how POD tracks every splice point, OTDR reading, and pull tension from a single voice report.
Last updated: March 2026