OUR CLIENTS ARE OUR PARTNERS

Since every location is different, there is no one design that will create a great broadband network for everyone, so we take a partnership attitude with our clients. As a partner, we work to understand who you are and what’s unique about how you serve your customers. Understanding this – and working closely with you throughout – we can deliver the correct product to meet your needs.

We currently work or have worked with partners in NC, TN, VA, MI, FL, and IL. Below are highlights of some current work.

Great Lakes Energy – FTTH Turnkey Buildout

In 2017, Wolf Line Construction (WLC) started their partnership with Great Lakes Energy Cooperative (GLE) located in Boyne City, Michigan.  GLE’s territory is one of the largest of the rural coops, encompasses 26 counties in western and northern Michigan, and serves 125,000 customers.  GLE brought WLC on board early in the planning process to collaborate with the team and help develop the construction plan for building their 125-mile core backbone fiber optic network for high-speed internet and unlimited voice services.  As a result, the transitions from design, to ordering materials, to construction went smoothly and construction operations were efficient, and the work was completed in 7 months.

GLE is branding the service Truestream to reflect its focus on innovation, technology, and loyalty to its membership.  Plans range from speeds of 100 MB to 1 GB (1,000 MB) per second.  WLC went on to build the FTTH network, hooking up homes in two counties in 2018, and installing over 1000 miles of fiber in 8 months in 2019.  Expansion of the fiber network will continue for several years, with the intention of reaching all parts of GLE’s 26-county service territory.  We are proud to partner with GLE and be on the team to bring high speed broadband to their members.

Mid-Carolina Electric Cooperative (MCEC) – FTTH Deployment

MCEC is the fifth largest of the twenty electric cooperatives in South Carolina serving 47,000 members.  In 2016, Wolf Line Construction (WLC) partnered with MCEC to construct 45 miles of their core fiber backbone to connect substations and provide FTTH high-speed internet.  WLC worked closely with MCEC to provide essential planning information which helped streamline the material delivery and the construction schedule.  WLC’s crews have certified lineman who installed Titan RTD terminals and ADSS fiber optic cable in the power space on the distribution system.  WLC also supported the buildout with our staff of engineers, safety personnel, and project managers.  

In 2017, WLC installed more than 670 miles of ADSS cable and RTD terminals in the FTTH buildout.