Services
Strand and lash, ADSS, make-ready, pole-line construction, and storm restoration, self-performing aerial crews under the same closeout discipline as the rest of our fiber operation.
Strand, lash, ADSS, and make-ready under one accountable crew model, from pole prep through closeout documentation.
Aerial construction lives and dies on coordination: pole owners, joint-use agreements, make-ready windows, and the loading numbers behind every span. HexTel runs aerial as part of a self-performing fiber operation, so the crew that places strand answers to the same program manager and QA standard as the crews that bore, jet, and splice the route.
Sag and tension records, pole-by-pole make-ready documentation, and GPS-captured as-builts are produced during construction. The evidence the pole owner and the carrier want at acceptance exists before the crew leaves the corridor.
Aerial is one leg of the full fiber stack, see the complete fiber services page for boring, jetting, and splicing, or jump straight to the aerial capability on the fiber page.
New strand placement, overlash on existing plant, and lashed fiber builds run by bucket-truck and lasher-rig crews. Tensioning and sag set to the pole owner's standards.
ADSS placement for routes where strand is impractical: crossings, long spans, and power-adjacent corridors. Hardware selected against span length and local wind-load conditions.
Make-ready work that clears the path for new aerial attachments: rearranging existing plant, replacing hardware, and coordinating with pole owners so the build phase is not waiting on prep.
New pole-line construction and replacements where the route needs new structures: pole sets, transfers, and retirements sequenced so existing services stay up during the rebuild.
Emergency mobilization for storm-damaged spans: temporary restoration to bring services back, then permanent rebuild with documentation the owner can take to insurance and audit.
Aerial crews operate across Texas, New Mexico, Arizona, California, Colorado, Iowa, Nebraska, and Minnesota as part of active fiber construction programs: joint-use corridors, dedicated pole lines, and storm-response work alongside boring, jetting, and splicing scopes.
Specific program metrics, span counts, and make-ready volumes are available under NDA in your scoping call.
Either model works. We can work under your existing joint-use agreements and permits, or coordinate the make-ready application process with pole owners as part of the scope. Ownership of the permit relationship is settled in scoping so nothing stalls mid-build.
Lashed construction fits routes with existing strand or where multiple cables will share the run. ADSS fits crossings, long spans, and corridors where placing strand is impractical. The call is driven by span lengths, loading, pole condition, and what the route owner's standards allow.
We dispatch the nearest available aerial crew for storm restoration, with timing confirmed on the first call. Out-of-state emergencies are routed through partner crews under our QA standards.
Yes, where the existing strand and pole loading support it. We verify strand condition and loading against the owner's standards before committing to overlash, and fall back to new strand or ADSS where the numbers do not work.
Aerial construction is one leg of the same self-performing fiber operation: boring and jetting for underground segments, splicing and testing for turn-up. One program manager runs the route end to end. See the full fiber services page for the complete OSP stack.
A 30-minute scoping call covers your route, pole owners, make-ready posture, and the cleanest path to acceptance. Bring your design package or your problem statement, we'll come prepared with the right questions.
