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Openreach taps VR startup for 3D fibre planning

2025-09-29T12:51:00

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Source: Digitalnauts

Openreach adds another weapon to its fibre building arsenal through Glasgow startup, using VR mapping to accelerate the cable routing process.

This article includes:

  • Themes: 3D modelling; Cable routing; Cost reduction; Digital transformation; Engineering innovation; Fibre rollout; Infrastructure planning; LiDAR scanning; Network deployment; Real-time collaboration; Smartphone scanning; Survey efficiency; Telecoms acceleration; Virtual reality (VR).
  • Events: London pilot; Nationwide rollout; Platform deployment; Survey trials.
  • People: Andy Whale; Mark Baxter.
  • Geographic: Glasgow; London; United Kingdom (UK).
  • Organisations: Digitalnauts; HoloPlan; Openreach.

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