Private Conduit
A dedicated duct pathway for organizations that need ownership-level control over cable placement, fiber count, maintenance coordination, and long-term infrastructure planning.
Know what you control and what we own.
Final responsibilities are defined in the executed agreement and route design. These are the operating principles DRDI uses to frame the first technical conversation.
- What exactly is provided?
- DRDI provides access to a contractually defined conduit pathway between qualified endpoints. The scope can include duct access, vault and handhole coordination, engineering records, and agreed maintenance responsibilities.
- Who owns the optics?
- The customer owns its electronics and typically owns or controls the cable installed in the dedicated conduit. Exact cable ownership and installation responsibilities are defined in the agreement.
- Lease versus IRU options
- Private conduit is generally structured through a long-term lease or IRU because the customer reserves physical pathway capacity. Shorter arrangements may be evaluated for qualified projects.
- Fiber-pair and conduit options
- The system includes 16 ducts with capacity for 864 fibers per duct. A project may reserve a complete duct or another defined pathway structure, subject to engineering and availability.
- Diversity and entrance options
- DRDI reviews entrance paths, duct continuity, handhole access, and any shared civil infrastructure. Additional construction can be scoped when true physical separation is required.
- Construction responsibilities
- DRDI can lead route engineering, civil work, permitting, restoration, and conduit readiness. Cable procurement, placement, splicing, and acceptance can be assigned to DRDI, the customer, or a mutually approved contractor.
- Maintenance responsibilities
- Maintenance is allocated by layer: DRDI typically maintains the shared civil system, while the agreement assigns responsibility for customer cable and any dedicated appurtenances.
One accountable path from feasibility to operations.
Qualified on-net projects target a 30-day delivery following technical and commercial approval. Construction-dependent projects follow a project-specific schedule.
Route review
Confirm endpoints, proximity, facility access, and shared-risk constraints.
Technical design
Define fiber or conduit quantity, entrances, handoffs, testing, and responsibilities.
Commercial structure
Select lease, IRU, construction funding, term, and acceptance milestones.
Delivery
Complete make-ready, construction, splicing, testing, documentation, and turn-up.
Operate
Monitor the route, maintain agreed assets, and use the named escalation path.
Where Private Conduit makes the most sense.
- Hyperscale and AI infrastructure
- Government-controlled networks
- Carrier backbone expansion
- Large campus systems
- Long-horizon infrastructure ownership
No generic rate card for a physical route.
Pricing begins with verified endpoints and a defined operating model. The following inputs shape the final proposal.
- Duct quantity and route distance
- Lease or IRU term
- Cable installation scope
- Vault, handhole, and entrance work
- Make-ready and permitting requirements
- Maintenance and access obligations
Put private conduit against a real route.
Start with the locations and operating requirements. DRDI will identify the workable physical path, responsibilities, delivery assumptions, and commercial structure.