Esikhathini samanje sedijithali, ukuxhumana kwe-inthanethi okuthembekile nokusheshayo kubalulekile ukuze amabhizinisi ahlale enokuncintisana. Isivinini se-inthanethi esinensayo singaholela ekulahlekelweni kokukhiqiza nemali engenayo, yingakho amabhizinisi amaningi ephendukela kukhebula ye-OPGW (Optical Ground Wire) ukuze athuthukise isivinini sawo se-inthanethi.
Ikhebula le-OPGW wuhlobo lwekhebula le-fiber optic elifakwa emibhoshongweni yokudlulisa enamandla amakhulu. Iqukethe imicu ye-optical evalwe ungqimba lwe-aluminium nensimbi, ehlinzeka kokubili ukuguquguquka kagesi nokubonakalayo. Ikhebuli ye-OPGW yakhelwe ukumelana nezimo zezulu ezimbi kakhulu futhi imelana ekulimaleni okubangelwa yimvelo, okuyenza ibe ukukhetha okuhle kumabhizinisi adinga uxhumano lwe-inthanethi oluthembekile nolushesha kakhulu.
Enye yezinzuzo eziyinhloko zeIkhebula le-OPGWumthamo wayo womkhawulokudonsa ophezulu. Amafayibha okubona asetshenziswa kukhebula ye-OPGW ayakwazi ukudlulisa idatha ngesivinini esiphezulu ngendlela emangalisayo, okuvumela ukudluliswa kwenani elikhulu ledatha ebangeni elide ngemizuzwana nje. Lokhu kwenza ikhebula le-OPGW libe yisixazululo esifanelekile samabhizinisi adinga uxhumano lwe-inthanethi olusheshayo nolusebenzayo ekusebenzeni kwawo.
Ikhebula le-OPGW liphinde libe yisixazululo esingabizi kakhulu sokuthuthukisa isivinini se-inthanethi. Njengoba ifakwe emibhoshongweni yokudlulisela ekhona, asikho isidingo sengqalasizinda eyengeziwe, okunciphisa izindleko eziphelele zokufakwa. Ngaphezu kwalokho, ikhebuli ye-OPGW idinga ukulungiswa okuncane kunezinye izinhlobo zezintambo, iphinde yehlise izindleko zayo zesikhathi eside.
Enye inzuzo yekhebula le-OPGW ukuthembeka kwayo. Idizayinelwe ukumelana nezimo zezulu ezimbi kakhulu, okuhlanganisa umoya onamandla, imvula, nombani, iqinisekisa ukuxhumana kwe-inthanethi okungaguquki nokwethembekile kwamabhizinisi.
Ekuphetheni,OPGWikhebula yisixazululo esihle kakhulu samabhizinisi adinga uxhumano lwe-inthanethi oluthembekile nolusheshayo. Umthamo wayo ophezulu womkhawulokudonsa, ukusebenza kahle kwezindleko, nokuthembeka kwenza kube ukukhetha okuthandwayo kumabhizinisi abo bonke osayizi. Njengoba isidingo se-inthanethi esheshayo nephumelelayo siqhubeka sikhula, ikhebula le-OPGW cishe lizoduma nakakhulu eminyakeni ezayo, lisize amabhizinisi ukuthi ahlale ngaphambi komncintiswano.