After evaluating potential solutions, Blue Ridge opted to implement Bentley’s communications software.

These products include Bentley Fiber, Bentley Coax, and Bentley Inside Plant. According to Semmel, “Blue Ridge would not have been able to do the work we have accomplished
without the Bentley communications software. We utilize an HFC architecture, and it allows us to easily keep track of all our plant and perform engineering calculations during the design process.”

Previously, Blue Ridge used AutoCAD and manually performed the design calculatations. Semmel noted, “To design one node would take a designer two days manually, and it now takes less than a quarter of that time with the Bentley software."