The Challenge
Great Plains Communications faced a six-month “redline lag” bottleneck for as-built records. This manual documentation process meant the network was often active before the System of Record was updated, creating operational blind spots. Furthermore, contractors faced delayed milestone payments while waiting for manual as-built verification, and GPC field engineers were burdened by the high cost and time of physical site visits for quality control.
The Solution: Real-Time Field-to-Office Integration
GPC deployed VETRO Mobile across teams of internal engineers and external contractors to create a seamless, real-time data loop from field to office.
- Daily Digital As-Builts: Field teams submit sequence changes and daily progress directly to VETRO via Mobile, which are reviewed and approved by GPC admins to become the immediate system of record.
- Enforced Field Validation: GPC standardized templates require contractors to upload specific closeout photos (such as internal/external views of vaults and pedestals), ensuring consistent work instructions and data quality.
- Live Operational Visibility: Automated workflows and color-coded map themes provide a real-time view of project phases—eliminating the need for status calls between departments.
The Result: Months Compressed to Days
The transition to digital workflows in VETRO delivered immediate operational and financial returns.
- Reduced Cycle Time: The previous six-month as-built round trip was reduced to days or hours, as soon as contractors submitted field changes directly in VETRO.
- Accelerated Contractor Payments: By verifying work digitally as it happens, GPC significantly sped up the payment cycle for contractors, ensuring their projects were prioritized.
- Desktop Quality Control: GPC engineers can now perform the majority of QC via field captured photos, eliminating the need to physically “pop lids” or enter backyards.
- Verified Network Accuracy: GPC now “goes live” with an accurate network record every time, ensuring that operations and maintenance teams have a reliable map from day one.
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About VETRO
At VETRO, we believe visualizing data unlocks hidden potential, radically simplifying the way businesses operate and digitizing the future of connectivity. We focus on empowering network operators with unparalleled clarity and control over their fiber networks, enabling them to move faster, better, and more efficiently than ever before. Our revolutionary platform isn’t just software – it’s the physical network asset system of record, offering unprecedented visibility and control from strategic planning to daily operations. We empower our customers to bridge the digital divide at a rapid pace, unlock unforeseen opportunities, and squeeze the maximum value from their networks. Let’s illuminate the unseen, digitize the way we connect, and shape the future of connectivity, together!
