Waldron Communications
OSP engineering, fielding, construction and splicing · Est. 1982
2497 Canton Road
Marietta, Georgia 30066
770-627-5209
info@
waldroncommunications.com
Core competencies
- OSP engineering: route design, make-ready, pole loading and structural analysis, NESC clearance review, permitting, as-built drafting
- Fielding: pole-by-pole field data collection in Katapult Pro, Fulcrum or IKE for make-ready and pole loading
- Construction & maintenance: strand and lash, pole framing and transfers, overlash, directional boring, trenching, conduit and vault, restoration, contract maintenance, storm and emergency restoration
- Fiber & coax splicing: fusion splicing of ribbon and loose tube, OTDR and power meter testing, hardline and drop coax splicing, connectorization, HFC plant repair
Differentiators
- One trade since 1982. Continuous operation from the same base in Cobb County, Georgia.
- Engineered and managed. Engineering in house. Placement, boring and splicing by subcontract crews that Waldron manages.
- Turnkey under one contract. Design through as-builts through maintenance, with a single point of responsibility.
- Coax and fiber. Both plant types maintained by Waldron-managed crews.
- Local standing. Long-standing working relationships with Southeastern pole owners, permitting offices and locate desks.
Company data
- Founded
- 1982
- Headquarters
- Marietta, GA (Cobb County)
- Service area
- Engineering and fielding: AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN. Construction, maintenance and splicing: within about 200 miles of Marietta. Elsewhere in the continental US: case by case.
- Contract role
- Prime or subcontractor
- Applicable NAICS
- 237130 · 238210
- Safety
- OSHA 10 (Waldron employees) · drug-free workplace
- Certifications
- Tier 1 Katapult Certified · Fiber Certified
- UEI / CAGE
- Provided with the prequalification package.
- Licenses
- Provided with the prequalification package.
- EMR
- Provided with the prequalification package.
- Bonding capacity
- Provided with the prequalification package.
- Insurance
- Provided with the prequalification package.
Markets served
- Municipalities and public agencies building or maintaining publicly owned broadband
- Electric membership cooperatives extending fiber across service territory
- Cable operators and MSOs maintaining and upgrading HFC plant
- Carriers, ISPs and wholesale fiber providers
- General contractors and program managers needing an OSP subcontractor that engineers in house and manages its field crews
Clients and partners since 1982
- AT&T
- Comcast/Xfinity
- Georgia Power
- Georgia Tech
- Point Broadband
- Beam Broadband
- Graycliff Enterprises
- GTS (Gibson Technical Services)
- Cyient
- Ansco
- City of Griffin
- Park Springs Senior Living
- CEI (Cable East)