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Any conduit provides a straightforward pathway for your assets, but once scaled up as part of a duct bank, it becomes a system of pathways that multiplies both the benefits and challenges. The material properties of your conduit can mean the difference between a streamlined, replicable installation process and an error-prone and wasteful one that doesn’t scale up well. Why HDPE Sticks Are the Right Choice for Your Duct Bank Installation October 29, 2026

Why HDPE Sticks Are the Right Choice for Your Duct Bank Installation

Any conduit provides a straightforward pathway for your assets, but once scaled up as part of a duct bank, it becomes a system of pathways that multiplies both the benefits and challenges. The material properties of your conduit can mean the difference between a streamlined, replicable installation process and an error-prone and wasteful one that doesn’t scale up well.
As a global manufacturer of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) conduit and accessories for the telecommunications, data center, and power markets, operational excellence and sustainability are part of our DNA.
September 30, 2026

Energy Treasure Hunts: Creating Momentum for Operational Excellence at Dura-Line

As a global manufacturer of high-density polyethylene (HDPE) conduit and accessories for the telecommunications, data center, and power markets, operational excellence and sustainability are part of our DNA.
A recent article from Fierce Network laid bare the growing problem of intentional fiber cable cuts in the United States. In the second half of 2024 alone, US ISPs reported 5,700 instances of infrastructure damage. In June 2025, cuts in Van Nuys, California caused outages for over 50,000 residential subscribers and 500 business, including emergency services and a military base.
May 01, 2026

What can be done about intentional cable cuts?

A recent article from Fierce Network laid bare the growing problem of intentional fiber cable cuts in the United States. In the second half of 2024 alone, US ISPs reported 5,700 instances of infrastructure damage. In June 2025, cuts in Van Nuys, California caused outages for over 50,000 residential subscribers and 500 business, including emergency services and a military base.
In our Explainer Series, we break a critical concept in conduit networks into handy pieces of knowledge that pay dividends time after time. Here, it’s fill ratio for subdividing existing conduits and OverRides.
April 02, 2026

EXPLAINER SERIES: Fill Ratio for Subdividing Existing Conduits and Overrides

In our Explainer Series, we break a critical concept in conduit networks into handy pieces of knowledge that pay dividends time after time. Here, it’s fill ratio for subdividing existing conduits and OverRides.
Clearwater County, Alberta, situated at the foot of the Canadian Rockies, boasts majestic mountain landscapes and rolling farmlands. Despite its location at the edge of a tourist destination that draws travelers from around the world, expanding connectivity in Clearwater County is no different from most other rural areas across North America: expensive and logistically challenging.
April 01, 2026

Dura-Line Academy: Building a Foundation for Lasting Success in Rural Alberta

Clearwater County, Alberta, situated at the foot of the Canadian Rockies, boasts majestic mountain landscapes and rolling farmlands. Despite its location at the edge of a tourist destination that draws travelers from around the world, expanding connectivity in Clearwater County is no different from most other rural areas across North America: expensive and logistically challenging.
“Build it and they will come” was a phrase widely used by early advocates of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH), particularly for underserved areas. While incumbent ISPs attempted to squeeze every last megabit from their existing copper assets – and convince subscribers it was enough for their needs – others knew that given 1G and more over fiber, households would soon find use for the bandwidth – from streaming to gaming, videoconferencing, and an increasing number of smart appliances within the home.
March 26, 2026

Smart Conduit Choices for the AI Data Center Boom

“Build it and they will come” was a phrase widely used by early advocates of fiber-to-the-home (FTTH), particularly for underserved areas. While incumbent ISPs attempted to squeeze every last megabit from their existing copper assets – and convince subscribers it was enough for their needs – others knew that given 1G and more over fiber, households would soon find use for the bandwidth – from streaming to gaming, videoconferencing, and an increasing number of smart appliances within the home.
Beyond the inconvenience of slow connections for streaming videos and using social media, the lack of connectivity adds to the challenges that exist for communities that lie far from urban economic hubs. With traditional internet providers often reluctant to invest in costly infrastructure expansions in low-density areas, the Arizona government stepped in to create conditions for more connectivity, more opportunity, and improved quality of life for its residents.
March 04, 2026

Bridging the Digital Desert: Arizona DOT’s Rural Broadband Expansion

Beyond the inconvenience of slow connections for streaming videos and using social media, the lack of connectivity adds to the challenges that exist for communities that lie far from urban economic hubs. With traditional internet providers often reluctant to invest in costly infrastructure expansions in low-density areas, the Arizona government stepped in to create conditions for more connectivity, more opportunity, and improved quality of life for its residents.
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