Heavy Lifting to Advance Maine’s Moose Net Middle Mile Network
Colocation huts and fiber strand support end-to-end broadband construction project
PRESS RELEASE
Plainfield, CT — June 2, 2026 – Recently, Sertex Broadband Solutions received the first three of nine prefabricated colocation huts and the first reels of fiber optic cable to support construction of the MOOSE Net middle-mile fiber network. This marks a key milestone in the construction of more than 450 miles of high-performance infrastructure across Maine.
30-Ton Telecom Collocation Huts
Each 12-by-20-by-10-foot precast concrete colocation hut weighs approximately 63,000 pounds. The three units were transported from South Dakota on flatbed trucks to Central Maine Crane. A crane offloaded each structure from the flatbed, carefully placing the three side by side. All nine huts will be delivered by June when installation will begin across the state.
Each hut installation is engineered for resilience and reliability. The units will be positioned on cast-in-place concrete frost-wall foundations within 40×40-square-foot secure, fenced enclosures. Inside, they will house advanced telecommunications equipment supported by redundant power systems, diverse fiber entry points, dual HVAC units, and continuous 24/7 network monitoring.
Fiber Optic Cable Arrives
The first five reels of Corning outside plant (OSP) fiber are secured in the new Sertex warehouse in Sidney, ME. Make-Ready work is anticipated to begin at the end of June, with strand and fiber construction following in July.
