Underground Fiber Optic Installation in Greenville, SC
The demand for high-speed internet has never been greater. With the rapid expansion of 5G infrastructure, fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) deployments, and the ever-growing need for reliable broadband connectivity, fiber optic cable is quickly becoming the backbone of modern communication. At Sloan Underground Construction — The Boring Guys — we specialize in installing fiber optic cable underground using horizontal directional drilling (HDD), delivering a trenchless solution that protects your property while building the network infrastructure your home, business, or community depends on.
Unlike traditional open-cut trenching methods that tear up roads, sidewalks, and landscaping, our directional drilling process bores a precise path underground and pulls fiber optic cable through with minimal surface disruption. This makes HDD the preferred method for fiber installation across Upstate South Carolina and Western North Carolina, whether you need a single residential fiber run from the street to your home or a large-scale ISP rollout spanning entire neighborhoods and commercial corridors.
Types of Fiber Optic Projects We Handle
Our crew has the experience and professional-grade Ditch Witch and JT520 equipment to handle fiber optic installations of every scale. From a homeowner who needs fiber pulled to their house for the first time, to a municipality deploying broadband infrastructure across an entire service area, The Boring Guys have the tools and know-how to get it done right. Common fiber optic projects we take on include:
- Residential Fiber Runs (FTTH) — Boring fiber optic cable from the street or utility pole to your home, under driveways, landscaping, and sidewalks without excavation.
- Commercial Fiber Installation — Installing high-capacity fiber lines to office buildings, retail centers, industrial parks, and multi-tenant commercial properties.
- Municipal & ISP Infrastructure — Large-scale fiber backbone installation for internet service providers, local governments, and broadband expansion projects.
- Campus Networks — Running fiber between buildings on hospital, university, corporate, and institutional campuses to support high-speed internal networks.
Benefits of Underground Fiber Optic Installation
Choosing underground fiber optic installation with horizontal directional drilling gives you a durable, future-proof connection that avoids the vulnerabilities of aerial cable. Here are the key advantages of burying your fiber lines with The Boring Guys:
- Protected from weather damage — Underground fiber is shielded from ice storms, high winds, fallen trees, and UV degradation that plague overhead lines.
- Faster installation with HDD — Directional drilling completes fiber runs significantly faster than traditional trenching, with most residential bores finished in a single day.
- Minimal disruption to roads and landscapes — No torn-up driveways, no destroyed flower beds, no weeks of open trenches across your property.
- Future-proof infrastructure — Fiber optic cable supports virtually unlimited bandwidth, ensuring your connection can handle whatever technology comes next.
- Lower long-term maintenance costs — Buried fiber requires far less ongoing maintenance than exposed aerial cable, saving money year after year.
- Clean, professional finish — No visible cables, no utility poles, no eyesores. Just a fast, reliable connection hidden safely underground.
Our Equipment & Service Area
Sloan Underground Construction runs professional-grade Ditch Witch and Vermeer directional drilling rigs, including the JT520, capable of handling fiber bores of all sizes — from short residential runs under a driveway to long-distance commercial and municipal pulls spanning hundreds of feet. Our locating technology ensures precision boring that avoids existing utilities and infrastructure, keeping your project safe and on schedule.
We serve homeowners, contractors, ISPs, and municipalities across the entire Upstate South Carolina region, including Greenville, Spartanburg, Anderson, Pickens, Oconee, and Asheville, NC. If you need fiber in the ground anywhere in our service area, The Boring Guys are ready to make it happen. Contact us today for a free, no-obligation estimate on your fiber optic installation project.