Cream enclosures with neatly looped black coax on a plywood backboard, blue cable runs beside them

HFC · Fiber · Coax · South Florida

We splice it.We swap it.We light it up.

Better Tech is a small crew that upgrades HFC, fiber and coax networks for network providers and prime contractors. Established July 2018.

Photo · Enclosures and coax on backboard · 2019

01 What we do

Field execution for the plant you already have.

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    HFC upgrades

    [ Node splits · MOD swaps · Segmentation ]

    Coax splicing, node swaps, MOD swaps, node splits and segmentations on existing HFC plant.

    Bundle of coax drops with compression connectors landed on taps and a splitter inside a wall enclosure
    Coax drops on taps and splitter · 2019
  2. 02 / 04

    Genesis and FDX

    [ Design · Splicing · Field execution ]

    Design, splicing and field execution for fiber and coax upgrades supporting the Genesis program (Comcast's 10G roadmap) and Full-Duplex DOCSIS.

    Aerial cable strand and a fiber storage loop against trees and sky, seen from the bucket
    Strand and storage loop from the bucket · 2024
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    Fiber

    [ EPON · Headend · Metro-E ]

    Audits, EPON node deployment, headend integration, fiber paths from tie-in points to headends, Metro-E installs and residential fiber splicing.

    Open fiber splice tray with routed fibers and heat-shrink sleeves in their holders
    Splice tray, routed and sleeved · 2024
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    Low voltage

    [ Enclosures · Backboards · Cable runs ]

    Enclosures, backboards and cable runs inside buildings.

    Row of three white enclosures with orderly coax loops on a plywood backboard
    Three enclosures, dressed loops · 2019

02 How we work

Small crew. Big plant.

  1. (1)

    Under your prime.

    Better Tech subcontracts to larger corporations and prime contractors. That work has put the crew on many different systems.

  2. (2)

    Splicers first.

    Coax splicing is the specialty. Node swaps, MOD swaps, node splits and segmentations are core skills.

  3. (3)

    We read the map.

    Operations Manager Ana Oliveira interprets plant design maps in-house, across telecom systems.

  4. (4)

    Owner in the bucket.

    Marcos Oliveira is the owner and the foreman. In his words: “Own the company. Still in the bucket.”

Fusion splicer showing a completed splice at 0.02 dB loss, cleaver beside it
Fusion splice, 0.02 dB loss · 2024

03 Selected work

From the plant.

Field photos from Better Tech’s own albums. Customer and location details are cropped out.

All work
Wall-mounted node with splice closures, coiled cable and a signal meter on a plywood backboard
Node, closures and meter on backboard · 2019
Open amplifier housing with the module board, pads and equalizers visible
Amplifier module, lid open · 2021
Night work under a bucket truck light, a crew member in a safety vest at a folding table of equipment
Night work under the bucket light · 2026
Finished backboard with three enclosures, an amplifier and dressed cable
Backboard with amplifier · 2019
Pedestal frame with a tap block installed over an open ground box
Tap on a new pedestal · 2021
Exterior enclosure with looped cable on a brick wall
Exterior enclosure on brick · 2019

04 From the field

From the field.

Marcos posts short work vlogs from the job on Instagram and TikTok. Watch them there.

  • Instagram reelHFC / FDX · South Florida

    “Own the company. Still in the bucket.”

    Part 2: back on the job the next day.

    A day that started at 1:30 a.m., and what happened when the crew went back. From the owner’s caption.

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05 The crew

Who turns up.

  • 01 · Owner · COO · Foreman

    Marcos Oliveira

    In telecom since 2000. Coax splicing, node swaps, MOD swaps, node splits and segmentations.

  • 02 · Operations Manager

    Ana Oliveira

    In telecom since 2014. Runs operations and translates plant design maps.

  • 03 · Fiber specialist

    Ray Paredes

    Leads the fiber work, from audits to headend integration.

06 Enquire

Got plant to upgrade?

Tell us the scope. Sending opens your own email app with the details filled in, addressed to bt@gobettertech.com.

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