Telecom Lines and Equipment Protection

Wildlife interference remains a persistent challenge for maintaining dependable telecommunications service. Each year, an estimated 13 million Americans experience power or service disruptions caused by wildlife. From squirrels and birds to other curious climbers, wildlife can often find their way onto utility poles and overhead lines, where they can easily disrupt telecom lines and equipment, leading to unexpected downtime, widespread service interruptions, and expensive repairs.

Importance of Protecting Telecom Cables

Telecom lines are essential to maintaining the flow of communication that modern society relies on every day. From supporting phone calls and internet access to enabling emergency response systems and business operations, telecom lines form the backbone of our interconnected world. However, wildlife interference remains a persistent threat to this critical infrastructure. Animals such as squirrels, raccoons, birds, and even snakes often climb utility poles, nest near equipment, or chew through exposed cables. These actions can cause serious disruptions, including service outages, equipment damage, and costly repairs.

Ensuring the protection of telecom cables from wildlife interference is crucial to keeping communication systems reliable, secure, and fully operational.

Overhead Line Guards and Utility Pole Guards for Telecom Protection

At Critter Guard, we design our Line Guards and Pole Guards to keep wildlife off your telecommunications equipment before problems start. These innovative barriers prevent squirrels, raccoons, snakes, and other animals from climbing poles or traveling along overhead telecom lines—helping you avoid outages and equipment damage.

Our BirdBloc solution further protects your network by discouraging birds from nesting or roosting near telecommunication lines and related hardware. When used together, Critter Guard’s Line Guard, Pole Guard, and BirdBloc systems provide a comprehensive defense against wildlife interference, keeping your telecommunications network running reliably and reducing costly maintenance.

engineer inspecting telecom tower and power lines

Protect Telecommunications Equipment from Numerous Types of Wildlife

Originally developed to deter squirrels from power lines, Critter Guard’s Line Guards and utility Pole Guards have since been proven highly effective at preventing a wide range of wildlife from accessing critical infrastructure, including overhead telecommunications lines and equipment. Below are just some of the animals that our telecom protection solutions successfully deter:

Squirrels
Rats
Opossums
Raccoons
Birds
Snakes
Monkeys
Sloths
Other Rodents

Stay Connected with Critter Guard Telecom Protection Products

Maintaining the reliability of telecommunications services depends on protecting overhead telecom cables from wildlife interference. At Critter Guard, we provide effective Line Guard and Pole Guard systems specifically designed to protect telecommunications equipment from animal-related damage.

Critter Guard’s Line Guard and utility Pole Guard products are available at wholesale rates for telecom providers, engineers and architects, pest control professionals, and electrical contractors, offering both cost-effective and dependable protection for commercial and utility applications.

Our online store offers access to our full range of power and telecom protection products at retail prices or at discounted rates with an approved wholesale account. Explore our wildlife control solutions today and learn how Critter Guard can help protect your telecommunications lines.