Network transparency is not optional – it is the foundation for efficient operations, rapid fault clearance, NIS-2 compliance, and sound investment decisions. cableScout® is the leading fibre management and fibre network management software for the professional documentation, planning, and administration of modern fibre and copper infrastructures. More than 450 network operators in over 20 countries – including Magenta, 1&1-Versatel, and Sunrise – rely on cableScout® as the central platform for their entire network operations.

cableScout® unites all core functions of network management in a single, consistent platform. As the leading fibre management and fibre network management software, cableScout® covers the complete lifecycle of a fibre infrastructure: from complete network documentation through structured network planning and automated FTTH planning to efficient administration in live operations – including fault clearance, capacity management, and SLA monitoring.

Physical and logical network layers are fully interconnected throughout: from buildings, routes, and duct systems through cables, distribution frames, and splice closures to every individual fibre, every signal, and every subscriber connection (NE1-NE4). All information is available centrally across departments – without scattered spreadsheets, without isolated single solutions.

Professional fibre network management requires software that fully links physical infrastructure with logical services. cableScout® is developed specifically as fibre network management software for the requirements of fibre optic networks: single-fibre management, splice plans, OTDR measurement points, CWDM/DWDM technologies, and the continuous connection of physical and logical network layers are all standard. Learn more on our fibre network management and fibre documentation page.

Without current, consistent network documentation, no professional network operation is possible. cableScout® is the network documentation software that consolidates all network information in a single database – geographically accurate, to scale, and up to date in real time. Changes automatically propagate to all dependent objects. More than 300 data migration projects prove: cableScout® integrates existing network documentation from all common legacy systems.

For critical infrastructure operators, cableScout® is far more than cable management software – it is the compliance foundation. The NIS-2 Directive requires operators of critical communications networks to maintain complete network documentation, traceable risk analyses, and rapid fault clearance. cableScout® makes network dependencies, redundancies, and critical connections visible, enables immediate impact analyses, and provides all data that regulatory audits require. Learn more on our KRITIS and NIS-2 compliance page.

cableScout® has a modular architecture consisting of a powerful base version that can be individually extended with over 25 functional modules, interfaces, and export functions. Volume-dependent licensing enables a cost-efficient entry for smaller network operators as well as a scalable solution for large carriers. The software is purchased with a one-time licence – no subscription model, no ongoing licence fees.

The proprietary graphical interface makes cableScout® completely independent of complex and costly third-party systems such as AutoCAD. All graphics – from the geographic view through the schematic plan to the cabinet display – are dynamically generated from the database and can be edited directly. This ensures intuitive operation, fast learning curves, and high user acceptance.

Via over 20 standardised interfaces, cableScout® integrates smoothly with GIS systems (ESRI, Smallworld, Bentley), OSS/BSS platforms, and FTTH master planning tools. The WebAPI (REST) enables bidirectional data exchange with virtually any adjacent system.

cableScout® MOBILE: Complete offline access to all network data for field technicians and contractors – for iOS, Android, and Windows. cableScout® MONITORING: Continuous monitoring of critical fibre infrastructure with real-time alerts for fibre breaks, increased attenuation, or unauthorised access.

The terms fibre management software and fibre network management software describe the same core concept: a specialised IT system for the complete documentation, planning, and administration of fibre optic networks. Fibre management software emphasises single-fibre management down to signal level

→ fibre network management software covers the broader process of network planning and administration. cableScout® covers both fully.

Yes. cableScout® is suitable both as network documentation software for telecommunications networks and as a network inventory management solution for complex communications infrastructures. The software documents all physical and logical network layers from NE1 to NE4 in a central, consistent database.

Yes. cableScout® is the cable management software that critical infrastructure operators need: complete network documentation, traceable risk analyses, rapid fault clearance, and all data for NIS-2-compliant evidence. Numerous utilities, energy providers, and carriers in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland use cableScout® as critical infrastructure software.

cableScout® supports long-haul networks, metro networks, and FTTx networks (FTTH, FTTB, FTTC) as well as copper network infrastructures. The system is suitable for telecoms, utilities, isp, carrier, energy providers, port operators, transport companies, highway administrations, military, police and all other operators of communications networks.

cableScout® is purchased with a one-time licence – no subscription model or ongoing licence fees. Volume-dependent licensing enables a system configuration individually tailored to the size of the company. The software is operated on the customer’s servers or those of a service provider.

More than 450 network operators in over 20 countries rely on cableScout® – including Magenta, 1&1-Versatel, Sunrise, Gas&Com, and numerous utilities in Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.