Home and business fiber optics projects typically range from a few hundred to several thousand dollars, depending on run length, fiber type, and labor needs. The main cost drivers are materials, installation time, and environmental factors that affect trenching, conduit, and. Fiber optic network projects for industrial and oil and gas applications typically cost $15,000-50,000 per mile for aerial installation and $30,000-80,000 per mile for direct burial. FTTH PONs are generally thought of as gigabit networks, but 10G is getting cheap and faster. The power budget refers to the amount of fiber optic cable plant loss that a datalink (transmitter to receiver) can tolerate in order to operate properly.