Systems and methods for utilizing distributed fiber optic sensing to detect risks to fibers

A system, comprising:

• one or more memories;
• and
• one or more processors, configured to:
• receive, at a monitoring system connected to a cellular network and from a first user device associated with the cellular network, a first request to monitor a first fiber cable, wherein the first request includes a geographic location associated with a potential risk event;
• end, by the monitoring system, to a first fiber sensing device connected to the monitoring system, in response to receiving the first request, and based on determining the first fiber cable based on the geographic location, an instruction to begin a monitoring function for the first fiber cable;
• provide by the fiber sensing device, a first optical signal to the first fiber cable;
• receive, by the fiber sensing device and from the first fiber cable, a second optical signal, based on the first optical signal;
• detect, by the fiber sensing device, a risk to the first fiber cable based on the second optical signal;
• send, by the fiber sensing device, to the monitoring system, and via the cellular network, an alert about the risk to the first fiber cable;
• cause, by the monitoring system and via the cellular network, the alert to be provided to the first user device;
• and
• cause, by the monitoring system, acknowledgement of the alert from the first user device to be provided to the fiber sensing device.