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ANALYSIS & OPINION: FIBRE & 5G NETWORKS


HAVE YOUR SAY


MO KASHANI, LEAD DESIGN ENGINEER, 4SITE I


have been a fibre engineer for two and a half years. Prior to this I had no experience in fibre. I came from a wireless design engineering role. 4site had just partnered


with SIRO in Ireland and needed designers on the project, so I started as a junior engineer and worked my way up. My role varies day-to-day, which keeps it


interesting. I have a lot of interaction with the client and other stakeholders in order to solve any problems that arise on site. Tis is a very dynamic environment and you have to be able to think fast and react, providing solutions to the problems. We have a culture of mentoring and


supporting other engineers, so a large amount of my daily day-to-day tasks involve further training of any less experienced colleagues. Quality is also a main pillar in any design, so quality control of the design packs, completed by others, could make their way into my daily routine at some stage in the day.


Busy environment One of the most satisfying parts of my job is working in a very fast-paced build environment. Tere is a very short span of time between design and build turnaround. Seeing your design becoming a reality is a great feeling. Tere is a new thing to be learnt every day, which makes my job very exciting, as I thrive by learning something new. Probably the most challenging aspect of what


I do is the lack of vision and future-proofing from the government, and not having a unified


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standard plan in place. Although, this is about to change. It can be frustrating when there is a lack of planning at council levels and lack of co-operation between local authorities and providers installing the infrastructure. Te biggest issues affecting the deployment


of fibre from an engineer’s standpoint involve the cost of infrastructure roll-out in untouched or remote areas, without support of government incentives. Tis is very prohibitive for any provider, as the cost justification is not possible as a private entity. Government needs to back up the fibre


roll-out with legislation to allow wider access to the existing infrastructure and privately-owned land to secure right-of-way similar to what ESB Networks would be granted in order to provide electricity. Whether this can be combated is largely dependent on government policy and their support.


Looking ahead In the industry’s short-term future, I would like to see the approach for mass connectivity with fibre-enabled premises and businesses focusing on densely populated zones that will return maximum yield in unit connections against minimum effort, time and disruptions to the surroundings. As for a long term, very rigid guidelines


need to be implanted to assure any future developments are in line with delivering fibre to any type of premises. Government legislation need to be the main agenda, in order to incentivise and assure


5G AND OTHER WIRELESS TECHNOLOGIES CAN BE DEPLOYED MUCH FASTER AND CAN CARRY LARGER DATA PACKETS THAN EVER BEFORE


delivery of fibre everywhere in the country. I would highly recommend a career in fibre,


as it is still a niche market, and the highly-skilled workforce is not easy to find in this sector. Tere will be always demand for every faculty from fibre designer to cable splicers and so on. Due to the environment we are in, with all the new technologies coming online, there is always something new to learn, so for inquisitive minds this would be a real treat. For those open to overcoming challenges and


who thrive by doing so, this could be a great sector to get into.


Issue 25 n Autumn 2019 n FiBRE SYSTEMS 31 g


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