Fiber Optics - Staying Connected
I attended the Broadband Communities Conference in Houston, TX last month. It was great to see colleagues live and in person and to learn about amazing developments in our industry!
While at the BBC Conference, I took part in the panel discussion session, “Building a Fiber Workforce”. We discussed the challenges of bringing new people into the industry and retaining them in broadband. I strongly believe in promoting an exciting and evolving ‘career’ in fiber rather than just a job to newcomers. Think about where we all started, many of us are not in the same role today as when we began in fiber optics. We need to spark the next generation’s curiosity and keep them engaged for the long run. I believe we are up to this task.
A live and in-person connection was finally made when we welcomed our CEO, Henrick Lyon to our office in Kent, WA. After 12 months Henrik joined us all the way from Sweden as he toured US Hextronic Group companies.
Training is an important part of our business and Henrik was keen to understand what he had learned from visiting Light Brigade’s sister companies, PQMS and Mpirical in the United Kingdom. The UK is facing the same challenge of building a workforce that can deliver FTTh in the coming years as we are in the US.
It was interesting to see how other countries approach fiber optic installations. We are looking forward to swapping best practices and taking our skills training to the next level. We eagerly anticipate launching updated courses in 2022, starting with our re-engineered Fiber Optics 1-2-3 course in November.
- Martin Lee, Light Brigade CEO www.lightbrigade.com
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The point about promoting a career in fiber rather than just a job really stuck with me. Speaking of building that workforce, I've noticed how much the industry relies on visual materials for training and presentations, and I've had to crop image files more times than I can count to get diagrams looking right in slides. It's small stuff, but clean visuals actually help when you're trying to spark curiosity in newcomers. Curious to hear how the UK and US teams plan to swap best practices going forward.
I found the discussion about fiber optics and staying connected really interesting, especially how reliable infrastructure supports communication in everyday life. After reading tech posts like this, I often play Subway Surfers which is a fast-paced game that helps me relax.
It's encouraging to see industry professionals coming together to discuss the future of broadband and fiber careers. I came across this after playing Melon Sandbox, a creative physics sandbox game where experimentation and problem-solving are part of the experience. Building a skilled workforce is just as important as advancing the technology itself, and it's great to see initiatives focused on inspiring the next generation.