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On top of that: avoid engineering consulting firms. Hire an engineer that can stamp and sign off on plans to do the work for you. Pole surveying is not all th
by bcrl 4y ago
On top of that: avoid engineering consulting firms. Hire an engineer that can stamp and sign off on plans to do the work for you. Pole surveying is not all that expensive to do yourself, and there are multiple technology solutions in that space now that didn't exist 10+ years ago. The first engineering consultants I had to pay were billing $6/m. Doing it myself with a P.Eng reviewing is under $1/m.
- stevenjgarner 4y agoI cannot agree enough. Design engineering of an FTTH solution is not the domain of a single engineering discipline. If you "locate a community that would value your contribution as a starting point", that city council will move heaven and hell to ensure you have the rights to enhance their town. If you do everything underground, then the city can usually sign off on your easement rights and access (plus they will give you the friendly coordination of the water and sewer department and maybe other local utilities). Going aerially will be quicker and cheaper, but it will be fraught with more potential obstacles from the incumbents. Directional boring, plowing and trenching have become commodity priced construction costs ($ per ft), with massive competition. Many underground construction firms will give you the credibility you need to work responsibly and with accountability (bonding and liability insurance). Once the physical plant is design engineered, your Ethernet and Internet engineering is virtually unregulated. You will want specialists to set up your BGP constellation and other things that will only be done once, but if you have a good working knowledge of routing and Q-tagged VLANs and other core Ethernet technologies, you will be amazed how much you can do yourself.