Kungo-7 ekuseni ngosuku olupholile nolunelanga ebusika emaphandleni aseKoniko County, futhi abasebenzi sebevele besebenza kanzima.
Izikebhe zokudonsa amanzi zeVermeer eziphuzi ngokugqamile zazikhanya elangeni lasekuseni, zisika kancane kancane ubumba olubomvu eceleni komugqa kagesi wase-Alabama ngaphandle kwe-Evergreen. Amapayipi amane e-polyethylene anombala ongu-1¼-intshi ubukhulu, enziwe nge-thermoplastic eqinile eluhlaza okwesibhakabhaka, emnyama, eluhlaza, ne-orenji, kanye nocezu lwetheyiphu yokuxwayisa e-orenji kwabekwa kahle phansi njengoba behamba emhlabathini othambile. Amapayipi ageleza kahle esuka kuma-drum amakhulu amane - elilodwa lombala ngamunye. I-spool ngayinye ingabamba amapayipi afinyelela kumamitha angu-5,000 noma cishe imayela elilodwa.
Ngemva kwesikhashana, umgodi walandela umsele wokudonsa amanzi, wamboza ipayipi ngomhlabathi wabe esehambisa ibhakede phambili naphambili. Ithimba lochwepheshe, elakhiwe osonkontileka abangochwepheshe kanye nabaphathi bakagesi base-Alabama, liqondisa inqubo, liqinisekisa ukulawulwa kwekhwalithi kanye nokuphepha.
Ngemva kwemizuzu embalwa, kwalandela elinye iqembu ngeloli elihlonyiswe ngokukhethekile. Ilungu leqembu lihamba ngaphesheya komsele ogcwele emuva, lisakaze ngokucophelela imbewu yotshani bendawo. Lalandelwa yiloli elihlonyiswe ngomshini wokufutha ofutha utshani embewini. Utshani lubamba imbewu endaweni yayo ize ikhule, lubuyisele indlela efanele esimweni sayo sokuqala ngaphambi kokwakhiwa.
Cishe amakhilomitha ayi-10 ukuya entshonalanga, emaphethelweni epulazi, elinye iqembu lisebenza ngaphansi komugqa ofanayo kagesi, kodwa ngomsebenzi ohluke ngokuphelele. Lapha ipayipi lalizodlula echibini lepulazi elingamahektha angu-30 elingamamitha angu-40 ukujula. Lokhu kujula ngamamitha angu-35 kunomsele ombiwe futhi wagcwaliswa eduze kwase-Evergreen.
Kuleli qophelo, ithimba lasebenzisa umshini wokuqondisa owawubukeka njengento evela ku-movie ye-steampunk. Lo mshini wokudonsa uneshelufu lapho kukhona khona “i-chuck” yensimbi esindayo ebamba ingxenye yepayipi lokudonsa. Umshini ucindezela izinduku ezijikelezayo enhlabathini ngayinye ngayinye, udale umhubhe ongamamitha angu-1,200 lapho ipayipi lizohamba khona. Uma umhubhe usumbiwe, induku iyasuswa bese ipayipi lidonswa ngaphesheya kwechibi ukuze likwazi ukuxhuma namamayela epayipi kakade ngaphansi kwezintambo zikagesi ngemuva kwepayipi.
Amakhilomitha amahlanu ukuya entshonalanga, emaphethelweni ensimu yommbila, iThird Crew yasebenzisa igeja elikhethekile elinamathiselwe ngemuva kwe-bulldozer ukuze ibeke amapayipi engeziwe emgqeni ofanayo kagesi. Nansi inqubo esheshayo, enomhlaba othambile, ohlakulelwe kanye nomhlabathi olinganayo okwenza kube lula ukuqhubeka. Igeja lahamba ngokushesha, lavula umsele omncane futhi labeka ipayipi, futhi abasebenzi bagcwalisa ngokushesha imishini esindayo.
Lokhu kuyingxenye yephrojekthi enkulu ye-Alabama Power yokubeka ubuchwepheshe be-fiber optic ngaphansi komhlaba emigqeni yokudlulisa yenkampani - iphrojekthi ethembisa izinzuzo eziningi hhayi nje kumakhasimende enkampani kagesi, kodwa nasemiphakathini lapho kufakwa khona i-fiber.
“Kuwumgogodla wokuxhumana kwawo wonke umuntu,” kusho uDavid Skoglund, oqondisa iphrojekthi eningizimu ye-Alabama ehilela ukubeka izintambo entshonalanga ye-Evergreen idlule eMonroeville iye eJackson. Lapho, iphrojekthi iphendukela eningizimu futhi ekugcineni izoxhumana nesitshalo sase-Alabama Power sikaBarry eMobile County. Uhlelo luqala ngoSepthemba 2021 ngokugijima okungaba amamayela angu-120.
Uma amapayipi esesendaweni yawo futhi egqitshwe ngokuphephile, abasebenzi basebenzisa ikhebula langempela le-fiber optic ngepayipi elilodwa lamapayipi amane. Ngobuchwepheshe, ikhebula "liyapheshulwa" ngepayipi ngomoya ocindezelwe kanye neparashuti encane enamathiselwe ngaphambili komugqa. Uma isimo sezulu sihle, abasebenzi bangabeka ikhebula elingamakhilomitha angu-5.
Amapayipi amathathu asele azohlala ekhululekile okwamanje, kodwa izintambo zingangezwa ngokushesha uma kudingeka umthamo wefayibha owengeziwe. Ukufaka iziteshi manje kuyindlela ephumelela kakhulu futhi engabizi kakhulu yokulungiselela ikusasa lapho udinga ukushintshanisa idatha eningi ngokushesha.
Abaholi bezifundazwe bagxila kakhulu ekwandiseni i-broadband kulo lonke izwe, ikakhulukazi emiphakathini yasemakhaya. UMbusi uKay Ivey ubize iseshini ekhethekile yesishayamthetho sase-Alabama kuleli sonto lapho abenzi bomthetho kulindeleke ukuthi basebenzise ingxenye yemali yobhubhane kahulumeni ukwandisa i-broadband.
Inethiwekhi ye-fiber optic ye-Alabama Power izozuzisa inkampani kanye nomphakathi kusuka ku-Alabama NewsCenter ku-Vimeo.
Ukwandiswa kwamanje kanye nokufakwa esikhundleni kwenethiwekhi ye-fiber optic ye-Alabama Power kwaqala ngawo-1980 futhi kuthuthukisa ukuthembeka kwenethiwekhi nokuqina ngezindlela eziningi. Lobu buchwepheshe buletha amakhono okuxhumana asezingeni eliphezulu kunethiwekhi, okuvumela iziteshi ezincane ukuthi zikhulumisane. Lesi sici sivumela izinkampani ukuthi zisebenzise izinhlelo zokuvikela ezithuthukisiwe ezinciphisa inani lamakhasimende athintekile ukucima kanye nobude bokucima. Lezi zintambo ezifanayo zinikeza umgogodla wokuxhumana othembekile nophephile wezikhungo zikagesi zase-Alabama ezifana namahhovisi, izikhungo zokulawula kanye nezitshalo zikagesi kuyo yonke indawo yesevisi.
Amakhono efayibha ye-bandwidth ephezulu athuthukisa ukuphepha kwezindawo ezikude kusetshenziswa ubuchwepheshe obufana nevidiyo enencazelo ephezulu. Iphinde ivumele izinkampani ukuthi zandise izinhlelo zokulungisa imishini yesiteshi esincane ngokusekelwe esimweni—okunye okuhle kokuthembeka kwesistimu nokuqina kwayo.
Ngokubambisana, le ngqalasizinda ye-fiber ethuthukisiwe ingasebenza njengomgogodla wezokuxhumana othuthukisiwe emiphakathini, inikeze i-bandwidth ye-fiber edingekayo kwezinye izinsizakalo, njengokufinyelela i-inthanethi esheshayo, ezindaweni zesifundazwe lapho i-fiber ingatholakali khona.
Emiphakathini ekhulayo, i-Alabama Power isebenzisana nabaphakeli bendawo kanye namabhizinisi asebenza ngogesi asemakhaya ukusiza ekuqaliseni izinsizakalo ze-broadband ezisheshayo kanye ne-inthanethi ezibalulekile entuthukweni yebhizinisi kanye nomnotho, emfundweni, ekuphepheni nasekuphileni komphakathi, kanye nekhwalithi kagesi.
“Sijabule ngamathuba le nethiwekhi ye-fiber engawanikeza izakhamuzi zasemakhaya kanye nezakhamuzi eziningi zasemadolobheni,” kusho uGeorge Stegal, uMphathi we-Alabama Power Connectivity Group.
Eqinisweni, cishe ihora ukusuka e-Interstate 65, edolobheni laseMontgomery, elinye iqembu libeka i-fiber njengengxenye yomjikelezo wesivinini esikhulu owakhiwayo uzungeze inhloko-dolobha. Njengasemiphakathini eminingi yasemakhaya, i-fiber optic loop izohlinzeka ngemisebenzi ye-Alabama Power ngengqalasizinda yokuxhumana okusheshayo kanye nokuhlaziywa kwedatha, kanye nokuxhumeka kwe-broadband kwesikhathi esizayo esifundeni.
Emphakathini wasemadolobheni njengeMontgomery, ukufaka i-fiber optics kuza nezinye izinselele. Isibonelo, i-fiber kwezinye izindawo kufanele ihanjiswe emigwaqweni emincane yemigwaqo kanye nemigwaqo enabantu abaningi. Kunemigwaqo eminingi kanye nezitimela okufanele ziwele. Ngaphezu kwalokho, kufanele kuqashelwe kakhulu lapho kufakwa eduze kwezinye ingqalasizinda engaphansi komhlaba, kusukela emizileni yokuhambisa amanzi angcolile, amanzi kanye negesi kuya emizileni kagesi engaphansi komhlaba ekhona, izintambo zocingo kanye nezintambo zekhebula. Kwenye indawo, indawo ibeka izinselele ezengeziwe: ezingxenyeni zase-Alabama entshonalanga nasempumalanga, isibonelo, imihosha ejulile kanye namagquma aphakeme kusho imigudu ebholiwe efinyelela kumamitha ayi-100 ukujula.
Kodwa-ke, ukufakwa kwezinhlelo kulo lonke izwe kuyaqhubeka, okwenza isithembiso sase-Alabama senethiwekhi yokuxhumana esheshayo neqinile sibe ngokoqobo.
“Ngijabule kakhulu ukuba yingxenye yale phrojekthi nokusiza ekuhlinzekeni ukuxhumana okusheshayo kule miphakathi,” kusho uSkoglund njengoba ebuka ipayipi lidlula emasimini ommbila angenalutho entshonalanga ye-Evergreen. Umsebenzi lapha uhloselwe ukungaphazamisi isivuno sasekwindla noma ukutshala kwentwasahlobo.
“Lokhu kubalulekile kula madolobhana amancane nakubantu abahlala lapha,” kusho uSkoglund. “Lokhu kubalulekile ezweni. Ngiyajabula ukudlala indima encane ekwenzeni lokhu kwenzeke.”
Isikhathi sokuthunyelwe: Okthoba-17-2022