Billions invested in infrastructure, but fewer people to maintain it. Apparently, the strategy is to build a bigger, more advanced network with a smaller workforce responsible for keeping it running. A network is only as reliable as the people behind it. You can cut headcount on a spreadsheet, but you can't spreadsheet your way through a network failure when the experience and manpower aren't there, We operate a 24x7x 365 bizz.
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Clearly you don’t work on the infrastructure new or old. Or really even know anything about it. If you did, you’d realize, the “new” infrastructure requires as much maintenance and repair as the old. The idea that fiber rarely needs to be touched after built is a complete fantasy.
Regarding, the people to maintain it. The company believes that uneducated contractors can take the place of skilled and experienced employees. Even if it takes rework multiple times.
@eb Actually, the infrastructure is so unnecessarily convoluted and ages out so quickly that it takes more people just to keep the rip-and-replace circus going. Of course, few of those people will be Americans doing the work.
Brand new infrastructure does not need the same amount of maintenance as the 60 year old garbage needs.
No worries the robots will take over and AI according to Dan
@a7 AL’s a runner, but he can’t do it all himself.
They want AI to maintain it..