Employee Blog

My journey here at Yates has been quite the whirlwind, but I wouldn’t have it any other way. I have learned so much in such a short amount of time and I could not be any more grateful for this opportunity.

Microtrenching: The Low Impact Buried Plant Method

Microtrenching involves cutting a small trench (no more than 3/4” wide and 12” deep) into roadsides, sidewalks, and grassy areas. Fiber is then laid into this trench, and then covered up again. There are several reasons to consider using microtrenching, read more to learn these reasons.

Municipal Funded Fiber Optic Network Models Show Creative Solutions

Fiber network infrastructure such as buried conduit can be expensive.  But planning for and discussing options does not have to be!  Let Yates Engineering help your city or town select a Fiber to the Premise design model so that your city can support fiber deployment, or at least determine what is feasible and how much investment is required for solutions that can move your economic development plan forward.

Happy New Year!

Yates Engineering Services is excited to continue designing and building fiber networks in 2016.  We have increased our staff and now have 52 employees to help you with aerial and buried fielding, Pole load analysis, FTTH Consulting, Fiber to the Tower Engineering, GIS/CAD drawing, Construction Management and any other fiber network engineering needs you may plan this year!

Yates joins ACE!

ACE is a nonprofit organization of registered, professional consulting engineering firms committed to supporting the Consulting Engineer working in the field of telecommunications. We are excited to add our voice to this group and encourage potential fiber network builders to insist on hiring only professionally licensed design firms.

Aerial Fiber for FTTH not as easy as it used to be…

Congestion in the Telecom space on the pole, new loading and wind calculations with more stringent parameters, power companies moving to online Joint Use Requests, and less tolerance by pole owners to allow occupation that might force them to change out the pole at a future time for their new customers. The key to solving these challenges is two-fold.

Using Multi-duct for FTTH build out a cost-effective option!

Multi-duct is when 2 or more small ducts are combined in a plastic over sheath.  Two popular versions of multi-duct are a four micro-duct and a seven micro-duct. When used in this way, fewer access points, or hand holes can be placed along the path.

Growth and Improvements at Yates

Though we are very focused on our niche of providing Fiber to the Premise funding, design, and construction management, we invite you to explore some of our custom consulting work that is a growing part of our business! 

Google working on 10 gigabit Internet speeds

Project to develop 'next generation' of the Internet is part of Google's broader obsession with speed, Google CFO, Patrick Pichette, says.

When It Comes To High-Speed Internet, U.S. 'Falling Way Behind'

For an increasing number of Americans, access to high-speed Internet has become an essential part of our lives. We do work, email friends, find restaurants, watch videos and movies, and check the weather. And the Internet is increasingly used for important services, like video medical consults and online education, and is relied upon by businesses for critical operations.