Genova

After the training sessions, there has been some spare time to walk around in the city. Here are some pictures from Genova downtown:

SDH training in Genova

This week I'm attending a training in Genova. The training is about Network Design and Operation and Maintenance of Ericsson's STM-16 SDH Add&Drop Multiplexers, which are be the Core transmission nodes in the Saudi Railway project. There are around 40 STM-16 ADM's, linking another 140 STM-1 and 20 STM-4 ADM's. Here's a picture of our training room:

FAT in Seoul - Some Pictures

Seoul is South Korea's capital and largest city, with a population of over 10 million. The Seoul Capital Area has 24 millions inhabitants and is the world's second largest metropolitan area. Hereby, I leave you some pictures of my brief visit to downtown Seoul, in between arrival and the factory tests:

Old and new coexist in a harmonious fashion

A typical market...the most weird looking food was on sale here, and people seemed to enjoy it!Lunch with my Korean, Spanish and Portuguese collegues, at a very typical restuarant. I tried almost everything...most of it tasted well (although I prefer not knowing what it actually was) but some stuff was....ARGH!!!!

Busy street downtownOpen air exhibition commemorating the 60th anniversary of the Korean war (1950-1953). This is where I actually spent the most time:)

FAT in Seoul

As I wrote in my last post, last Tuesday we had another FAT, this time in Seoul, South Korea, on the Optical Junction boxes, used to accomodate the optical splices. These boxes have to comply to a series of standards and requirements, as they accomodate very sensitive material (a fiber is thinner than human hair) in a very harsh environment, the Saudi Arabian desert. Everything went smoothfully and the FAT was approved.

Yes, I'm still here

The 3 weeks absence from this blog was due to my 2 week vacation in Brazil. I'm now back in Saudi but just for a couple of days. Tomorrow I'm heading to Seoul, South Korea for another Factory Acceptance Test, this time on the Optical Junctions Boxes, used to accomodate the fiber optics splices, which I will report in my next post. This was just a 'keep alive' post, a very quick one, just before departure.