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| hypnotikz99 2004-10-06, 6:14 pm |
| Hello all, first time poster...
I recently left the field of telecommunications, working for cable giant Comcast. I was a field support tech, installing and repairing cable tv, internet, and telephony. I was wondering what a good career track would be using my past experience, if anyone is familiar with this technology. I will be taking A+ exam soon. I'm also preparing for MS SQL. Any feedback appreciated! | |
| sandy7000 2004-10-06, 11:31 pm |
| Holy cats. You could do a number of things. With just some software training (& some hardware), you could become a Network Specialist easily. You already have some of the basics down. | |
| hypnotikz99 2004-10-07, 4:52 am |
| Thanks for the reply. I was hoping all of that knowledge of Telecom didn't go to waste. I've been in that field for 4 years and was hoping something good can come of it. | |
| curiousgeorge 2004-10-07, 1:08 pm |
| Actually, telecom is more related to routing and switching.
I would look at getting your CCNA. The Networking Specialists at our university are the guys who set up and maintain routers, switches, and cabling.
Your telecom experience will look very good in that kind of job.
I'm a network admin. I don't handle any telecom/cabling related issues. All of that is handled by Networking Services.
Hope that helps. | |
| hypnotikz99 2004-10-07, 2:42 pm |
| CCNA sounds like a good cert to go after also, being that my former job was mostly hands-on work with hardware. I always thought that CCNA was beyond my scope, but after looking into it, it doesn't seem that far fetched. Is it a good idea to also get MCSA and Server+ to be well rounded? | |
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| I completely agree with CG. Your Telecomm experience would map nicely to the Cisco track of exams. Data and Voice Telephony networks are merging and will become one in the near future (imho).
Did you do anything with vectoring or have any experience with ASA or any other Avaya products? (Just curious).
Good luck with whatever path you choose. | |
| hypnotikz99 2004-10-07, 6:36 pm |
| Unfortunately, I only have experience in the residential sector, which uses Arris network interface units, whereas businesses use Avaya. From what I understand, cable co. use Cisco hardware in there access nodes. I'll take a run at CCNA; it seems like a good fit. | |
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| Focus on telecom HW and mgmt tool vendors that you companies deal with. | |
| xkdoan 2004-11-08, 3:07 am |
| I second the Cisco track advice. You'll be upgraded to a new title of Network Engineer. Hey, wanna switch experiences? |
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