Ocwaningweni olusha olushicilelwe namuhla kuJournal of Environmental Science and Technology, abacwaningi bathole ukuthi ukufakwa nokusetshenziswa kwezintambo ze-fiber ze-Optical Ground Wire (OPGW) kungaba nomthelela omkhulu emvelweni.
Izintambo zefayibha ze-OPGW zivame ukusetshenziswa izinkampani zensiza ukudlulisa idatha nezimpawu zokuxhumana kuyilapho zihlinzeka ngohlelo lokumisa izintambo zikagesi ezihamba phezulu.Nakuba amakhebuli enzelwe ukuthuthukisa ukuxhumana nokuphepha ekunakekeleni izintambo zikagesi, ucwaningo lubonisa ukuthi ukufakwa kwazo kungabangela ukulimala endaweni ezungezile.
Ucwaningo luthole ukuthi ngesikhathi sokufakwa, ukusetshenziswa kwemishini esindayo kanye nokugawulwa kwezitshalo kungaholela ekugugulekeni kwenhlabathi nokucekelwa phansi kwezindawo zokuhlala, okungaba nomthelela omubi ezilwaneni zasendle zendawo.Ukwengeza, ukwakhiwa nokunakekelwa kwezintambo zefayibha ze-OPGW nakho kungaba nomthelela ekukhishweni kwekhabhoni nasekuncipheni kwemithombo yemvelo.
Umbhali oholayo walolu cwaningo, uDkt Jane Smith, uchaze ukuthi "Yize izintambo ze-OPGW fiber zinezinzuzo ezibalulekile, kubalulekile ukuthi sicabangele nomthelela wazo endaweni. Ucwaningo lwethu lubonisa ukuthi ukufakwa nokugcinwa kwalezi zintambo kungaba nemiphumela ebalulekile, futhi sidinga ukuthola izindlela zokunciphisa le mithelela."
Ucwaningo luncoma ukuthi izinkampani ezisebenzisa izintambo zefayibha ze-OPGW kufanele zibeke phambili ukwehlisa umthelela wemvelo wezinqubo zazo zokufaka nokunakekela.Lokhu kungase kuhlanganise ukusebenzisa izinto ezisimeme nezindlela, ezifana namasu okufaka angahlaseli noma ukusetshenziswa kwezinto ezigaywe kabusha.
Njengoba ukusetshenziswa kwezintambo zefayibha ze-OPGW kuqhubeka nokwanda, kubalulekile ukuthi sicabangele umthelela wemvelo walobu buchwepheshe futhi sisebenzele ekutholeni izisombululo ezizinzile.Lolu cwaningo luhlinzeka ngemininingwane ebalulekile emiphumeleni engaba khona yalezi zintambo futhi lungasiza ukuqondisa imizamo yesikhathi esizayo yokunciphisa umthelela wazo endaweni ezungezile.