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CBRE is involved in managing the "LevelUp pipeline" fiber installation project for Meta's hyperscale data center near Cedar Rapids, Iowa, using E2 Optics as an installer.

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Post: "E2 Optics / Meta-CBRE fiber installer - anyone have real experience?"

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RedditSep 9, 2026By u/DoughBoyBrasco

r/FiberOptics

E2 Optics / Meta-CBRE fiber installer - anyone have real experience?

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Just signed on as a fiber installer with E2 Optics on the Meta/CBRE LevelUp pipeline, reporting to a site near Cedar Rapids/Fairfax, IA. Recruiters were predictably rosy and Google reviews are all over the place. For anyone who's worked with E2 Optics or on similar hyperscale data center fiber builds - what's the real day-to-day like? Is the 50-60hr/week thing consistent or seasonal?

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  • “Fiber pulls can mean 12 hr days consistently. Not really any scheduled breaks unless you ask, except for lunch. But it’s easy to sit and chill while things are at a stand still. They’re big on safety (for all the wrong reasons of course), so there’s that at least. We typically have a tent and fan, water, popsicles, all the standard PPE. My site for whatever reason doesn’t want to use the tools we”

    u/Prestigious-Oven34653 points · Sep 9, 2026View

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  • MetaAlso named
  • E2 OpticsAlso named

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Sep 9, 2026
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