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Onramp 03-10-2016 15:41

Project Lightning Silence...
 
Recently there haven't been many announcements regarding Project Lightning.

Could VM have been waiting for the business rates announcement before continuing ahead?

Is the £3bn already walled-off for Project Lightning or could the project hit a financial wall due to the business rates hike?

Maybe we don't know for sure - what are your opinions on this?

Mr Banana 03-10-2016 15:57

Re: Project Lightning Silence...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Onramp (Post 35861544)
Recently there haven't been many announcements regarding Project Lightning.

Could VM have been waiting for the business rates announcement before continuing ahead?

Is the £3bn already walled-off for Project Lightning or could the project hit a financial wall due to the business rates hike?

Maybe we don't know for sure - what are your opinions on this?

Last I read was that its been going really well from a subscriber point of view and they were considering further expansion after the initial 4 million homes.

Their view may have changed since then?

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/...-more-network/

Ignitionnet 03-10-2016 15:57

Re: Project Lightning Silence...
 
The cash has been assigned to the product and work is in progress. They haven't had any major announcements all that recently but there is work ongoing nationwide.

The stuff below is FTTP.

https://www.cableforum.co.uk/images/...2016/10/24.png

The business rates changes may threaten future expansion, what they are doing right now was always intended as a first phase only, but this phase is pretty secure.

Sirius 03-10-2016 16:13

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We are very busy planning the build, you will only hear something when an area is completed and ready for customers.

Ignitionnet 03-10-2016 16:19

Re: Project Lightning Silence...
 
Yes, well, perhaps keeping people more informed so that they don't end up contracting with someone else prior to the build would be useful.

In my experience the big reason why this doesn't happen is that VM have no idea when they'll be building to areas and not committing to dates saves breaking them.

Sirius 03-10-2016 18:37

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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet (Post 35861556)
Yes, well, perhaps keeping people more informed so that they don't end up contracting with someone else prior to the build would be useful.

In my experience the big reason why this doesn't happen is that VM have no idea when they'll be building to areas and not committing to dates saves breaking them.

Or they don't want there competitors to know in advance when a area is going live ;)

Onramp 03-10-2016 19:52

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That's fair enough. I ask because I have leafleted a significant number of people in an area between 0.6km and 2km from an existing active duct in an area with a fair amount stranded plant and EO telephone lines. I sent a map to VM, also.

I'll have to wait and see whether we become part of a following phase.

vm_tech 03-10-2016 22:32

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Which area are you?

Onramp 03-10-2016 22:36

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Northampton (Wootton Area)

Eastern side of the A45, south of the Newport Pagnell Road

Ignitionnet 03-10-2016 23:04

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Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35861589)
Or they don't want there competitors to know in advance when a area is going live ;)

Why? Are they afraid of someone rocking up and offering FTTP?

Doesn't seem likely. More likely they can't keep to the plans.

Pierre 03-10-2016 23:21

Re: Project Lightning Silence...
 
The whole business has undergone a massive shift over the last 2 years.

Make no mistake, expansion and growth are "the" priorities for VM.

They announced a fairly sizeable build program a few months ago, that they haven't even started yet.

It will be a big while yet before any another announcements are made, let's just build what we have said first.

spiderplant 04-10-2016 09:10

Re: Project Lightning Silence...
 
Quote:

Originally Posted by Onramp (Post 35861544)
Recently there haven't been many announcements regarding Project Lightning.

Not really sure what you are expecting. Loads of new areas are being added. If they were all announced, you would have announcement overload.

Onramp 10-10-2016 20:10

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I just noticed that Broughton in Northamptonshire does appear to be planned.

https://i.sli.mg/fP6ESV.png

However - that is not the same place as "Broughton Astley" which is in Leicestershire, which was announced here: http://www.cityam.com/245296/these-n...fibre-premises

Thought that was mildly interesting!

sollp 10-10-2016 20:38

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35861553)
We are very busy planning the build, you will only hear something when an area is completed and ready for customers.

LOL, Planning.....

Pierre 10-10-2016 23:22

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Originally Posted by sollp (Post 35862855)
LOL, Planning.....

Yes planning, know a lot about planning Networks do you?


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