Re: How big are VM's infills?
 

They could still well be an issue with FTTP Igni, power is required for VHub and fibre backhaul could still be an issue. Power is quite often an issue with new cabinets due to delays in applications with power suppliers. The bane of my life at the moment! ;)

Re: How big are VM's infills?
 

I can imagine.

In our case the estate is served by a private electricity company. Applying to the wider area's company ended up with a bill for a trench right to the substation.

The private company seem to be a bit pants. GTC.

In the case of fibre it's been a weird one. Getting one path to MSAN fine, however the redundant path has been a nightmare. Getting fibre pack to the MSAN this one connects to has taken a while, and actually cross-connecting them means a short trip through an unadopted road, so full-width reinstatement and being completely at the mercy of the developer.

Between GTC and Taylor Wimpey it's been a pain in the backside.

Think the only reason you guys actually pressed on with it is that take up of FTTC here is very high, take up of cable on the wider Middleton build has been good, and the nodal areas served by the problem MSANs are considerably more affluent than the rest of Middleton so more chance of higher value, higher margin bundles being sold.

Full kudos due, though, in Lightning while the average build cost you're working towards is about 670GBP / premises passed you guys don't mind spending way more per premises on some if you can spend less on others. We owe wider Middleton gratitude for being largely nice terraces and semis.

Re: How big are VM's infills?
 

We are Taylor Wimpey also, 4 year old estate. Like you it's a private electricity company. The surrounding borough is Scottish Power. However even though it's a private electricity company that you have to contact if a cable is damaged (which I have in the past), the new substation on the estate still has Scottish Power on the front of it! Very odd situation.

Re: How big are VM's infills?
 

Scottish Power still provide the backhaul connection and support the switchgear installation, you will find that the installation was completed by a private contractor (GTC are getting big in this area) and they manage the "last mile" connection, the LV connectivity to the home. The HV lines will still be managed by Scottish Power (or whoever the local incumbent power supplier is).

I feel your pain Igni, deploying on New Build is not as simple as everyone thinks it is ;)

Re: How big are VM's infills?
 

I feel your pain regarding GTC, Steve. Ugh.