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Gavin-D

26-10-2023 14:37

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Nexfibre have hit 500,000 premises after connecting another 24,000 in Coleraine, Portrush and Portstewart to Virgin Media O2s XGS-PON network

Gavin-D

27-10-2023 09:47

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Nexfibre have this morning announced they've added another 20,000 premises to Virgin Media O2s XGS-PON network, this time in Sheffield

Hugh	27-10-2023 10:46

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Interesting point on the nexfibre website (in the "notes to editors" at the bottom of the page)

Quote:

nexfibre is a joint venture between InfraVia Capital Partners, Liberty Global and Telefónica and is financed with £4.5 billion of equity and debt investment. It will initially roll out fibre to 5 million homes not currently served by Virgin Media O2’s network by 2026, with the opportunity to expand to an additional 2 million homes.

nexfibre’s investment will provide a major boost to the UK’s digital economy and make a significant contribution to the Government’s gigabit broadband ambitions.

Virgin Media O2 is nexfibre’s anchor wholesale tenant.

nexfibre and Virgin Media O2 intend to wholesale their networks to other third-party internet service providers creating the UK’s first national-scale challenger to BT Openreach, boosting choice and competition in the market.

https://www.nexfibre.co.uk/nexfibre-...emises-passed/

jfman

27-10-2023 11:58

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I’ve always wondered where the FTTP replacing HFC sits -
owned by VM02 but presumably part of any future wholesale
deal.

Gavin-D

27-10-2023 12:12

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 36162847)

Interesting point on the nexfibre website (in the "notes to editors" at the bottom of the page)

https://www.nexfibre.co.uk/nexfibre-...emises-passed/

I wonder if they'll do a wholesale deal with Sky like they have in Ireland

Paul	28-10-2023 01:08

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Originally Posted by Mr K (Post 36162786)

They can't afford to both heat and eat in Scarborough,so gigabyte broadband might be low down the list of priorities.
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-englan...shire-64066374

Trust you to exaggerate as usual.

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Some people in Scarborough ...

They same would apply to pretty much anywhere in the UK.

Gavin-D

07-11-2023 14:52

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Nexfibre have released the locations they will be building in during 2024 across the UK

https://www.nexfibre.co.uk/wp-conten...2023-NEW77.pdf

Hugh	07-11-2023 15:13

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The map is so lo-res it’s neither use or ornament…

Chrysalis

07-11-2023 21:42

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At first I thought it looks like they not covering all cable areas, but then its just what they doing in 2024 or earlier. So anything in 2025/2026 isnt on the list.

Paul	08-11-2023 02:06

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That "map" is pretty much completely useless.

Gavin-D

21-11-2023 15:46

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Virgin Media are trialling 2Gbps down and 200Mbps upload speeds in Scarborough on their recently rolled out XGS-PON network.

Customers on the trial will keep the speeds free of charge until March 15th

Corey N Georgie

22-11-2023 10:17

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Originally Posted by Gavin-D (Post 36164660)

To offer this speed will Virgin have to play fibre to the property or will they use existing cables and just update the equipment at the headend?

Gavin-D

22-11-2023 11:10

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Originally Posted by Corey N Georgie (Post 36164721)

To offer this speed will Virgin have to play fibre to the property or will they use existing cables and just update the equipment at the headend?

The HFC/DOCSIS 3.1 is obviously far more limited to what speeds it can go to, but they have trials in the past couple of years on this network

They're already in the process of upgrading legacy areas to FTTP, which is due to be finished by 2028

Sephiroth

28-11-2023 09:06

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Quote:

Originally Posted by Corey N Georgie (Post 36164721)

To offer this speed will Virgin have to play fibre to the property or will they use existing cables and just update the equipment at the headend?

Fibre to the property is a requirement of XGS-PON.

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