Re: VM FTTP trial Papworth Everard
 

Hello,

I kicked off the thread on the VM forums and then it was picked up by the ISP review site. Still working going on, pavements being dug and trailers with cable reels parked up.

No word from VM themselves yet on whats going on, when I hear or see more I'll post up.

Guess I may need to change my forum name soon.

Re: VM FTTP trial Papworth Everard
 

Well it won't strictly be cable, so still appropriate:)

Re: VM FTTP trial Papworth Everard
 

:tu:

Re: VM FTTP trial Papworth Everard
 

Fibre optic cable is still... cable.

Re: VM FTTP trial Papworth Everard
 

VM still digging up roads and putting in boxes. Don't thing there is anything in the boxes yet, still no word from VM about whats happening but they are certainly spending a lot of money doing all the ground works.

Re: VM FTTP trial Papworth Everard
 

It FTTH RFoG solution.

Re: VM FTTP trial Papworth Everard
 

VM have a press release

Gigabit connections trial:
http://about.virginmedia.com/press-r...eshire-village
:)

Re: VM FTTP trial Papworth Everard
 

Nice. They say people will be able to get 152Mbit as well, I wonder if that's standard DOCSIS or if that's still full fibre.

Re: VM FTTP trial Papworth Everard
 

DOCSIS. There's a trial area of ~100 properties that are FTTP and the rest are HFC.

Re: VM FTTP trial Papworth Everard
 

The system being installed can serve 512 homes.

Re: VM FTTP trial Papworth Everard
 

This isn't accurate.

Re: VM FTTP trial Papworth Everard
 

I don't know how many properties there are in Papworth Everard.

But I do know that the network being built can support, initially, 512 properties, and can be increased to 1024 simply by installing another bit of kit into the infrastructure that is built.

Re: VM FTTP trial Papworth Everard
 

Have VM coming around this evening to give me the details, although he seemed a bit unsure about the gigabit trial.

Re: VM FTTP trial Papworth Everard
 

Do let us know how that goes! Bit odd that they're sending someone out, that never happens normally so it must definitely be trial related.

Re: VM FTTP trial Papworth Everard
 

Indeed let us know if you could. I hope you get to be part of the Gigabit trial if that's what you want. For sure it'll be impressive and as it is FTTP it should be a very decent experience indeed.