Thread: BT Infinity Cabinet Install
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Old 07-04-2011, 14:25   #14
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Re: BT Infinity Cabinet Install
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Originally Posted by MadGamer View Post
you will be able to order once July rolls around. The service uses your copper telephone line from your premises to the FTTC Cab, then Fibe from there.
Correct

The Infinty cabinets contain DSLAM equipment similar (but more modern) that is found in your telephone exchange. These cabinets are connected by Fibre back to the exchange and then cross connected to an existing BT cabinet to provide Telephony services.

The existing twisted pair copper phone line to your home is utilised and the broadband VDSL service runs from your home to the VDSL cabinet and onto the DSLAM back to the exchange (and then onto the core BT network), whereas your phone line is still terminated in the original cabinet so your calls will be routed over your standard phone line back to the Infinity cabinet then crossed over to the E side in the old cabinet and back to the exchange over the original multi pair copper cable.

The time period from build to order can vary depending if your area has been announced or not. My area has been fully built but still not announced whereas some areas around me are announced for later this summer but still not built...

HTH
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