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BBKing · 02-12-2004, 08:05

You are all making the mistake of assuming that ntl would merely duplicate what BT/Homechoice do - they're not, that's 1990s technology they're locked into due to the massive investment in DSL rollout.

Same applies to ntl's HFC - if you were putting in a cable network now you'd make sure it was segmented to future data levels and put DOCSIS 2 compliant kit throughout, not a mix of DAVIC, DOCSIS 1 and EuroDOCSIS 1. If you're putting a DSL network in you'd use the comparable modern DSL standards, which are in use in other countries (the ones brought up on here as 'why can't we have that here'?).

I've no idea whether it will work, but I can definitely see the point - HFC is indeed an excellent way to deliver services (not as good as fibre, but an affordable first step).

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BBKing R.I.P. Join Date: Jun 2003 Location: London Services: 20Mb VM CM, Virgin TV Posts: 5,983	Re: LLU You are all making the mistake of assuming that ntl would merely duplicate what BT/Homechoice do - they're not, that's 1990s technology they're locked into due to the massive investment in DSL rollout. Same applies to ntl's HFC - if you were putting in a cable network now you'd make sure it was segmented to future data levels and put DOCSIS 2 compliant kit throughout, not a mix of DAVIC, DOCSIS 1 and EuroDOCSIS 1. If you're putting a DSL network in you'd use the comparable modern DSL standards, which are in use in other countries (the ones brought up on here as 'why can't we have that here'?). I've no idea whether it will work, but I can definitely see the point - HFC is indeed an excellent way to deliver services (not as good as fibre, but an affordable first step).