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Originally Posted by BBKing
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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I am purely looking at it from the technical angle, twisted pair DSL = very good for Intenet and VOD type service.
Twisted pair limited bandwidth not good for broadcast medium, both I admit are limited when compared to FTTH. Most of the FTTH trials in the past used RF over fibre like HFC anyway, I expect there could of been some later trials using pure data down fibres but I guess cost cutting by vendors due to decreased demand from operators has meant a lot of this trial work has stopped.
I think we will have HFC for many years to come on the existing networks, I'm not even sure if FTTH is cost effective for new build yet?
I would assume that ntl would package their product different to BT/Homechoice or Yes TV, but I can only see things altering if we look at TV as a VOD type service.