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qasdfdsaq · 20-06-2014, 09:42

Interesting. I was just reading the "new" from the notice itself, bearing in mind the wording on many of these planning notices are rarely accurate. I've also seen EE notices on O2 poles and vice versa, and notices saying "New antenna were fitted" which actually equated to an entire new mast and four street cabinets rivalling the size of a small car being put up next to the existing one. Hence, I read planning notices with skepticism :P

Nonetheless if Sky is putting up their own poles (OK this particular situation is just a trial) I wonder if we'll end up with a situation like we did in the earl 2000's with mobile networks, each one putting up their own pole to the point you end up with five poles next to each other in any given location...

Given the objections people tend to make towards even the most subtle, "telegraph pole" styled mobile masts, even with no wires coming out of the top, I don't think each of a dozen ISPs installing their own poles will get very far. I'm guessing the intention is to eventually share, but Sky are just using their own for now for trial purposes.

20-06-2014, 09:42	#17
qasdfdsaq cf.mega poster Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 11,207	Re: Sky trialing 1Gb FTTP in Amazingstoke Interesting. I was just reading the "new" from the notice itself, bearing in mind the wording on many of these planning notices are rarely accurate. I've also seen EE notices on O2 poles and vice versa, and notices saying "New antenna were fitted" which actually equated to an entire new mast and four street cabinets rivalling the size of a small car being put up next to the existing one. Hence, I read planning notices with skepticism :P Nonetheless if Sky is putting up their own poles (OK this particular situation is just a trial) I wonder if we'll end up with a situation like we did in the earl 2000's with mobile networks, each one putting up their own pole to the point you end up with five poles next to each other in any given location... Given the objections people tend to make towards even the most subtle, "telegraph pole" styled mobile masts, even with no wires coming out of the top, I don't think each of a dozen ISPs installing their own poles will get very far. I'm guessing the intention is to eventually share, but Sky are just using their own for now for trial purposes.