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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet
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Interesting, wonder what they're up to?
Do we really believe they are about to spend billions on a FTTH network and if not, what is the point of the trial?
I would love there to be a another "cable" company to compete against VM. But so far BT's tv offering is a disaster and as it's mostly Freeview anyway, its hardly cable tv.
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Originally Posted by Ignitionnet
As you mentioned they're using new poles, which is why it's their details on said pole rather than BT's.
The rules on delivery of services via poles were recently relaxed via the Growth and Infrastructure Bill both to make it possible to use them again and also to allow deployment of new cabinets without planning permission in conservation areas, amongst other things.
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This sounds like we're going down the American route here...I don't know if you've ever seen pictures of poles in American cities where several telecoms companies operate, bloody mess comes to mind. Dozens of cables coming out of each pole. Yuck. But under a true FTTH system, there would be no need for the street cabinets.
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Originally Posted by Qtx
Wondered why they never made lamp posts multi-purpose and split it in to say 4 sections (possibly easy removable/replaced modular type design) with a shared section down one side, and allow different companies to utilise each section inside. No one really batters an eyelid with those kind of poles being there so why not hide stuff inside. Companies would start designing equipment that fitted inside that form factor. Unless I am missing something obvious?
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The lamp posts idea is a really good one, I never thought of it! Sometimes simple ideas are the best. But they are owned by councils, so telecoms companies would need to make agreements with all the councils up and down the country for this to happen. Obviously, dealing with one company, BT/Opeanreach, is easier for other telecoms companies but perhaps not better.
I don't know if you were aware of the sewer idea which was tried and failed (look up Fibrecity on this forum) but it can be hard going trying to get access to infrastructure.
The sewer idea failed, I think, because Fibrecity couldn't secure deals to access other water companies' sewers in places other than Bournmouth. So gaining access to lamp posts could be as difficult, but I like it.