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Originally Posted by Pierre
Garbage, will never happen and written by some one that obviously doesn't know the sector.
Vodafone (C&W) arguably has a bigger Core Fibre Network than BT and Virgin Media's isn't too shabby either.
Dark Fibre, or wholesale of fibre is freely undertaken between operators on commercial terms and is in no way equivalent to the access to the " last mile" which is what open reach was all about.
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There's fibre speed.
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That's incorrect. MBNL uses VM small bits will use BT tails but the vast majority is VM
Vodafone used to use NTL (VM) then they moved to Global Crossing (level 3) then they bought C&W
VM has a vast nationwide network, yes they only provide broadband services to their " cabled" areas where they have Access Network but their core fibre network is huge.
It's actually the other way around, VM and Vodafone will use the odd BT tail but only a few, and they use them to link into their own fibre networks not BT's
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I don't know how you can claim this though. I live in an urban area but I only see Virgin Media jointbox covers in about 60% of that area (I am including their core network and you're right I've seen Nynex ducting on main roads in areas they don't serve with the cable network.
Same can be said for Vodafone, I only see their jointbox covers and ducting in about half of the areas I work in (the jointbox covers are labelled Cable and Wireless, Norweb Comms, Scottish Telecom, Mercury-the list goes on but I know it is all Voda's now).
They MUST be using BT fibre in these areas unless Voda and VM have invisible ducting! For example, somewhere like North Wales-you only see BT ducting, it doesn't matter where you go.
As for them having a larger core network than BT's. Are you actually having a laugh? I can only assume you work in an office somewhere and have never been out in the field. BT have a vast, vast network of ducts that they can use to run fibre anywhere. You wouldn't believe how much fibre is in the BT network and has been for many years.