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Originally Posted by Aye Up
I stand to be corrected here, however VM are not ripping out the existing network, fibre will be rolled out along side it. I suspect eventually they may do that but not this decade I would think.
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Project Mustang, the replacement of the HFC network with fibre, will be a lng and arduous piece of work. There are several trials and surveys ongoing. They hope to use as much existing infrastructure (cabinets and duct) as possible but obviously depending on the legacy architecture there are differing amounts of both.
The removal of the TDM voice network will free up space in cabs and duct as they remove Krone blocks and twisted pair copper, but the two projects may not be in total sync to capitalise on that.
IIRC, and I can confirm quickly, the HFC shut off is scheduled for around 2035-2040, and they’ll continue to upgrade that until switch off.
XGS-PON will implemented across the FTTP network, replacing RFoG, and across the Mustang overlay.
Make no mistake VMO2 are investing a monumental amount of money to deliver this.