[Sephiroth]

Originally Posted by pip08456

Hey Seph, Openreach have just signed a contract with Nokia for ONT's capable of 10Gb symmetrical.


https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.ph...it-for-uk.html

Pip,

From your link this quote:

Clive Selley, CEO of Openreach, said:

“We’re accelerating our full fibre build to deliver an ultrafast, ultra-reliable and futureproof broadband network throughout the UK. This new digital platform will help our economy to bounce back more quickly from the Covid-19 pandemic – enabling people to continue work from home, and millions of businesses to operate seamlessly online for decades to come. Right now, we’re making the new network available to around 32,000 homes and businesses every week, and Nokia’s innovative solutions are helping us to build it better, broader and faster. Our partnership with Nokia will be critical in helping us to upgrade the nation and hit our target of reaching four and a half million premises by the end of March 2021.”

What a load of weasel worded bollocks. I'm sure what he says about deliverables. But linking it to CV19 is ridiculous in the context of only 4.5M premises by end March-21. And that's the target - not 25 million homes!

Other than that, it's good news for the future. I like the thought of VM being put under pressure.

As regards pole-strung fibre (well present in the USA):

https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.ph...-fast-kit.html