Sheffield to get 100Mb/s Fibre.

Druchii · 08-07-2009, 10:32

Quote:

Homes in Sheffield are set to benefit from super-fast broadband as H2O Networks begins work on a city-wide fibre network.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8139015.stm

Sounds very good to me, but how far will they stretch such a network, i can only foresee it expanding across the city centre due to the sheer size of the city.

haydnwalker · 08-07-2009, 11:20

Yeah, but the other FibreCity's don't have any ISPs yet so isn't this a bit of non-news until some ISP announcement is made? I mention this as it was H2O that did the infrastructure for the FibreCities.

---------- Post added at 11:20 ---------- Previous post was at 11:18 ----------

There's also the DigitalRegion Project in South Yorkshire that is still in its infancy but looks at providing next generation access (fibre) to Doncaster, Barnsley, Rotherham, Sheffield areas, connecting every home/business to it.

Matthew · 08-07-2009, 18:21

PlusNet are based in Sheffield, I wonder if they will have any involvement in it?

Sirius · 08-07-2009, 18:43

Quote:

Originally Posted by haydnwalker

Yeah, but the other FibreCity's don't have any ISPs yet so isn't this a bit of non-news until some ISP announcement is made? I mention this as it was H2O that did the infrastructure for the FibreCities.

---------- Post added at 11:20 ---------- Previous post was at 11:18 ----------

There's also the DigitalRegion Project in South Yorkshire that is still in its infancy but looks at providing next generation access (fibre) to Doncaster, Barnsley, Rotherham, Sheffield areas, connecting every home/business to it.

They have been trying to find an ISP for ages now and no one wants to work with them.

Druchii · 08-07-2009, 19:10

Quote:

Originally Posted by haydnwalker

Yeah, but the other FibreCity's don't have any ISPs yet so isn't this a bit of non-news until some ISP announcement is made? I mention this as it was H2O that did the infrastructure for the FibreCities.

---------- Post added at 11:20 ---------- Previous post was at 11:18 ----------

There's also the DigitalRegion Project in South Yorkshire that is still in its infancy but looks at providing next generation access (fibre) to Doncaster, Barnsley, Rotherham, Sheffield areas, connecting every home/business to it.

Actually, i think there was an ISP in Sheffield dealing in Fibre. Ask4 or something?
They supply luxury apartments with Fibre-based services.
Who knows, maybe they will be a part of this?

haydnwalker · 09-07-2009, 10:59

Yeah, Ask4 mainly cover student blocks and luxury apts. They are a good company from what I've heard though.

fnkysknky · 31-07-2009, 10:54

As above, ask4 do already have a working fibre ring in Sheffield and it's supplied by H2O. The BBC article has some info missing, http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/...ibe.5463552.jp is a bit better.

Druchii · 31-07-2009, 11:02

Quote:

Originally Posted by fnkysknky

As above, ask4 do already have a working fibre ring in Sheffield and it's supplied by H2O. The BBC article has some info missing, http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/...ibe.5463552.jp is a bit better.

Cheers for the additional info.

supered · 01-08-2009, 11:30

Quote:

Originally Posted by fnkysknky

As above, ask4 do already have a working fibre ring in Sheffield and it's supplied by H2O. The BBC article has some info missing, http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/...ibe.5463552.jp is a bit better.

To quote from the article

"easily connect to the fibre ring in order to benefit from unlimited super fast connectivity."

"Fibre optic cabling provides this, along with unlimited bandwidth."

The article implies no cap like Virgin use or am I just misreading this, is it just advertising speak.

popper · 01-08-2009, 12:40

dark fibre is all well and good but without an easy way for a community to access that and light it up for your (wireless-) backhaul/synchronous connections to become your own private carrier, Co-Location, Co-op etc, we are going nowere.

you dont need an ISP for that OC as you could buy the end kit and connect it up yourself in theory but dark fibre isnt exactly off the shelf consumer friendly today, so its far easyer if there are some 3rd party to do it for your community.

fnkysknky · 01-08-2009, 13:06

Quote:

Originally Posted by supered

To quote from the article

"easily connect to the fibre ring in order to benefit from unlimited super fast connectivity."

"Fibre optic cabling provides this, along with unlimited bandwidth."

The article implies no cap like Virgin use or am I just misreading this, is it just advertising speak.

It's a bit of misguided journalism by the looks of it. Of course the fibre ring does have a finite amount of bandwidth depending on what kit is terminating it however this kit is upgradeable if required. At the moment it's used to supply connectivity to multiple tenant units and businesses, unless you have big pockets you can't connect your detached house to it...

netserve · 11-08-2009, 23:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sirius

They have been trying to find an ISP for ages now and no one wants to work with them.

I contacted them several weeks ago to suggest we'd be interested in working with them, I also spoke to one of their account managers a couple of weeks later.

Not had any contact from them at all so if they are looking for an ISP partner, they're not looking that hard.