12-01-2016, 19:49
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VM fibre to the home
Can I just check that I'm right in thinking that apart from the 1Gbit trial areas VM don't do fibre to the home? And that pretty much every in to the home TV/Internet connection is coax?
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12-01-2016, 19:57
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Join Date: Sep 2010
Location: Petersfield, Hampshire, UK
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Re: VM fibre to the home
Yup
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12-01-2016, 20:51
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Join Date: Sep 2007
Services: phone TV & BB
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Re: VM fibre to the home
Also with FTTD trial areas you can't have a phone line so the offers are pretty rubbish.
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12-01-2016, 21:31
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Location: Warrington
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Re: VM fibre to the home
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Originally Posted by rhyds
Can I just check that I'm right in thinking that apart from the 1Gbit trial areas VM don't do fibre to the home? And that pretty much every in to the home TV/Internet connection is coax?
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Absolutely correct. There are almost no true FTTH providers, but they do exist in some areas.
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12-01-2016, 21:51
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Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Manchester
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Re: VM fibre to the home
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Originally Posted by rhyds
Can I just check that I'm right in thinking that apart from the 1Gbit trial areas VM don't do fibre to the home? And that pretty much every in to the home TV/Internet connection is coax?
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Quote:
Originally Posted by DJSADERS
Yup
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Actually it all depends what you mean by Fibre to the Home.
Virgin have started network additions using FTTH technology.
http://about.virginmedia.com/press-r...roadband-boost
The main advantage for this currently is that it allows less disruption during the build, as the full fibre install allows for narrow trenching.
These installs include a Fibre to Coax box at each house (basically a smaller version version of what other areas have further 'upstream' in a street cabinet), and the internal install is still currently coax. This allows for the same broadband and TV kit to be installed as any other Virgin Media area.
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13-01-2016, 17:45
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Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Lincoln
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Re: VM fibre to the home
if that works out hopefully they could start doing that everywhere. Having fibre straight to the house would sure be sweet and you would have thought it will be a necessity in 10 years time.
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13-01-2016, 18:11
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Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: here
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Re: VM fibre to the home
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Originally Posted by General Maximus
if that works out hopefully they could start doing that everywhere. Having fibre straight to the house would sure be sweet and you would have thought it will be a necessity in 10 years time.
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That's only for new build or like in this instance an area that wasn't cabled in the first place. Existing build will be upgraded using RF amplifiers at present,eventually fibre to each cabinet will replace most RF amps
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14-01-2016, 12:02
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Join Date: Jun 2008
Location: Leeds, West Yorkshire
Age: 47
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Re: VM fibre to the home
Quote:
Originally Posted by General Maximus
if that works out hopefully they could start doing that everywhere. Having fibre straight to the house would sure be sweet and you would have thought it will be a necessity in 10 years time.
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Nah no need for it in 10 years time.
Bandwidth consumption per household is well within the reach of hybrid technologies for the foreseeable.
Check out the below video, starts at the relevant time.
https://youtu.be/bOAjzKY51-I?t=571
More VM specific stuff here:
https://youtu.be/bOAjzKY51-I?t=1143
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