VM FTTP trial Papworth Everard

[NoCableForMe]

Hello,

I kicked off the thread on the VM forums and then it was picked up by the ISP review site. Still working going on, pavements being dug and trailers with cable reels parked up.

No word from VM themselves yet on whats going on, when I hear or see more I'll post up.

Guess I may need to change my forum name soon.

[Skie]

Well it won't strictly be cable, so still appropriate

[NoCableForMe]

Originally Posted by Skie

Well it won't strictly be cable, so still appropriate

[qasdfdsaq]

Fibre optic cable is still... cable.

[NoCableForMe]

VM still digging up roads and putting in boxes. Don't thing there is anything in the boxes yet, still no word from VM about whats happening but they are certainly spending a lot of money doing all the ground works.

[Pierre]

It FTTH RFoG solution.

[NoCableForMe]

VM have a press release

Gigabit connections trial:
http://about.virginmedia.com/press-r...eshire-village

[Kushan]

Nice. They say people will be able to get 152Mbit as well, I wonder if that's standard DOCSIS or if that's still full fibre.

[Ignitionnet]

Originally Posted by Kushan

Nice. They say people will be able to get 152Mbit as well, I wonder if that's standard DOCSIS or if that's still full fibre.

DOCSIS. There's a trial area of ~100 properties that are FTTP and the rest are HFC.

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by Ignitionnet

DOCSIS. There's a trial area of ~100 properties that are FTTP and the rest are HFC.

The system being installed can serve 512 homes.

[Ignitionnet]

Originally Posted by Ignitionnet

DOCSIS. There's a trial area of ~100 properties that are FTTP and the rest are HFC.

This isn't accurate.

[Pierre]

Originally Posted by Ignitionnet

This isn't accurate.

I don't know how many properties there are in Papworth Everard.

But I do know that the network being built can support, initially, 512 properties, and can be increased to 1024 simply by installing another bit of kit into the infrastructure that is built.

[NoCableForMe]

Have VM coming around this evening to give me the details, although he seemed a bit unsure about the gigabit trial.

[Kushan]

Do let us know how that goes! Bit odd that they're sending someone out, that never happens normally so it must definitely be trial related.

[Stop It]

Indeed let us know if you could. I hope you get to be part of the Gigabit trial if that's what you want. For sure it'll be impressive and as it is FTTP it should be a very decent experience indeed.