First homes connected to Fujitsu fibre broadband network - Page 3

BenMcr · 30-10-2011, 11:54

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Originally Posted by m419

Videotron (acquired by Bellcable Media)
Nynex (Merged with Bellcable Media)
BellCable Media (Acquired by Cable and Wireless)

As far as I recall C&W bought Videotron and Nynex directly. They weren't previously merged with BCM.

From these two articles Videotron was announced for sale in Feb 1996 http://www.independent.co.uk/news/bu...s-1317923.html

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Videotron is to sell its entire investment in the ailing UK cable market, in a move that heralds the start of a long-awaited industry consolidation, writes Mathew Horsman.

and then announced as bought by C&W in October of the same year. Can't see BCM being able to clear a takeover in that time

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/bu...p-1359751.html

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The most significant restructuring of the UK telecommunications industry since the advent of competition five years ago was unveiled by Cable & Wireless yesterday with a pounds 5bn deal to merge its British subsidiary, Mercury, with three of the largest cable operators, Nynex CableComms, Bell Cablemedia and Videotron.

spiderplant · 30-10-2011, 11:58

And if you want a real nostalgia trip...

http://business.netcom.co.uk/bcm/Default.html

**Hugh** · 30-10-2011, 14:49

Ben, as the saying goes, it was complicated......

Link

Horizon · 31-10-2011, 16:22

I actually remember an exclusive cable channel on encom/bell cable called JCN, Jones Computer Network. Shows you how long I've had cable! But there is no computing/tech channel today, just the gadget show.

That's progress for you...

Anyway this fujitsu network thing is exciting, I'm sure it will last 5 minutes until the money runs out.

Kingofthedead4 · 31-10-2011, 16:26

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Originally Posted by Horizon

I actually remember an exclusive cable channel on encom/bell cable called JCN, Jones Computer Network. Shows you how long I've had cable! But there is no computing/tech channel today, just the gadget show.

That's progress for you...

Anyway this fujitsu network thing is exciting, I'm sure it will last 5 minutes until the money runs out.

mmmmmm Suzi Perry

MrIca · 06-11-2011, 11:02

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Originally Posted by thamesvalley

Somone at the time had to the foresight to have the local cable company (NyNex) install their ducts, cabinets etc whilst the road was being modified in case the cable network was expanded out from Birkenhead as far as this estate. Unfortunately it never did as (as many people have stated previously) all expansion came to a halt after the dotcom boom bubble burst. This orphaned piece of network was inheritted by VM and is about a mile away from the live network and end of the duct route. It's completely empty.

You might also have some knowledge about Hoylake, Wirral as well. Is there any kind of Virgin Media network there? It shows that there is on the Virgin Media Business website, little red dot over Hoylake. I've seen one VM cabinet there but have never come across anyone with VM there and haven't seen any more cabinets.

**Chris** · 06-11-2011, 12:45

There's a small industrial estate at one end of Hoylake, across the railway from the rest of the town. Possibly they ran a cable into there at some point, to serve businesses? I was never aware of there being any domestic cable TV way back when I lived in that part of the world.

Andrewquinn1987 · 06-12-2014, 13:24

I took part in this trail and BT were a joke. Once we were actually connected it was brilliant 1gbps up and down, TiVo, etc. Even though we have Virgin ducting throughout the estate they never used it. BT would not let them install joints so Fujitsu had to install all their own chambers and run extra ducting. In the end for the effort VM might aswell cable an area.

Was so gutted the day They came and ripped everything out. Get this BT even ripped out the stuff in fujitsus own ducts and chambers so I guess if a company expand BT ducts it remains property of BT.