FTTx Components in Videos

The FTTPod PR has generated a bit of talk about the components making up FTTP.

I found some videos from Openreach (or for Openreach) that include a bit more information, and some video shots, and even a few bits with blokes working on them.

Be warned though, that the videos can be a bit dull in places...

A hyped showreel that shoots through a few bits
Openreach training tour of FTTP, but with a few shots of the hardware.
Openreach training intro to FTTC, the first 2.5 minutes are duplicated.

The FTTC video shows a 3rd type of FTTC cabinet (around 3 mins) which is considerable smaller. Something targeted for the top of telegraph poles?

They go well with some of the photos of FTTP kit in MK from andrew.

Nice videos!

Wish i had a nice blonde Openreach Engineer attend

the external FTTC "cab" could go on a wall, in a basement (FTTB ?) or maybe in a chamber underground. Looked too big/heavy for a pole top.

so the install doesnt require new cab work just the PCP?

I wonder if VM do such videos and so open.

the new cabinet appears to be an eci minicab 64v:

http://www.ecitele.com/OurOffering/Products/Pages/Mi...

http://www.ecitele.com/OurOffering/Products/Products...

Not seen any deployment of the ECI external cab, will ask and check.

Andrew

Why is it necessary for an engineer to wear a hard hat when working at an open street cabinet(FTTC video 7:04)? Or is it something that only applies to blondes?

probably when doing public videos is wise to be paranoid about health and safety image

Whoever did the film certainly had a sense of humor

64 lines - more than I expected to be honest. And can be remotely powered - but that uses 12 lines.

I think I agree - just a bit too heavy for serious use high up a pole.

Which leaves it to be used where there isn't space for a full cab. Or perhaps we'll see it in villages where there probably *is* space, but lower demand.

Install of an end-user's FTTC connection doesn't require any work at the FTTC cab - it is just a job of re-jumpering within the PCP, with both the D-side and E-side being connected onto the tie cable.

Openreach don't (initially) fully provision the tie cables (and probably don't fully provision the shelves within the FTTC cab), so there are stops & starts in the availability checker as the various resources run out, and get fixed.

That'll have been the feedback from the lawyers

According the the ECI literature the fully assembled unit weighs 21kg.

Enquiry is under way

I think I saw something similar made for Asian apartment blocks a few years back - they run fibre to the basement then use internal building phone wiring for the rest.

Why, when pictured or filmed, working at a cabinet, is the engineer always shown wearing a helmet AND chinstrap ????

In reply to a post by Adam3k:

Wish i had a nice blonde Openreach Engineer attend

At the risk of being labelled a stalker, she also appears in the following CWU videos;

EH30

EH12

And the Kid who made the comment on this video is truly deserving of an ASBO (apologies...)!

ballymunboy 1 month ago

Tasty bit of blond totty. She can squeeze my jelly crimps any day!

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perhaps these might be used 'underground' in conservation areas

In reply to a post by Chrysalis:

I wonder if VM do such videos and so open.

Nah, they supply themselves only. Openreach will be more open as they are trying to sell the FTTx solutions to service providers.

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