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.