G-Fast Not In plans anymore?

When the openreach checker first got updated, I checked my cabinet, and it seemed to have been in the rollout plans.

A few weeks ago, an extension pod (with vents) seems to be added, looks like the other g-fast pods I have seen pictured.

Now when I check using postcode or phone number, it just says Superfast Accepting Orders, no mention of g-fast at all.

It's cabinet 77 Derby

The checkers often misbehave when a cabinet is about to go live.

Yeah thats what I though, but it has been a few weeks since its been installed, and since then taken off the checkers.

Even checked address close to the cabinet just incase it was a distance thing

What does the BT Wholesale checker show?

Nothing no mention for my address / telephone number

Tried Address of the street that the cabinet is on just incase distance is a factor, but nope, shows nothing

The pod, it is on the side of the copper cabinet? And not the fibre cabinet (if its on the fibre cabinet then its nothing to do with G.fast but an extension to add more line ports for the VDSL2 cabinet)

yeah its on the copper cabinet, and it has vents

I would of thought it be on the side of the fttc cab.. Why is it on the PCP?

One reason is to the reduce the overall distance the signal needs to travel down the copper to the end user.

Because that is where it goes for g.fast (on side of PCP), saves a bit of distance, plus leaves side of fibre twin available for port expansion, plus many more designs of fibre twin exist, where as just one main 'modern' PCP design, and those that are the older styles have been slowly being upgraded.

Distance is all important on g.fast

There's a few reasons for this. A big reason for adding the G.Fast pod to the PCP and not the fibre twin is it means the tie cables are measured in inches rather than many metres (over 50m in some cases). G.Fast is much more sensitive to distance of copper. G.Fast can also be installed on PCP's with no fibre twin.

The G.Fast pod is installed to the right of the shell. Both the fibre cabinets now used by OpenReach (big Huawei/small Huawei) can be expanded by adding extensions where the G.Fast pod would sit.

You say G.fast can be added without a fibre twin, which is possible, but unlikely, given close proximity of fibre and power already available on a PCP with a fibre twin.

Not sure what relevance the fibre cabs being able to be expanded has to do with G.Fast?

The G.fast pods that I've seen are on the left of the PCP, as most PCP expansions (for extra tie pair space) are on the right, only seen a couple on the left.

I suspect the G.fast pods could be made to affix to either side of the PCP.

They can be mounted either side as required.. there is one in Swansea town centre mounted on the right side of the pcp.

I'm not saying it's not possible but the G.Fast pod is connected to the FTTC cabinet using a twin cable which has power and fibre in it. The G.Fast pod gets its power from the FTTC cabinet and the fibre link also goes back to the other cab. So I'm not sure how it would all work if the FTTC cabinet wasn't there. It's possible of course, but I'm just not sure if BT's research ever took them down that route.

Thought as much.