Openreach checker message

All,

Any idea what this message from the Openreach checker indicates?

Your area is enabled for Superfast Fibre, but you may not be able to order a service because our engineers are carrying out some maintenance on the cabinet that connects your home.

Shows as not being FTTC enabled on the wholesale checker, this indicate it's full and awaiting card / tie pairs but Wholesale checker hasn't updated yet?

Think i've seen this on an AIO cabinet before.

Also seen it when a second fibre cabinet is being proivisioned.

In reply to a post by lee111s:

Think i've seen this on an AIO cabinet before.

Also seen it when a second fibre cabinet is being proivisioned.

It's not an AIO and there are already 2 * Huawei 288s connected, along with a stand-off shell extending the copper PCP.

I noted Openreach were reshelling a bunch of PCPs in the area and wonder if this is related to G.fast in some way but don't see how it could be.

Maybe they are extending one of the Huaweis to a 384?

Has there been the " cabinet is experiencing high demand" message recently?

It could be that more line cards or tie pairs are needed in the second cabinet, or as you say, it could be a HD upgrade.

Edited by deleted (Sat 12-Aug-17 09:19:54)

No high demand message that I've seen, though I'm not Max and don't monitor the availability checker

though I'm not Max

.... and for that we are truly grateful, one is MORE than enough.

+1

I do checked dsl availability checker every days and checked speed test every hours and checked router stats every hours because I am Max.

It was for a G.fast pod install, which also explains the various PCPs being reshelled in the area.

Two DSLAMs, one pod.

In reply to a post by Ignitionnet:

I noted Openreach were reshelling a bunch of PCPs in the area and wonder if this is related to G.fast in some way but don't see how it could be.

Famous last words.

Hope you find the same things I did for the same reason some time.

I don't recall Leeds being amongst the pilot locations.

Not a bad picture of provisioning considering what it took to get the first cabinet there at all.

It isn't. Openreach are clearly in the process of the commercial rollout in a similar manner to FTTC.

In reply to a post by Ignitionnet:

in a similar manner to FTTC.

It seems quite dissimilar at the moment. For FTTC, exchanges were announced well in advance, even though the individual cabinets weren't publicised at all.

Perhaps BT have learnt that advance planning & publicity just creates unwanted anger.

I believe Openreach only announced the trial exchanges publicly for FTTC no?

BT will make an announcement about commercial G.fast launch (perhaps during 2Q results) but there won't be any specifics about cabinets as this is distributed to ISPs only. I am confident that G.fast will be commercially launched in BT's 3Q (most likely end of Nov/start of Dec).

BT already committed to making ultrafast/at least 100Mbps available to 12 million premises by 2020. The build to meet that target is already underway.

possibly but also I think certain isp's dont want certain info public.

Hint - lookup the isps that blocked openreach been more involved with end users last year.

Andy's above post also has a hint on this.

Yeah - "I can see a green cabinet at the end of the road next to mine, WHERE IS MY 1GB CONECTION!!!!!!!!???".

I think the spread of G.fast cabinet extension pods is wider than a lot of people think; as I've posted before, I'm 99.99% sure I've seen one in a very "average" street in Shotley, in Suffolk. We're not talking about Cherry Hinton here, and although it's in Suffolk, it's a long way away from Martlesham. I will have to provide photographic evidence when I next go there, it's near some relatives.

Have we got a photo of a G.fast pod open yet (in detail)? We need one. Yes, I know it'll only be a load of Huawei units, but some people might be able to ascertain... things from the vital parts. And don't say it's impossible, I got good luck a while ago and was able to post the inside of a FTTrN power cabinet; although obviously that was far less interesting. It's better than nothing though.

Bottom image

Possible 4 x 12 port line cards. That image shows 2 installed on the left.

48 block connectors on the right linking to the copper in the PCP.

Space for more below when they bring in 24 port line cards (96 in total) however the Vectoring calculations are a bit beyond the current chipsets and cooling possibilites in the cab.

Edited by deleted (Sun 13-Aug-17 23:54:25)

Excellent, cheers.

In reply to a post by AndyHCZ:

I believe Openreach only announced the trial exchanges publicly for FTTC no?

BT will make an announcement about commercial G.fast launch (perhaps during 2Q results) but there won't be any specifics about cabinets as this is distributed to ISPs only. I am confident that G.fast will be commercially launched in BT's 3Q (most likely end of Nov/start of Dec).

BT already committed to making ultrafast/at least 100Mbps available to 12 million premises by 2020. The build to meet that target is already underway.

I thought I was told it won't start G.Fast to commercially until Q2 next year?

The upcoming Openreach system releases are a fairly good sign that we're quite near a commercial launch.

BT tend to refer things by their financial calendar rather than the actual calendar.

Openreach haven't published anything to ISPs yet beyond technical details.

My understanding is that a commercial launch will coincide with a larger nationwide pilot of Single Order G.Fast.

I'm 99.99% sure I've seen one in a very "average" street in Shotley, in Suffolk.

Probably mistaken it for something else

Saw my first real life one in Gosforth that last week on Cabinet 1.

I know Gosforth was one of the original test locations but as far as I know that was all done with chamber equipment.

What I saw at the weekend was the standard vented side pod on the cabinet.

Just saw a comment on ISP review that said they noticed that their cab was not accepting orders during the time the works was ongoing to install the g.fast cabinet

Yup, that was me

Who said that Max? BT work on their financial calendar which runs from June to June.

Let's just wait and see witchunt. I mean, I do know the difference between that and "something else", and to give me credit, I did say that I wasn't 100% sure. If it's just a PCP extension pod then I'll clarify that here, and then we'll know, won't we?

Edited by deleted (Tue 15-Aug-17 00:13:12)