"CAUTION OVERHEAD FIBRE" plaques in West Suffolk

Little yellow plates have appeared on the poles for a section of the overhead line in our village.
New overhead cables have been installed but not yet terminated, just coiled up at both ends.
Is this normal practice to install cable with fibre and copper cores during overhead line replacement, or are we to expect the option to upgrade to FTTP?
There is a small new development at the end of the section in question maybe the developer thinks this is a good way to sell his houses?

In reply to a post by Thumper:

There is a small new development at the end of the section in question maybe the developer thinks this is a good way to sell his houses?

It's quite likely the new development is getting it: the minimum size for getting discounted fibre to a new development was reduced last year from 30 properties to just 2.

https://news.openreach.co.uk/pressreleases/openreach...
https://www.theregister.co.uk/2018/10/26/bt_openreac...

Edited by candlerb (Sun 07-Apr-19 21:08:13)

Thank you Candlerb, I wasn't aware of that.

It's not always right to assume that fibre being installed nearby means you will be able to access it.

In the majority of cases where a developer orders FTTP for new housing it is only the new housing that is able to order FTTP.

Occasionally a developer will pay for existing properties on their site that only had copper installed to be upgraded to FTTP. That's not all that common though.

If it is FTTP for new builds, ordered by the developer, then usually none of the properties outside of the developers site will have access to FTTP after the work is complete.

Ideally the work is BDUK funded or part of the OpenReach Fibre First scheme or you may not be able to access FTTP when work is complete.

If this is rural west Suffolk then with no other available information the probability based on what has happened in 2019 so far is that this is infill with FTTP, i.e. spotting a couple of new live ones each week.

While it may be new build properties in the village you would expect the site to have at buildings at least part built before you see the FTTP heading in the direction.

Won't be FibreFirst since there are not FibreFirst exchanges in Suffolk or Norfolk

In reply to a post by Thumper:

Little yellow plates have appeared on the poles for a section of the overhead line in our village.
New overhead cables have been installed but not yet terminated, just coiled up at both ends.
Is this normal practice to install cable with fibre and copper cores during overhead line replacement, or are we to expect the option to upgrade to FTTP?
There is a small new development at the end of the section in question maybe the developer thinks this is a good way to sell his houses?

have you tried contacting the bduk in your area to see if they know whats going on?

Don't suppose your OR 'where and when' has changed?

Yes this is Rural West Suffolk.
The houses are pretty much finished as far as I can see without entering the site.
The run that is tagged only extends as for as the new builds, but to be honest the density of the remaining properties becomes lower beyond that point.
I can but hope..

So if the run ends at the new builds then yes looks like new build activity rather than BDUK work

In reply to a post by Garlic:

have you tried contacting the bduk in your area to see if they know whats going on?

Don't suppose your OR 'where and when' has changed?

OR 'where and when' has not changed.
Better Broadband for Suffolk's website could be better

In reply to a post by Thumper:

In reply to a post by Garlic:

have you tried contacting the bduk in your area to see if they know whats going on?

Don't suppose your OR 'where and when' has changed?

OR 'where and when' has not changed.
Better Broadband for Suffolk's website could be better

DM Openreach on twitter about it, the when and where page doesn't always update.