FTTC but a FTTP DP Near By?

Hi All,

Darley Dale 12 (DSALM) is currently being constructed at the bottom of my road, and has a fibre optic cable running over head, connecting under the road, to the cabinet.

However, on the way to the cabinet, about 5 poles up near a farm, this Fiber Splitter looks to of popped up. Does this mean FTTP will be available to this property, and others, or is this just a coincidence as is part of the FTTC install?

PIC: https://imgur.com/lqSiiJy

Edited by Whitehall11 (Sat 27-Jun-20 00:02:38)

In reply to a post by Whitehall11:

this Fiber Splitter looks to of popped up.

Thats not a fibre splitter thats a track node which is used as a joint, so not the same thing.

In reply to a post by dect:

In reply to a post by Whitehall11:

this Fiber Splitter looks to of popped up.

Thats not a fibre splitter thats a track node which is used as a joint, so not the same thing.

@dect

You will 100% know better than me but does that track node have fibre in and out of it or am I wrong.

Here is a picture of our new fibre track node just been installed which looks the same.

Edited by busterboy (Sat 27-Jun-20 10:14:59)

In reply to a post by dect:

In reply to a post by Whitehall11:

this Fiber Splitter looks to of popped up.

Thats not a fibre splitter thats a track node which is used as a joint, so not the same thing.

So what does this joint do?

In reply to a post by busterboy:

does that track node have fibre in and out of it or am I wrong.

Hi Tim

Yes you're right, it simply joins a fibre with a another fibre on a one to one ratio. on other types of cable it could be called an inline join

It's a fibre joint, there is also what looks like FTTP reels on the other side of the pole so some properties near that pole are getting FTTP.

In reply to a post by dect:

In reply to a post by busterboy:

does that track node have fibre in and out of it or am I wrong.

Hi Tim

Yes you're right, it simply joins a fibre with a another fibre on a one to one ratio. on other types of cable it could be called an inline join

So are these used to connect copper or has he got light (forgive the pun) at the end of the tunnel this being fibre.

There can be fibre joints too..

In reply to a post by Whitehall11:

So what does this joint do?

This type of joint can be between the aggregation node and the splitter or between the splitter and the customers premises. it just joins one fibre with another fibre as its not one continuous piece of fibre.

Edit: Above comments about where the track node can be used was in relation to fttp only.

Edited by deleted (Sat 27-Jun-20 10:42:19)

In reply to a post by Realalemadrid:

there is also what looks like FTTP reels on the other side of the pole

They are Creep Preventers