Who is running Fiber

There recently was a team of guys pulling fiber between the BT poles in our area. I asked them what they were doing and it was in fact pulling the Fiber for FTTP. They were not OpenReach. The poles all now say Fiber Overhead and there is the extra box. The only thing is when I check my Exchange it still shows as FTTP not enabled.

So I guess my questions are:
1. How do I know when FTTP is available? And by whom?
2. Why would they put Fiber in the field before even enabling the exchange?

Thanks

Sounds more like a provider such as CityFibre. Services like these are a private network which is then leased off to select ISP's to provide service.

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There recently was a team of guys pulling fiber between the BT poles in our area. I asked them what they were doing and it was in fact pulling the Fiber for FTTP. They were not OpenReach. The poles all now say Fiber Overhead and there is the extra box. The only thing is when I check my Exchange it still shows as FTTP not enabled.

So I guess my questions are:
1. How do I know when FTTP is available? And by whom?
2. Why would they put Fiber in the field before even enabling the exchange?

Thanks

For anyone to help you with who is installing Fibre they would really need to see a picture of the extra box you make reference too.

Doubtless, if this work is for Joe Public, they’ll be lobbing a flyer through your door when it’s ready.

They have to start somewhere.

It could be Trooli, or Zzoom, or Gigaclear, etc etc

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The only thing is when I check my Exchange it still shows as FTTP not enabled.


2. Why would they put Fiber in the field before even enabling the exchange?

Thanks

My local exchange in Not Fibre Enabled But I have FTTP as it comes 12 miles from a exchange that is enabled and has OLT for the Fibre 'HeadEnd Exchange'.

It took over 1 year from your stage for ours to go live.

Have a look at this page.

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The only thing is when I check my Exchange it still shows as FTTP not enabled.

Where are you checking that?

Samknows is useless at updating their availability. Take no notice of their site.
FTTP also doesn't come from the nearest exchange in many cases.

OpenReach use sub-contractors for most of their FTTP rollout so even though the crew working weren't OpenReach it may be them who are rolling out to you.

That is precisely how FTTP works.

It doesn’t come from your closest copper/ADSL serving exchange unless your local exchange happens to be a headend exchange for FTTP/FTTC.

Hence why BT will need a fraction of their current exchange estate once PSTN and copper is fully retired.

You could differentiate between an overhead Openreach FTTP service which uses the CommScope 4/8/12 port CBTs (with “teets”) and the AltNets like CityFibre who use the hinged lid stylee HellermannTyton CBTs generally.

I don’t think any AltNets use the CommScope or Corning CBTs - happy to be proven wrong.

Might though be harder to work out precisely which AltNet it is though unless they have announced a coverage in that area.

Sorry, just thought it would help

You’ve got nothing to apologise for I was just adding comment. Didn’t mean to come across as critical.