PCP side pods

Here in my valley in South Wales, over the last couple of months there have been additional side pods added to PCP cabinets.

These were I believe intended for the G-fast equipment but as that's no longer needed I wonder why.

Even cabs with one pod, a second has added to the other side.

The newest additions are very noticeable due to the brightness of the paint.

Perhaps for additional battery backups to aid FTTC and VoIP requirements ?

I have photos but don't know how to add them here.

Could it be the associated FTTC cabinet is being expanded and they need more tie pairs?

Edited by deleted (Mon 04-Jul-22 14:09:56)

They could be additional DSLAM pods for increased FTTC capacity if the existing FTTC cabs are full up

I have now found a Google street view that's up to date enough.


https://tinyurl.com/49abzjsn

Good thoughts, but would they not have added the extra pods to the FTTC cabs.
Lot of extra work to create the tie lines and would still need more space for them as well.

Imschuffer

FTTC additional capacity. Now getting rarer to see as FTTP is being used to relieve capacity issues instead.

Yeah that'll be an FTTC DSLAM expansion, we've had one installed near our cabinet recently FTTC was full.

It's the best place for the FTTC hardware, all the lines are in the PCP already there so only short tie pairs required. Lines connected to the pod will not go via the FTTC cabinet so a lot less work than adding extra tie pairs to a nearby FTTC cab.

No power in PCP's either so I don't think that's what's going on.

Here is a link to the adjacent FTTC cab to the PCP above, space for but no pod here.

https://tinyurl.com/mrx4jv6b

Several replies have stated it's a FTTC expansion pod on a PCP, they don't put expansion pods on the FTTC cabinets. The power is obtained from the FTTC cab the same as it is for G.Fast pods. Are you convinced yet.