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But at the exchange it hits copper, in the GEA link cable.
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But at the exchange it hits copper, in the GEA link cable.
We have lots of copper network in our data centres, most of it 1000 megabit - much faster than most home broadband products. Some of my network colleagues manage 10GigE over copper too 
James - plusnet unlimited fibre - 2 Jun 14 - 470m - Sync 55/9.4 (BT was 51/9.8)
15 years broadband (1999 ntl:cable trial) - Asus RT-AC68U with HG612 - PN BQM - PN speed - old BT speed
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Rather confused here, why is FTTC is Fibre from the exchange to the cabinet but now u are saying FTTP is copper from the exchange to the house?
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Rather confused here, why is FTTC is Fibre from the exchange to the cabinet but now u are saying FTTP is copper from the exchange to the house?
No, FTTC is as you say. However once the fibre gets to the exchange the connection has to go from the Openreach fibre to the transit company services - this is done with copper connections known as GEA links.
The the transit company will have bulk fibre connections (probably multiples of 1000 mbps fibre) back to their network PoP or to a neutral transit location such as linx or man-ix etc.
James - plusnet unlimited fibre - 2 Jun 14 - 470m - Sync 55/9.4 (BT was 51/9.8)
15 years broadband (1999 ntl:cable trial) - Asus RT-AC68U with HG612 - PN BQM - PN speed - old BT speed
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No.
I meant between the Openreach Optical Line Termination in the exchange and the CP kit there. But further research suggests I'm wrong and the GEA Cablelink is also fibre.
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Connection - Plusnet UnLim Fibre (FTTC). Sync ~ 56.6/14.1Mbps @ 600m. - BQM
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I've just found this OR document whch surprised me by saying "GEA Cablelink uses direct fibre within the BT exchange". Like you, I thought it was copper/ethernet.
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Connection - Plusnet UnLim Fibre (FTTC). Sync ~ 56.6/14.1Mbps @ 600m. - BQM
"Where talent is a dwarf, self-esteem is a giant." - Jean-Antoine Petit-Senn.
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You sure on that the gea links I have seen are fibre based
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See my following two posts.
My broadband basic info/help site - www.robertos.me.uk | Domains,site and mail hosting - Tsohost.
Connection - Plusnet UnLim Fibre (FTTC). Sync ~ 56.6/14.1Mbps @ 600m. - BQM
"Where talent is a dwarf, self-esteem is a giant." - Jean-Antoine Petit-Senn.
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I've just found this OR document whch surprised me by saying "GEA Cablelink uses direct fibre within the BT exchange". Like you, I thought it was copper/ethernet.
I guess its probably because fibre is now getting cheaper than copper per metre and the transceivers are noticeably cheaper, even as SFP modules. It probably helps for future proofing too. (does it say if its single or multi mode?)
James - plusnet unlimited fibre - 2 Jun 14 - 470m - Sync 55/9.4 (BT was 51/9.8)
15 years broadband (1999 ntl:cable trial) - Asus RT-AC68U with HG612 - PN BQM - PN speed - old BT speed
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I have FTTC. From the exchange, the signal comes along fibre optic cables to a street cabinet. Hence "fibre".
Then for the rest of the way (sadly over a kilometre) it comes up the copper pair as broadband.
So it is fibre broadband. I can't see a problem with that as a label, particularly as that's what most people call it.
Strictly speaking FTTP isn't broadband, but that's vanishingly rare in any case.
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