Well if BT do that, they their FTTP coverage figures will not align with ours and others by a MASSIVE margin so its not a game they will play

I noticed that BT pushed back the full roll out of G.fast until the 2nd half of 2017. We'll have to see if that actually happens.

In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

Exchanges with lots of FTTP are less likely to see G.fast but might be candidates for expansion or completion of the FTTP holes

Well that's the thing Andrew, it was suppose to be mostly FTTP according to the old NGA Docs, sadly most of the FTTP was never completed and won't be so I have been told.

Back in 2011 - 2012 there was plans for 36 cabinets as FTTP, 11 cabinets as FTTC, ~5 cabinets as not viable and a bunch of EO Lines which is in the middle of being given FTTC as part of LEP.

All the areas on our exchange being done as LEP so far have been for the EO Lines.
A few are unable to get FTTC leaving about ~12K lines that was to be FTTP with either ADSL 2+ or nothing.

Our exchange (Ilford Central [LNILC]) is in a right mess according to all the engineers, also half the areas that codelook says can get FTTP cannot get it due to the lack of fibres available.

Now some of those areas that was down for FTTP already have all the hardware right up to the manifold on the pole, they have been downgraded to FTTC according to the engineers that I have spoken to.

TBH I cannot see BT filling in the FTTP holes, we was told by a few engineers that we are only getting FTTP due to our hardware already has a live active line on it, also had the help of my local MP along with a few emails to the right people at BT.

Everyone else on our PCP cabinet will have to wait for FTTC and if they are lucky then G.FAST when it gets rolled out.

I did question about G.FAST and they said its due to parts of our PCP go to shops on the main road, so maybe just those shops will get G.FAST or the full remaining on the PCP will get it once FTTC has been installed.

I told then what a waste of funding for areas that already have all the FTTP hardware installed if it was to be given FTTC or G.FAST, but they went on to say not really, they would just remove the redundant DP and replace them with the G.FAST Nodes in the chambers where they just bridge it over to the copper line, well something like that, I was too excited about them installing our FTTP to really pay attention LOL.

Paul

In reply to a post by bowdon:

I noticed that BT pushed back the full roll out of G.fast until the 2nd half of 2017. We'll have to see if that actually happens.

Where are the proof of this?

In reply to a post by adslmax:

In reply to a post by bowdon:

I noticed that BT pushed back the full roll out of G.fast until the 2nd half of 2017. We'll have to see if that actually happens.

Where are the proof of this?

I think they "might" be referring to "the full roll out" meaning everyone else, I think the first areas that BT said they will be rolling out G.FAST to will still go ahead as planned.

Paul

You are probably to get it first because u already on FTTP might flavour BT to roll out G.fast as you might getting 500Mbps down and 250Mbps up? Your ethernet lan network might need 2Gbps link speed.

Edited by adslmax (Thu 15-Dec-16 18:57:09)

Errrmm.

Isn't G.Fast a way of speeding up FTTC?

In reply to a post by adslmax:

You are probably to get it first because u already on FTTP might flavour BT to roll out G.fast as you might getting 500Mbps down and 250Mbps up? Your ethernet lan network might need 2Gbps link speed.

Well I all I would need to change is the LAN Switches to 10Gb ones.

But I don't see that happening anytime soon.

Paul

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

Errrmm.

Isn't G.Fast a way of speeding up FTTC?

I will be more than happy to get 80/20 to become 160/40 on FTTC for now.

In reply to a post by RobertoS:

Errrmm.

Isn't G.Fast a way of speeding up FTTC?

Yes, I think so, but at the same time they are rolling out G.FAST for them, areas with FTTP will be given an option for faster speeds like adslmax stated.

I was also told the same by several of BT's FTTH Engineers, along with a possible 1 Gbps down and various upload speed variants.

But they said that BT's infrastructure would need to be upgraded to the 10Gb or upwards before that would happen, and that some areas already have that done.

Paul