I assume cab 6?

If so, that was a BDUK scheme cabinet, so it may be worth getting in touch with them, as the cabinet "passes" 424 properties, but 384 is the largest number of ports available on any one cab.

Do you know where the cabinet is? I assume it's one of the larger Huawei cabinets...if so, do you know if it's been extended with the HD upgrade?

Thanks, apologies I am not fully up on the terminology yet. Would you be able to advise who I should be contacting, and what is meant when you say 'passes' 424 properties.

I know where the cabinet is all I can say is that's it's large green cabinet. When I googled the huawie cabinet I see one that looks smaller than the one if that's helps?

How would I tell about a hd upgrade.


Really appreciate the help thanks!!

Some cabinets. Then there's the newer AIO (All In One) cabinets that look a bit like the Huawei 128 with another half-cabinet on the side. Those have the phone lines and fibre gear in the one box, instead of the earlier dedicated ones.

Basically there is (or was when the tender survey was done) 424 properties connected to that cab.

Some may have access to Virgin, so you'd needto find out from the BDUK scheme how many properties were "white" meaning no superfast bb.

The scheme should ensure all houses in an area can get sfbb, and thus should commision a cab large enough to accept orders for everyone.

Could you take a picture of the cab and post it up? We'll be able to see if it's had the HD extension done. If it hasn't, there's a chance it will do. A lot greater chance than a second cabinet.

I went to the location where the openreach website shows the cabinet but there were a good few possibilities of which one it might be so not sure which one it is? The loacation also seems to be an openreach depot with a good few vans outside etc.

Cabinet 1
Cabinet 2
Cabinet 3

1 is a Huawei 128
2 is a (brand new?) phone cabinet, number 25
3 I'm not sure about. May even be Virgin Media. Does it make a humming noise? Is there a long number on the other end? Because if there is then I'm right.

FTTC cabinets do not as a rule have a number on them. Only their associated PCP (phone cabinet) has a number.

It's the first one, smaller Huawei holding 96 or 128 ports.

There's a capacity addon available for that cab so hopefully they'll look to doing that in the not too distant future.

OR definitely do add capacity, there's 2 cabs near to me that have had a second fibre cab added this month.

I might have not taken a photo of the right one as it didn't say cabinet 6 on it?

Cabinet P6 FTTC Available from 3rd February 2016 Phase BDUK Scot Government 15b 424 Huawei G66 3BA

If it's on this scheme and I can't get fibre did someone say I should get in contact with someone? If so who could you advise to contact?

Probably re-shelled. Loads round here have been done, and a couple have now had second fibre cabs as mentioned. Possibly the reshelling is to allow for additional space for more tie pairs to the fibre cab?

Was is very close to the cabinet with 25 on it? If so that's probably not yours.