the free FTTP is based on a first occupany date 9 months from the Registration date so bit more complicated that an first look

My D-Side is 506m (measured on a JDSU)so speeds of around 50meg aren't out of the question. I only really need 15-20 really though, there's only two of us here.

Most houses on the cab are closer than we are, perhaps the houses that are still being built in the far corner may get 20-30meg. From the current 2, I'm sure people will be over the moon.

The only issue is that the tender was done some time ago, an so only a small Huawei has been installed.

Some 350 properties fighting for what will initally be one of 32 ports

Yep I know that, but on the whole, there's very little excuse now for developers asking for copper only.

I would assume it is an H288 cab that has been instralled rather than single H128
would expect more expect mpre that 32 being available

hoever the scoping was based before the Earsden view development was realised as it did not exisi9t

lucky that the development was placed on an existing copper cab that has been upgraded rather then getting a brand new copper cab not on any plan

There's 2 cabs on the estate. 62, was provided with a H288 cab to serve a pcp with 204 connections.

When the tender was done for 63, it served only 98 properties( All Bellway newbuild), which is why a H128 was stood last week.

Cabs 62 and 63 are for this estate only. The first few phases connected to 62, more recent ones to 63.

The estate has been been being built for over 8 years now.

The issue with 63 is that all of the new houses built in the last few years have been connected to it, so the number of active lines now connected to the cab is far more than it was when the BDUK survey was done, hence the 128 cab. Openreach know it's a busy cab, additional E-sides had to be provisioned recently.

So whilst my postcode and a number of the other new postcodes didn't exist at the time of the survey and they're not part of the "intervention" obviously all properties connected to the cab will still have access to FTTC, until capacity is reached.

BDUK cabs only come with 20% capacity initially. Given the smallest line card used is now 32 ports, that's what's going to be installed.

I've raised this with the contact at NT council but I very much doubt the cab will be replaced with a larger one, and that a second cab will need provisioned in time. The speeds are so poor here, that I have no doubt that the cab is going to reach capacity very quickly, and there's going to be a number of upset residents having waited so many years for FTTC, that approx only 1/3 of the properties connected to 63 will be able to upgrade (perhaps 1/2 if the H128 expansion upgrade to 192 using 48 port line cards is done).

All could be avoided if a H288 was installed initially of course, but as often the case, Openreach, the builder and the BDUK don't communicate between each other

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Really interested in the fact people seem to know lots about Whitley Bay...

Just moved from a Virgin area with lovely fast cable to somewhere I can only get (4Mbps ) ADSL.

It's Whitley Lodge and we're served by cabinet 54 from the Whitley Bay exchange. Open reach suggest that it's a year away from getting sorted but the neighbours say that's been the case for a while.

Anyone know a way to find out more?

I only know about my cabinet, as it's relevant to me.

It looks like they're at the "design" phase for your cab. Just need to keep an eye on the Openreach site.

If there's any chance of sharing where you got your information that would be appreciated. If not then no worries.

Mainly asking engineers working at the cab as well as the contractors who installed it.

I think I may have to locate the cabinet and then stake it out!