In reply to a post by MrSaffron:

DCMS does not sign off on new BDUK contracts now unless full fibre. So while what you say was the case for older tender and contracts is not the case for stuff signed very recently.

Not disagreeing about full fibre although the tender document I saw from last year didn't specifically state full fibre although what was in the final contract I have no idea.

In reply to a post by candlerb:

In reply to a post by mikejp:

It would appear to me that FTTrN is the obvious way to go.

The only benefit of FTTrN is that you don't need to enter the house again to install the final fibre drop and ONT.

Apart from that, everything is a disadvantage compared to FTTP. With FTTrN you still need to bring the fibre to the place where a splitter or CBT would have been. You need to buy and power and service the electronics. You are dependent on the quality of the existing copper or aluminium drop cable. You are limited to G.fast-like speeds rather than gigabit speeds.

So it's more expensive to install and maintain than FTTP, whilst not giving the future-proofing benefits.

Some years back we had a local meeting with BDUK, BT, Openreach teams, at that time FTTrN was thought to be the way to go, that and a slow roll out of fibre, but it seems as the reality of what you are talking about hit home and they have changed to a more rapid roll out of FTTP.

3 of us did in some way or another. The Op should be concentrating on the community project rather than how fttp will be delivered. Also just because theres "fibre a few hundred metres away" doesn't mean it will be even coming from the same route.

Yep ... +1

In reply to a post by Taras:

3 of us did in some way or another. The Op should be concentrating on the community project rather than how fttp will be delivered. Also just because theres "fibre a few hundred metres away" doesn't mean it will be even coming from the same route.

Spot on