No idea about those specific devices, but I'd expect that to do this properly they'd have a CPU with 2.5G link to the optical side and 2.5G link into the switch which drives the ethernet ports.

Rather like how Mikrotik do with some of their routers:
https://i.mt.lv/cdn/product_files/RB4011iGSplusRM_18...

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Have you seen that before then?

Must admit I’ve never before seen “waiting list” against WBC FTTP in the BT checker…usually it’s either listed in the table or it’s simply not!

It's appearing more than in the past, however, it is appearing.

We are presently seeing Waiting Lists on our FTTP checks, during September 2021, currently polling at 0.4% of queries.


NB: We are currently building the established process for FTTP Waiting Lists in our systems (similar to how we did with FTTC).

Yup although they haven’t flicked the switch in RouterOS 7 yet…

https://forum.mikrotik.com/viewtopic.php?t=166000

Thanks Martin. That’s interesting. I suppose as you’d expect really given demand on a relatively new network. 0.4% is a bit more manageable than the 25% with FTTC. No doubt a darn sight faster and cheaper to resolve too.

In reply to a post by Pheasant:

Thanks Martin. That’s interesting. I suppose as you’d expect really given demand on a relatively new network. 0.4% is a bit more manageable than the 25% with FTTC. No doubt a darn sight faster and cheaper to resolve too.

Indeed and they do appear to be clearing FTTP ones after a little bit of time. I did some checking into a few last month and many were simply coming back to poles that could not carry any more cables, which seems to be triggering some of the Waiting List flags.

FTTC availability stats are currently at 23.3% of checks hitting us, so still inline with what we have seen for months. We have also been monitoring 14 lines, in partnership with some test customers, all year, not one of those has yet shown availability yet.

Thanks for the intel Martin. Interesting as ever.