Latest FTTC Rollout Schedule

Latest Rollout list. What BT seem to have done is added more exhchanges to the existing future rollout list. THey do not appear to have identfied which are new


http://www.openreach.co.uk/future_exchanges_Excel

oh, oh, oh! Now, not too sure if it's an internal error but I see my exchange BALDSLOW on there, which is fantastic but the exchange ID is NDHAS. I thought Baldslow was NDBAL as that's what samknows reports...

As explained elsewhere, NDHAS (HASTINGS) is the handover point where the fibre terminates

It's not an error.

Ahh, that explains that then! Thanks all

And I see Bracknell, originally Dec 2010, then Dec 2011, is now listed as '2012'. Slipping again....

In reply to a post by Bob_s2:

Latest Rollout list. What BT seem to have done is added more exhchanges to the existing future rollout list. THey do not appear to have identfied which are new


http://www.openreach.co.uk/future_exchanges_Excel

looking at that list they should rename to cornwall telecom or perhaps rural telecom

i think it could be renamed anything Europe wanted it to be, since they're funding half of Cornwall!

Europe ... funding half of Cornwall!

You sure, I thought it was more like 25% state funding in total (EU + anything from the UK)?

And Canterbury slips again...

Not that they are even going to enable the cab I connect to.

Good news my exchange, Eastbourne Pevensey (SDPVNSY), is on the list for 2012. I hoped this might be happening as in the last month the route from the main road to the green cabinet on the estate has been marked out in surveyors paint. I'm hope for great things as I'm 2 miles from the exchange and get 3.4Mbps downstream on ADSL2

Paul

and as I look at this list again,
what it does not show is completion of existing exchanges 'claimed' to be FTTC already.

All the streets that the cabinets that are FTTC enabled, are VMedia streets.
Streets with no VM are still without FTTC.. yet they are the very ones that would signup, conversion of VM people is unlikely (even of they were not in a contract preventing it).

Anybody know where completion of an 'enabled' echange data can be obtained or lobbied for ?

It is amazazing what competition does. Where Cable exists BT cannot move fast enough to roll out FTTC. Where there is no competition they are in no rush at all

What it does highlight is the need for another infrustructure operator in the Urban non cabled areas

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It is amazazing what competition does. Where Cable exists BT cannot move fast enough to roll out FTTC. Where there is no competition they are in no rush at all

Amazing, isn't it. They could seal up the potential for competition in the future in some of the exchanges which will become more viable over time. Instead they are interested only in competing, rather than consolidating. It also highlights the monopoly mentality of BTW's management. They will only twitch when threatened, rather than be innovative.

True

but i seen my citys getting it and there is no VM cable

so i think the uptake will massive as theres a good demand for high speed BB.

It's the ISPs that get the customers, like Sky, TalkTalk etc.

BTW do nto determine or have any advance view of the roll out strategy -- that is determined by Openreach and is not shared in advance of lauch

I have to say that is very naive. The whole rollout has been in conjunction with Wholesale ,without which there would be nothing to handover at the headend. That isnt a problem . Wholesale providers need to liase with their direct and indirect customers.

The market tye -yes will have a view and help show where there would be a wholessale demand however but BTW as a wholesales CP does not get any advance warning of roll out or infulence those decisions - they are made within Openreach -and are not shared outside until announced

Do you seriously think BTW do not know what exchanges OPENREACH will require enabled? If you do you are seriously na�ve. They may not be handed a list but they will have enough information to know with a high degree of accuracy what is going on.niave

> but i seen my citys getting it and there is no VM cable

The catch (as with the area I started to discuss) is that not all cabinets will be
enabled, and there is no apparent schedule for an all cabinets-completion date.

So they only need to enable the exchange, rollout a selection of cabinets
and the exchange is marked as FTTC. Even though a significant potential
customer base remains un-FTTC'd. I know my area with a 4Mb max and
ADSL only, so is ripe for some higher speeds. It is hardly an below average
income area.

Do you seriously think BTW do not know what exchanges OPENREACH will require enabled? If you do you are seriously na�ve. They may not be handed a list but they will have enough information to know with a high degree of accuracy what is going on.niave

And you have evidence of this?

In reply to a post by Bob_s2:

Latest Rollout list. What BT seem to have done is added more exhchanges to the existing future rollout list. THey do not appear to have identfied which are new


http://www.openreach.co.uk/future_exchanges_Excel

Only just got around to checking this and Brackley isn't on that list. Seems a bit weird since they(*) seem to be going around marking up pavements to indicate fibre runs and even drawing the outlines of new cabs.

Carlisle is however and that's a recent addition. Could this just be exchanges that are proposed and we've now moved off this list onto 'in progress'?

(*)It could be invisible pixies. No-one I've talked to has seen Openreach doing it

Edited by Andrue (Mon 14-Nov-11 09:49:47)

Andre
Changes to the list are that Stamford is now LIVE, and Dobwalls, Gunnislake and Widemouth Bay are now coming soon.
NO additions.to 'Future exchanges' but 18 moved from coming soon to accepting orders.
New live sites are:-
ALLERTON
BARNSLEY
BEDWORTH
CHELLASTON
CHESTER CENTRAL
CUDWORTH
DAGENHAM
FINCHLEY
GREAT OAKLEY
HATCH END
KESGRAVE
KNOTTINGLEY
LEYTONSTONE
MARPLE
MIDDLETON, GREATER MANCHESTER
PEARTREE
ROYSTON, SOUTH YORKSHIRE
SKELMERSDALE
STAMFORD

Coming soon is a mess as 27 show on both it and the live list! I think only the 3 mentioned above are new on it.

Andre

Brackley was always on the 'Coming soon ' list March 2012.

Remember 3 lists
Accepting orders (634 Exchanges)
Coming soon ( 286 Exchanges +27 already on accepting orders)
Future exchanges ( 349 Exchanges )