It won't be multimode; you're right about orange patch cabled usually meaning multimode but BT used orange for years for single mode.

Multimode fibre doesn't have the reach required for Wide Area services.

In reply to a post by JonRennie:

It won't be multimode; you're right about orange patch cabled usually meaning multimode but BT used orange for years for single mode.

Multimode fibre doesn't have the reach required for Wide Area services.

Yes indeed Jon, be lucky to get more than 3-500 metres on old OM1/OM2 multimode. Doh 😆

Good thing BT/Openreach have moved with the times now and use yellow sheathed leads to avoid confusion in the cabinet.

Yes the copper has been savaged. That's fine as it is an empty warehouse.

We just need plenty of bandwidth for our infrastructure! Definitely no need for copper.

I'm chasing quotes down for a new leased line. Hoping that 10gb might be available.

Do you know if EAD provision is on a database like FTTP somewhere?

What I mean by that - if I go to a provider, should they be able to look up and tell me what provisioning is like?

I'm fingers x'd for your no Excess Construction Charges, but I'm sceptical...

thanks again

In reply to a post by robert_fl:

Do you know if EAD provision is on a database like FTTP somewhere?

What I mean by that - if I go to a provider, should they be able to look up and tell me what provisioning is like?

Yes. Depending on the provider/wholesaler, they should be able to access various ordering portals where the various fibre T-nodes and fibre routes are located and have a ‘red, amber, green’ view of available capacity.

Once a survey is complete you will know definitively if there are any ECCs. The fact that you already have Openreach infrastructure there bodes very well (at least for Openreach tails) and it’s highly unlikely you will have any ECCs even on a short term contract.

In theory, all leased services are available anywhere...it just depends how much you want to spend on ECCs...the most I have spent is just over £500k for one site - but that's an exception!

The fact that you have a fibre presentation already means you should be able to order 10Gbps and provided that it's not damaged or destroyed like the copper I'll stand by my no ECCs...that won't get confirmed until it's surveyed though.

Good luck and keep us informed on progress.