FTTH now planned for 2.5m homes by BT

[muon]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/technology/8298382.stm

As people may be aware, BT have been planning a FTTP and FTTC roll out over the next few years, supporting speeds of upto 100mbps and 40mbps respectively.

After the increase in FTTC lines planned earlier in the year, they've now increased the number of households getting FTTP by 1.5m.

BT Press Release

 

[muon]

The question I'd like answering is will these exchanges

http://forums.overclockers.co.uk/showthread.php?t=18030526&highlight=fttc

getting FTTC by next summer, be upgraded to FTTP? Remember that these exchanges cover the most densely populated areas.

 

[muon]

nvm

 

[muon]

Nope, it's locked into BT's services for a few years.
Otherwise BT wouldn't touch it with a barge pole.

I do actually agree with BT on this one though, the rates for a telephone line are too low. Certainly not enough equity in who pays for what.

Though really, this is where we should have been pouring the billions, not into "Hug a hoodie" initiatives.

You sure?

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/4067-openreach-fttc-upstream-speed-increase.html

This seems to suggest openreach will be renting the fibre lines out at £88 a year.

Also this reveals that fttc products will be 40 down 10 up.

Also for fttp products the rent varies from £175 to £255 a year.

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/...es-more-price-information-for-fttp-pilot.html

So looks like other ISPs will be able to take advantage of this as mentioned by the thinkbroadband article in the second link.

Would be interesting to compare to ADSL2+ rental charges and find the premium for fibre.

 

[muon]

also there are a lot of far poorer countries like lithuania? with better internet that us?

If lithuania spent money getting gigabit internet connections, should we try and outdo them?

Currently the fibre upgrades in the UK are being done with no public money. BT are spending £1.5bn of their own money.