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Title: BT plans first all-fibre network in Oxfordshire village
Post by: Simon on Mar 29, 2012, 16:43:55
BT hopes to learn about future challenges of running an all fibre network after announcing an ultrafast broadband trial in the the sleepy Oxfordshire town of Deddington.

According to BT, it's the first time the company has rolled-out a fibre-only network and the trial should provide the UK's fastest broadband, with fibre to the home (FTTH) connections of up to 300Mbits/sec.

The company said the pilot, which will initially be run alongside the copper infrastructure, would help them study how fibre networks worked, with the technology seen as a longterm replacement for copper.

With an exchange serving 1,400 homes and businesses, BT said the area was the right size to assess a network in a living environment.

Read more: http://www.pcpro.co.uk/news/broadband/373831/bt-plans-first-all-fibre-network-in-oxfordshire-village#ixzz1qWMOYbqU
Title: Re: BT plans first all-fibre network in Oxfordshire village
Post by: Rik on Mar 29, 2012, 16:46:04
I wonder which director lives there?
Title: Re: BT plans first all-fibre network in Oxfordshire village
Post by: Simon on Mar 29, 2012, 17:25:06
Who cares?  I'm moving!   ;D
Title: Re: BT plans first all-fibre network in Oxfordshire village
Post by: Rik on Mar 29, 2012, 17:48:42
We could get all the Netters to move too. Then we wouldn't need the forum and could have a natter at the pub instead.  ;D
Title: Re: BT plans first all-fibre network in Oxfordshire village
Post by: Lance on Mar 29, 2012, 17:51:30
As long as the pub has wifi!
Title: Re: BT plans first all-fibre network in Oxfordshire village
Post by: Rik on Mar 29, 2012, 17:52:05
They wouldn't get the business otherwise. :)
Title: Re: BT plans first all-fibre network in Oxfordshire village
Post by: Simon on Mar 29, 2012, 17:59:31
Quote from: Lance on Mar 29, 2012, 17:51:30
As long as the pub has wifi!

Beer would be my priority.  ;)
Title: Re: BT plans first all-fibre network in Oxfordshire village
Post by: Lance on Mar 29, 2012, 18:00:29
Why limit yourself to one? ;D
Title: Re: BT plans first all-fibre network in Oxfordshire village
Post by: Simon on Mar 29, 2012, 18:04:43
I may not have been talking pints.  ;D
Title: Re: BT plans first all-fibre network in Oxfordshire village
Post by: Lance on Mar 29, 2012, 18:05:12
I was talking priorities!
Title: Re: BT plans first all-fibre network in Oxfordshire village
Post by: Rik on Mar 29, 2012, 18:07:26
I was thinking bar food.  ;D
Title: Re: BT plans first all-fibre network in Oxfordshire village
Post by: Simon on Mar 29, 2012, 18:07:52
Never!   ::)
Title: Re: BT plans first all-fibre network in Oxfordshire village
Post by: Rik on Mar 29, 2012, 18:08:55
Always. ;)
Title: Re: BT plans first all-fibre network in Oxfordshire village
Post by: Lance on Mar 29, 2012, 18:09:03
I never thought I would see Rik write that!
Title: Re: BT plans first all-fibre network in Oxfordshire village
Post by: Rik on Mar 29, 2012, 18:10:13
Confession is good for the soul, Lance. ;)
Title: Re: BT plans first all-fibre network in Oxfordshire village
Post by: pctech on Mar 29, 2012, 18:25:09
I thought BT's main backbone was fibre so why is it a challenge for them.

Maybe they ought to enlist the assistance of one of the net's backbone providers that have always used fibre such as Level 3 or Hurricane Electric or even errr, Cogent if they must.