... and FTTP being passive rather than powered, not needing upgrading / replacement for a much longer time, easier to install and not mixing media types
I know I'd much rather find a pit that looks like this: https://i.nextmedia.com.au/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=http%3A%2F%2Fi.nextmedia.com.au%2FGalleries%2F20110210041140_kiama9.JPG&h=450&w=800&c=0&s=0 <https://i.nextmedia.com.au/Utils/ImageResizer.ashx?n=http://i.nextmedia.com.au/Galleries/20110210041140_kiama9.JPG&h=450&w=800&c=0&s=0> -- Sam McLeod (protoporpoise on IRC) https://smcleod.net https://twitter.com/s_mcleod Words are my own opinions and do not necessarily represent those of my employer or partners. > On 1 Feb 2018, at 1:59 pm, Mark Andrews <ma...@isc.org> wrote: > > And hopefully go straight to FTTP if there isn’t a existing copper lead-in > in a FTTC area. It cost basically the same to trench for copper as it > costs to trench for fibre. > > Mark > >> On 1 Feb 2018, at 1:29 pm, Matthew Moyle-Croft <m...@mmc.com.au> wrote: >> >> FTTC is just an interim step - you still build the same GPON network but you >> avoid the expensive part which is the bit from the curb to the house. Over >> time you just start converting the drops into fibre - either because people >> pay you or the copper drop dies. >> >> It feels like a bit of an ugly interim step, but I think, compared to FTTN >> it’s much better. I suspect that NBNco will come up with a fairly standard >> Cu to Fibre drop replacement cost. >> >> MMC >> >> >>> On 31 Jan 2018, at 5:46 pm, Mark Tees <markt...@gmail.com> wrote: >>> >>> Looks better than the vast majority of pitts? >>> >>> Looks like this >>> https://www.netcommwireless.com/what-we-do/network-terminating-devices/fibre-distribution-point-fttdp >>> >>> Still way better than VDSL over 400m of copper. >>> >>> >>> On Thu, 1 Feb 2018 at 05:49, Sam McLeod <aus...@smcleod.net> wrote: >>> Pretty disgraceful: https://i.imgur.com/BVvzinL.jpg >>> >>> >>> Source: "The Sizzle" - https://share.thesizzle.com.au/sizzleshare/?id=4598 >>> >>> "Someone on Whirlpool has uploaded pics of what an NBN fibre to the curb >>> (FTTC/FTTdp) install looks like. The best pics are deeper in the thread, of >>> the Netcomm unit that takes the NBN fibre and splits it out to the existing >>> copper connections that go to the homes, sitting in the pit. Apparently the >>> fibre to copper units support G.Fast, but only offer VDSL2 for now. For >>> those in an FTTC area, the box you get in your home that you connect your >>> router to, looks like this, and provides power to that box in the street >>> pit. Thanks to cwd, who posted this in The Sizzle's Slack channel >>> afternoon!" >>> >>> -- >>> Sam McLeod (protoporpoise on IRC) >>> https://smcleod.net >>> https://twitter.com/s_mcleod >>> >>> Words are my own opinions and do not necessarily represent those of my >>> employer or partners. >>> >>> _______________________________________________ >>> AusNOG mailing list >>> AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net >>> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog >>> -- >>> Regards, >>> >>> Mark L. Tees >>> _______________________________________________ >>> AusNOG mailing list >>> AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net >>> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog >> >> _______________________________________________ >> AusNOG mailing list >> AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net >> http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog > > -- > Mark Andrews, ISC > 1 Seymour St., Dundas Valley, NSW 2117, Australia > PHONE: +61 2 9871 4742 INTERNET: ma...@isc.org > > _______________________________________________ > AusNOG mailing list > AusNOG@lists.ausnog.net > http://lists.ausnog.net/mailman/listinfo/ausnog
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