BT Openreach List Next 82 UK Exchanges for FTTP on Demand

Harrow is one but with those install costs I won't be considering it for a long while...

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2013/12/bt-openreach-name-2014-q1-uk-fttp-demand-exchange-upgrades.html

A picture of what a typical FTTPoD setup will look like:
http://www.openreach.co.uk/orpg/home/products/super-fastfibreaccess/fibretothepremises/fttp/downloads/NewSitesnewhomeflyerFINAL.pdf

BT List 19 Final UK Exchanges for their GBP2.5bn Fibre Broadband Rollout

The Absolutely Final 19 Commercial Fibre Exchange Upgrades

ANFIELD – Merseyside
ASHFIELD – West Midlands
BEACON – West Midlands
BRADFORD – West Yorkshire
CANARY WHARF – Greater London
FARNWORTH – Greater Manchester
GOSCOTE – Leicestershire
HALESOWEN – West Midlands
HOLMEWOOD – Derbyshire
LEEDS – West Yorkshire
NETHERLEY – Merseyside
NEWCASTLE EAST – Tyne and Wear
NORTH SHIELDS – Tyne and Wear
OLD WHITTINGTON – Derbyshire
ORRELL – Greater Manchester
RIPPONDEN – West Yorkshire
RUBERY – West Midlands
STONE CROSS – West Midlands
WAKEFIELD – West Yorkshire

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2013/09/bt-list-19-final-uk-exchanges-commercial-fibre-broadband-rollout.html

OpenReach housing developments list for FTTP

If you're thinking of buying a brand new home, check out OpenReach's list of new housing developments able to get superfast fibre broadband. Thats the faster FTTP, not FTTC!

http://www.openreach.co.uk/orpg/home/products/super-fastfibreaccess/downloads/sffa_exchange_lists/new_housing_developments.pdf

VONGA is dead – long live FVA? – Openreach

An interesting read over at the CTO of Timco's blog:

http://www.trefor.net/2010/07/13/vonga-is-dead-long-live-fva-openreach/

It is a 2010 article so be warned to keep that in mind.

First official indications of Fibre on Demand pricing from Openreach

Thinkbroadband mentions wholesale prices for next year. Looks like the installation costs are going to be high which will deter a lot of people. Then again its understandable given the massive cost to rolling out infrastructure.

I can see fixed line providers looking to lock customers into lengthy contracts in order to cover any subsidising of the initial installation costs, which'll be look news for them given that 4G services are going to bring faster mobile data rates with lower latency causing increased competition..

Thinkbroadband: http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/5614-first-official-indications-of-fibre-on-demand-pricing-from-openreach.html

Openreach announces next phase of superfast broadband roll-out

http://www.thinkbroadband.com/news/5461-openreach-announces-next-phase-of-superfast-broadband-roll-out.html

OpenReach's first rural Fibre only Exchange (FOX)

ISPreview.co.uk have a interesting article on OpenReach's FTTP including fibre Voice Accress services.

Link: here

The really interesting part is this paragraph:

"BT has confirmed to ISPreview.co.uk that the existing copper loop will be removed and replaced with FTTP serving 1,400 lines currently on the exchange, which incidentally is a Market 1 (BT only) area where only basic ‘up to’ 8Mbps ADSL services are currently available."

Sounds costly.