[Gllug] Proposed broadband improvements

[Richard Jones]

On Fri, May 14, 2010 at 03:07:20PM +0100, Dylan wrote:
> On Friday 14 May 2010, Richard Jones wrote:
> > On Thu, May 13, 2010 at 01:19:07PM +0000, Chris Bell wrote:
> > > On Thu 13 May, Jason Clifford wrote:
> > > > PSTN doesn't need fibre. The switch to IP for PSTN happens at the
> > > > exchange. It doesn't make sense to push that out to the cabinet.
> > >
> > >    I have been told that a major problem at my local exchange is that
> > > they have run out of duct space, so there could be a great advantage in
> > > doing the conversion in the local cabinet, apart from the savings of
> > > copper. PSTN is now carried over the "new 21st Century" network, and
> > > there are already some of the new huge blocks of flats scheduled to be
> > > built in this area, all requiring new lines.
> > 
> > Surprised that they say they've run out of space.  I would have
> > thought if your exchange was built in the era of the old
> > electromechanical exchanges then advances since then would have freed
> > up lots of space, even given new housebuilding.
> 
> He said "duct space" - the size of cables hasn't changed too much, and the 
> number of connections has multiplied, so it doesn't matter how much space 
> there is for kit if the underground ducting is rammed tight (not that it could 
> be, of course!)

Fair enough - I misread it.  Lack of duct space is as you say
a much more likely story ...

Rich.

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Richard Jones
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