Has it been confirmed that ECI cabs are not compatible with G.FAST?
Not as far as I am aware and it shouldn't make any real difference even if they were.
BT/Openreach have suggested they could deploy G.Fast in a variety of different ways including:
- at (or under?) the FTTC cabinet;
- in a new cabinet next to a FTTC cabinet;
- at a DP (above or below ground)
If they find that one solution did not work with ECI cabinets, then they can adopt another.
One major advantage of installing G.Fast
in or near an existing FTTC cabinet is the ease that power can be provided since most of the infrastructure is present.