Well I got no idea of what that scheme is aiming for but it is interesting R100 is "superfast" not "ultrafast", I always thought FTTC fell in to the "superfast" category. Which would mean it doesnt need to be anywhere near gigabit connectivity, but maybe Scotland defines superfast differently?
I have found more than one website which defines ultrafast as faster than 300mbps, but its a vague term.
If someone local to you already has FTTPoD I assume that makes the chances of your R100 being FTTP higher.
How fast is ultrafast broadband in real terms?
A lot of providers will sell you their broadband speeds on how much you can download and stream, and how quickly you can do it.
Standard ADSL broadband (10Mbps-11Mbps) – Stream between one and two HD movies at the same time
Superfast broadband (35Mbps-213Mbps) – Stream between four and 30 HD movies at the same time
Ultrafast broadband (362Mbps-1000Mbps) – Stream between 50 and 150 HD movies at the same time
For what its worth I am expecting many of the not spots to be urban/suburban, as urban seems to have no government intervention, the government seems to be relying completely on the commercial rollout to sort out those areas. Also would properties lacking wayleave approval be not included as well, wireless probably would be the considered solution for those?
FTTP is also shared bandwidth.
So I suppose my comments are aimed at England. I am not aware of any 100% coverage plan in England.
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Looks like its 30mbps upwards, so could be one of many techs.
https://www.gov.scot/publications/reaching-100-superfast-broadband/Our Commitment
We want every home and business in Scotland to have access to superfast broadband of 30 Megabits per second (Mbps) - this is our Reaching 100% (R100) commitment.
Given someone close to you has FTTPoD though, at worst I would expect Vectored FTTC.
Does also say this though.
R100 will deliver a future-proofed, national fibre network, making Scotland one of the best connected places anywhere in Europe, and underpinning our future economic growth.
600m budget which seems low for a 100% FTTP, I would expect 100% FTTP to cost much more then that, but I am not someone with experience rolling out FTTP, maybe things have come a long way and thats enough money. I remember a post from John stating your area is slated for FTTP.