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Author Topic: Fibre rollout in my area  (Read 37826 times)

andew

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Fibre rollout in my area
« on: October 10, 2025, 02:24:38 PM »
Hi All

Has anyone had two competing fibre companies installing their infrastructure at the same time? The road i live on currently has Wildanet ( cornish fttp provider ) and Openreach installing at the same time.  My road is served by 7 poles rather than underground, currently have wildanet with their hardware on 3 of them and openreach have prepared 2 other poles. 

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Re: Fibre rollout in my area
« Reply #1 on: October 10, 2025, 04:44:35 PM »
As they usually are using Openreach ducting/poles then its quite common the second Openreach have verified all ducts are clear and poles are structurally safe, that an alt-net will swoop in to try and be live first.  For me it was Virgin who tried to beat Openreach.
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andew

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Re: Fibre rollout in my area
« Reply #2 on: October 10, 2025, 05:30:37 PM »

In this case, Wildanet were 1st to start installing their equipment. One pole now has equipment for both companies. I'll get some pictures shortly.
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Re: Fibre rollout in my area
« Reply #3 on: October 10, 2025, 09:49:28 PM »
Oh, yes.  I got the distinct impression round here that OR's main mover for getting their finger out was when an altnet started installing!
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Re: Fibre rollout in my area
« Reply #4 on: November 21, 2025, 09:23:05 AM »
Quote from: Dave Jones on October 10, 2025, 09:49:28 PM
Oh, yes.  I got the distinct impression round here that OR's main mover for getting their finger out was when an altnet started installing!

I fully imagine they either have areas planned in advance waiting for build or a process to prioritise them when commercial reasons require it. An altnet arriving in an area where they've had all the business to themselves is definitely a strong commercial reason. It would be irrational for them not to respond and I'm completely bemused when people try and claim they don't do this.  :)
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Re: Fibre rollout in my area
« Reply #5 on: November 21, 2025, 09:57:43 AM »
Yes, Openreach and Cityfibre installed around same time here.
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Re: Fibre rollout in my area
« Reply #6 on: November 23, 2025, 04:53:47 PM »
The PIA system will be handy for OR to know someone is doing a rollout in a specific area, let the alt net pay something for the clearing the ducts, then the area becomes viable for a OR rollout as it now has a FTTP competitor and ducts already cleared.
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Re: Fibre rollout in my area
« Reply #7 on: January 01, 2026, 11:03:35 PM »
Found out eariler today that i can now order FTTP. Long wait until the 16th now :lol:  Openreach appear to have trumped Wildanet on getting their equipment ready for service.
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Re: Fibre rollout in my area
« Reply #8 on: January 01, 2026, 11:25:39 PM »
OR weren't interested in my street - not in plan, at all.

Virgin Media dug our pavements at the very end of 2023, they went live June 2024.

Funny then - all of a sudden in March 2024, OR decided they were building, and I had live OR service by April 2024!
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Re: Fibre rollout in my area
« Reply #9 on: January 02, 2026, 01:55:48 PM »
Just had an update from my isp, install is now the 22nd because of this: Single Dwelling Unit Residential OH Feed alternate L2C solution required
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