Tag Archives: FTTH

The lowdown on Highams Park

By Pauline | Published: September 24, 2009
Highams Park is unique in the UK because it is the first location for a trial of fibre-to-the-premises on a brownfield site.
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BT replacing fibre with copper

By Pauline | Published: September 3, 2009
File this one under “makes no sense”. While Openreach has been building trial networks for fibre-to-the-premises (FTTP) and fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC), it has also been overlaying copper on fibre access networks built back in the 1990s. The legacy technology, called TPON (a term I hadn’t come across until today) was originally installed in outlying housing estates [...]
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Interview: Karel Helsen, FTTH Council Europe

By Pauline | Published: June 10, 2009
The new president of the FTTH Council Europe talks about widening its membership to include application and content providers.
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Amsterdam Citynet scores a home run for fibre

By Pauline | Published: February 4, 2009
Amsterdam's municipal fibre network has become a showcase for fibre-to-the-home in Europe. Pauline Rigby took a trip to the Dutch capital to see how the build out is progressing.
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