Oxen Park and Bouth - suitable for Overbuilding?
Aug 4, 2020One of the interesting aspects of the Rural
Gigabit Connectivity scheme is that it’s not just for those left in the slow
lane with ADSL connections (& since you ask those in the Rusland area are
getting together to do something about this). It’s also for anyone with less
than 100 Mbps download speed – and that includes everyone who currently has
fibre to the cabinet. This is all part of the drive towards full fibre and
Gigabit connectivity.
So why would you want to move from FTTC and
overbuild to get fibre coming into your home or business? Even if you are happy
with your current speed and the reliability of the copper wire which brings the
signal to you from the cabinet (& that last one is a big ‘if’ here), it uses
old technology and is not in any way future proof. In a couple of years’ time,
speeds of 40 Mbps which many of you are getting with FTTC will be looked on as
slow. With fibre to your house or business, the speeds you can get are only
limited by the equipment either end of the fibre - and that is a function
of what you are prepared to pay for.
So here’s an opportunity for residents of Oxen
Park & Bouth to put together Community Fibre Partnerships which will in all
probability generate vouchers which will cover the whole cost of FTTP networks in the two areas.
Is there a demand? Have a word with folks in
your locality and let me know. I’m happy to advise to help you achieve this.
There is a degree of urgency in this as the Voucher scheme will close to new
applicants at the end of the financial year. It’s likely to be replaced but I
doubt if its replacement will be as generous.