Eircom to roll out 1Gb/s FTTH to 66 towns

KOR101

chris_ie wrote: »

I'm between Letterkenny and Churchill, is there any chance the housing/ribbon developments in between would get covered by this at all?

I think we all need a map pronto.....

chris_ie

KOR101 wrote: »

I think we all need a map pronto.....

Yeah coverage map would be useful. I thought it would just be the town and wasn't sure how far out it would go, just saw Peadar mention ribbon developments out by Doeen and got me thinking.

PeadarB

KOR101 wrote: »

I think we all need a map pronto.....

We do indeed. The eircom and siro planners at this stage should be in a position to enlighted the masses. To be fair to eircom they have endeavoured to keep us up to date with the fibre rollout, but at times you can see the frustration of posters who fall just outside relevant areas. When eircom commenced the fibre rollout initially, the much loved and respected "Spongebob" started a thread that was on the ball with nearly real time cab updates. We have moved along since then and the exponential provision of fibre services has skyrocketed in urban areas. Our rural friends are now very well positioned to avail of FTTH and to by-pass the earlier FTTC as provisioned over the past three years. My impatience then was very real but in reality my connection to 100/20 e-fibre took a relatively short time.
It's now out of date for me and surpassed by the soon to be provided FTTH.

Stinicker

I wonder what will happen to all those MANS and dark fibre and ducting which councils installed around various regional towns but no one ever seemed to be connected to? Could these be resurrected and use to help in the FTTH rollout for urban dwellers.

Johnboy1951

MajesticDonkey wrote: »

That's unbelievable to be honest. It's hard to see eircom not winning the NBP, now that it'll probably cost the state only half to two thirds of what it would before this announcement.

Exciting stuff

It seems a very good move on Eircom's part.

The less premises left for NBP the less attractive it will be to providers.
In which case the tenders would be expected to be a bit higher, which might allow Eircom to sweep up the whole lot.

irishfeen

"Bweeng" ... ... I won't hold my breath just yet but it's the first time I think we have ever been included in any broadband list.

If it's true I'll be absolutely delighted!

ED E

PeadarB wrote: »

We do indeed. The eircom and siro planners at this stage should be in a position to enlighted the masses. To be fair to eircom they have endeavoured to keep us up to date with the fibre rollout, but at times you can see the frustration of posters who fall just outside relevant areas.

Theyre keeping quiet as its a race between both sides, neither wants to show the other their plans.

swoofer

very quite and using invisible workers not a sign in ennis yet!!

ED E

swoofer wrote: »

very quite and using invisible workers not a sign in ennis yet!!

Well, others have spotted them in LKY, I've seen what I think is prep work around DDM, we know Belcarra and SND have it too, along with Cavan, so not totally invisible.

PeadarB

ED E wrote: »

Theyre keeping quiet as its a race between both sides, neither wants to show the other their plans.

I suspect so. Was chatting with one of the Siteserve/ESB lads last night and he was saying that vodafone(Siro) were only in the early planning stage yet. Surveys still going on in Letterkenny and the other towns.
I see MCS (McCann's) digging up at some of the main junction boxes on the run from LKY1_005, which serves my house, clearing ducts and pulling blue cable through all over the place. They're across the road from my pole and one juction box down. I'd nearly pull the bugger through myself I'm so excited at the prospect.:D

irishfeen

Just a quick question lads and ladies... I presume for us rural folk they will be running the new fiber lines on the ESB poles ... Will they be running a direct line to the local exchange only and then sending down a second line to break off it house to house or can they break off the main line going to the exchange? Basically does the exchange have to be used first before entering the house?

ED E

We dont know the exact topology but what we've seen to date is:

Core Fibre to Exchange
Aggregators in exchange
OLT racks in exchange to passive splitters under/around the cabs
Splitters out to drops and into homes (ONT on wall).


If you're on a road that has core fibre, I dont see them breaking this off for users, its role is to be redundant P2P fibre links between core points of presence, not to serve dbit his youtube fixes.

irishfeen

ED E wrote: »

We dont know the exact topology but what we've seen to date is:

Core Fibre to Exchange
Aggregators in exchange
OLT racks in exchange to passive splitters under/around the cabs
Splitters out to drops and into homes (ONT on wall).


If you're on a road that has core fibre, I dont see them breaking this off for users, its role is to be redundant P2P fibre links between core points of presence, not to serve dbit his youtube fixes.

I just ask the question because if Eircom will run the core fiber from Dromahane to the exchange in Bweeng (along the R619) then they would have 20 odd houses along the road... 15 houses would probably be too far from the exchange to then return back to so unless the have a kiosk box midway or feed off the core then it will probably be just the village itself who benefits.

Deagol

swoofer wrote: »

very quite and using invisible workers not a sign in ennis yet!!

Have seen a little activity at a couple of locations. KNN where pulling / something between locations out the Tulla road not far from the M18 junction the other day.

ItHurtsWhenIP

ED E wrote: »

... not to serve dbit his youtube fixes.

Or his Lotion addiction! :P

swoofer

Is the pulling of blue cables the give away sign for FTTH?

Praetorian

Eircom certainly seem to be miles ahead of Siro. A very reliable birdy told me my home town Balbriggan FTTH planning is already complete. Good news for me hopefully. Fingers crossed my estate will be done and that I can finally have my dream of getting fibre plugged directly into my brain.

Wanderer78

Praetorian wrote: »

my dream of getting fibre plugged directly into my brain.

i ll do that for yea if yea like? wont even charge yea

rob808

Wanderer78 wrote: »

i ll do that for yea if yea like? wont even charge yea

He might go over his download limit

Wanderer78

rob808 wrote: »

He might go over his download limit

narf

PeadarB

swoofer wrote: »

Is the pulling of blue cables the give away sign for FTTH?

The blue tubing appears to be microduct and the fibre core is blown through this. There are several thicknesses of tubing being run through the ducts, all blue/blue striped.

Chorus_suck

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ED E

My guess is two years. They're currently blitzing eVDSL, but that wont take too much longer at the current pace then they'll be getting out ahead of the ESB(SIRO).

Basically, if youre on the 66 towns list youll be getting it soon, if you're in an NBP intervention area therell be a big wait IMO.

Chorus_suck

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rob808

ED E wrote: »

My guess is two years. They're currently blitzing eVDSL, but that wont take too much longer at the current pace then they'll be getting out ahead of the ESB(SIRO).

Basically, if youre on the 66 towns list youll be getting it soon, if you're in an NBP intervention area therell be a big wait IMO.

yea up to 2020

ItHurtsWhenIP

ED E wrote: »

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Basically, if youre on the 66 towns list youll be getting it soon...

The Eircom 66 Town target end date is December 2017.

The Siro 50 Town target end date is towards the end of 2018.

The NBP end date is sometime after 2020.

Chorus_suck

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rob808

MMFITWGDV wrote: »

The Eircom 66 Town target end date is December 2017.

The Siro 50 Town target end date is towards the end of 2018.

The NBP end date is sometime after 2020.

The NBP 2021 and Eircom full fibre roll out 2020 and yea siro 50 towns 2018

ItHurtsWhenIP

Chorus_suck wrote: »

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Yep - check this out.

tvc15

MMFITWGDV wrote: »

Yep - check this out.

https://mobile.twitter.com/eircomwholesale/status/598808292543078400

This map shows slightly different locations