Fibre in Ramsgate

I don't see any notice yet but I will ask Frogfoot noc for feedback.
There's apparently guys digging up fibre close to the corner of Jax restaurant in Umtentweni. Someone in the WhatsApp group stopped and asked and they said they are installing fibre. No marked vehicles. Suspicious there's already fibre and there was no break there. Maybe check if it FF. Else thieves stealing cables. They are still there btw.
 
There's apparently guys digging up fibre close to the corner of Jax restaurant in Umtentweni. Someone in the WhatsApp group stopped and asked and they said they are installing fibre. No marked vehicles. Suspicious there's already fibre and there was no break there. Maybe check if it FF. Else thieves stealing cables. They are still there btw.

Openserve is busy with fibre rollout in the area. It could one of Nokia's subcontractors busy with the fibre. It shouldn't affect Frogfoot fibre though.

I'm still waiting for feedback from Frogfoot on the issue.
 
Strange this time, it's making my connectivity indicator flash red / green every 2 minutes or so, not just constant red.
 
Main NLD went down at 12pm today. Second impact at just before 4pm. Outage confirmed waiting for refernce to be logged. I will update once I receive the outage reference.
 
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Main NLD went down at 12pm today. Second impact at just before 4pm. Outage confirmed waiting for refernce to be logged. i will update once I receive the outage reference.

Outage Status: New

Outage title: Outage | DBN | Partial
Service Type: FTTB/FTTH
Outage ref (solid): FRG2953279
Impact start time: 2022-06-17 15:57
Impact: Down

Outage Update
2022-06-17
-- Logged to layer 1 vendor
 
Original outage update:

However I’m sure the new outage will probably still affect us.

Outage Resolved | NLD | Port Shepstone <> Amanzimtoti via ADVA | LIT Service link restored, team still busy in splicing for remaining services
 
Damn. Now I have a reason to get out of bed.
Just the latency which is a bit high due to the below outage which couldn’t be repaired and they are repairing now.

Outage Update| NLD | Port Shepstone <> Amanzimtoti via ADVA | Technicians are collecting equipment.
 
Outage Update | NLD | Port Shepstone <> Amanzimtoti via ADVA | Team is digging 400m with help of excavator and team going to laying duct on ground so they can float the 2000m so long.
 
Outage Update | NLD | Port Shepstone <> Amanzimtoti via ADVA | Team is digging 400m with help of excavator and team going to laying duct on ground so they can float the 2000m so long.

Morning,

Yes for the South Coast there are 2 NLD's

1. Main NLD between Port Shepstone to Durban
2. Second path between Port Shepstone > Kokstad > Mount Frere and back to PMB.

Main NLD is still down due to extensive damage. Second NLD was restored after a break between Kokstad and Mount Frere.
 
Seems like there are multiple breaks, techs currently on route to the third break so far.
 
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400m and 2000m as in meters?

So is it safe to assume it was theft then? How can anything possibly damage cables that long?
 
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Latest updates

-Outage Update| NLD | Port Shepstone <> Amanzimtoti via ADVA | the NLD restored however the levels are not within range.
-The on site technicians advised the last fault can only be attended tomorrow due to the embankment that collapsed previously and it's dangerous to work there at night.
-Outage Update | NLD | Port Shepstone <> Amanzimtoti via ADVA | Down| Techs ETA to site 09:00
-Outage Update | NLD | Port Shepstone <> Amanzimtoti via ADVA | Down|Technician is on site.
 
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