Nokia and Openserve get 900Mbps on copper using G.fast

[Newsfeed]

Nokia and Openserve get 900Mbps on copper using G.fast

Nokia and Openserve have conducted successful G.fast trials to “provide higher-speed broadband to more customers sooner”.

 

[supersunbird]

This can be a good thing for complexes with copper networks indeed.

 

[Polymathic]

This can be a good thing for complexes with copper networks indeed.

until there's cable theft

 

[supersunbird]

until there's cable theft

In the complexes (where the copper cables are underground, which is why the fibre is harder to put in)? Ja neh, then they have no security...

 

[Messugga]

This would work perfectly for us. Unfortunately, there's no fiber in our road yet, except for non-residential MTN fiber.

 

[Polymathic]

In the complexes (where the copper cables are underground, which is why the fibre is harder to put in)? Ja neh, then they have no security...

In the general area that will cost massive outages not within the bounds of the complex obviously

 

[The_MAC]

until there's cable theft

The fibre and active equipment goes right up to the curb, then copper internally..

 

[Messugga]

In the general area that will cost massive outages not within the bounds of the complex obviously

People steal fiber cables?

 

[Polymathic]

People steal fiber cables?

Well yeah usually they think they are removing digging up copper cables.

 

[Dan C]

Can't wait for this.

 

[Messugga]

Well yeah usually they think they are removing digging up copper cables.

Citation needed. They don't look the same at all and clearly marked.

 

[justplain]

Give me a 40mb copper connection at current 10mb copper prices and I'll have no need to move to fibre.

 

[MediaSurgeZA]

Well yeah usually they think they are removing digging up copper cables.

This only happens once... or so. Then the Thieves learn that the cable is worthless. You will also see sometimes the installers leave additional cable lying at the site. I suspect this is for this exact reason... *Just my oppinion*

 

[supersunbird]

Well yeah usually they think they are removing digging up copper cables.

They stole copper cables in our area and left the fibre cables 30cm above it alone

 

[Absinth]

Nice tech...will get it if available in my area

I do wonder where they will install this tech? Street corner/exchange/or somewhere in between.
This will have a huge impact on how quickly they can deploy, once it is approved.

 

[system32]

Give me a 40mb copper connection at current 10mb copper prices and I'll have no need to move to fibre.

I dream of 10Mbps... can only get 4Mbps... too far from exchange.
Telkom has been ignoring the requirement for a DSLAM in the suburb.
Now rallying the rate payers to petition the fibre companies - Vuma/Frogfoot/Seacom/DFA/Neotel to connect the suburb and goodbye Telkom.

 

[Doom5003]

So more than 150m and you get nothing.... which is most people, im my area at least.

 

[zAAm]

So more than 150m and you get nothing.... which is most people, im my area at least.

Yeah, I think the idea is to only use G.fast inside a complex or building. So you still have to get fibre right to the gate. It's not something you would run from the exchange like DSL.

 

[Rickster]

This only happens once... or so. Then the Thieves learn that the cable is worthless. You will also see sometimes the installers leave additional cable lying at the site. I suspect this is for this exact reason... *Just my oppinion*

If it is worthless, why is it so expensive?

 

[supersunbird]

If it is worthless, why is it so expensive?

The skills level and equipment cost is more than copper, and then there is the supply/demand markets thing. The fibre cable itself is cheap.