Vulacom

Frustrating...

The JRA has now requested that we submit a photographic survey of each and every proposed pole position for their consideration.

In order to expedite the survey and approvals process, we will be submitting the surveyed locations in smaller batches, starting with the first 100 out of 1,300+ locations. According to the JRA this it the only approved process for submitting our wayleave request and other FTTH service providers that didn’t follow this process might have their poles removed by the JRA.

The additional delay is frustrating, but best we follow the correct process – just wish somebody in the JRA could have told us this in January already!
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This will probably delay the process by at least a further 2-3 months if not more!!!

I don't understand how this wasn't foreseen? Is this a new requirement re the JRA?

1300 sites all to be independently examined and considered?? FCK ME!!!

Meanwhile, in Melville....

Damn it man, I'm so pissed off right now!! I'm starting to take this personally now!!!
 
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From their site...

We have submitted the first batch of surveyed locations and are awaiting feedback from the JRA. We have requested to meet with the JRA once they have had an opportunity to peruse and consider our submission.
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where did you see that?
looks like they removed "Project Status" from the site.

Id love to know where the first batch is ?
 
crudler said:
where did you see that?
looks like they removed "Project Status" from the site.

Id love to know where the first batch is ?
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Yeah, they did. Noticed that earlier today. Thought they might be updating the status.

Will have to check back tomorrow...
 
Project update status...

Wednesday 02 March

First batch survey of pole locations submitted to the JRA via dropbox link
Thursday 03 March

First batch survey of pole locations submitted to the the JRA on flash drive – dropbox not supported within the JRA network
Friday 04 March

No update received from the JRA
Monday 7 March

Awaiting feedback from the JRA, further input and additional requirements, if required. Awaiting a meeting confirmation to meet with the JRA to discuss the photographic locations we submitted
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I wasnt able to attend the AGM last night, anything of interest wrt the fiber rollout?
 
Didn't attend either. Got a call from Alfie on Monday with a progress report. Basically waiting for JRA to audit and approve their pole installations sites and methodology. (First 100 submitted).

He's disappointed with the lack of feedback from the JRA and has apparently pulled strings to get in with someone higher up at the JRA.

He claims Fibrehoods aren't held to the same standards, hence their ability to make such fast progress in Melville IE From negotiating in December to signing subscribers by mid March.

I asked him about ISP's? He couldn't confirm. I asked him about which suburbs would come first? He couldn't confirm.

To sum up the decision to go Vulacom is biting the residence and businesses of Norwood in the a$$ everyday and is likely to do so till late 2016.

From what I can ascertain CAP is getting their surveillance infrastructure loaded onto fibre at zero cost per camera. That ultimately was the motivating factor to go Vulacom.
 
Project status update....

Monday 7 March

Awaiting feedback from the JRA, further input and additional requirements, if required. Awaiting a meeting confirmation to meet with the JRA to discuss the photographic locations we submitted
Tuesday 15 March

Feedback provided to the NORA AGM
Thursday 17 March

Received confirmation from the JRA of a meeting to discuss the wayleave approval. Meeting scheduled for Wednesday 23 March 2016
Tuesday 18 March

New expected phased roll-out map and Gantt chart added to the website – check it out.
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bugger.
both my office and my home are on phase 3
that sucks
 
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crudler said:
bugger.
both my office and my home are on phase 3
that sucks
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So July 2018 for you perhaps??! :p

I'm phase 2 so maybe June 2018?!!

Anyway, I brought my Telkom LTE B315 router home from work to test and I'm getting fantastic results and without the external antenna. Just the bunny aerial the router ships with. Consistently hit around 28mbps down and 1.5mbps up. Not sure which tower it's pulling its feed from cause the designated tower is miles away and I don't fall in the coverage area for their promotion.



What happened was I ordered Telkoms 5gb March LTE promo (to replace a 2gb mobile axxess account I use for redundancy at home) and in order to process the order the rep helping me had to check my address for LTE coverage. It's covered. The LTE coverage map for the LTE uncapped promo is different to the one for general LTE coverage. But here's the rub. The router and sim sold on the LTE uncapped promo is not specifically locked into any tower so it will work where ever, as long as there is LTE coverage and there is.

Think I'm going to get an external antenna fitted and use this for the next 3-4 months until Vulacom get their act together and install fibre.

The business will make do on the 20mbps adsl line it currently has for redundancy.
 
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hooray - Wayleaves approved.

Wednesday 30 March

Official wayleave issued by the JRA and collected – we are ready to start with final deployment planning and execution!
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in theory phase 1 should be done in a month as per the gantt
 
Project status update....

Wednesday 30 March

Official wayleave issued by the JRA and collected – we are ready to start with final deployment planning and execution!
Tuesday 12 April 2016

Official Kick-off meeting held with the JRA and all the main operators and utilities. No additional questions and queries means we’re ready to go!
Tuesday 12 April 2016

Network deployment planned to start on Tuesday 19 April: ground–breaking ceremony will kick-off the physical deployment of the NORA fibre-to-the-home network. ISP information will then be loaded on the website and NORA residents and stakeholders will be able to request services. We’re almost ready to go!
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Awesome. I got my office onto phase 1. So holding thumbs we get up and running asap. Just wish I could see some pricing
 
SO ground breaking ceremony tomorrow. Do we stand there with streamers and party horns? maybe break a bottle of cheap champagne over the 1st pole and give it a name ? I think we should name her Olga - thats a nice traditional POLISH name
 
crudler said:
SO ground breaking ceremony tomorrow. Do we stand there with streamers and party horns? maybe break a bottle of cheap champagne over the 1st pole and give it a name ? I think we should name her Olga - thats a nice traditional POLISH name
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Yip, things are starting to kick off in Ernest now. Not as excited as I ought to be. My Telkom uncapped LTE @R599 per month is working out nicely.

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