Why bt trying to break 140p? Anyone? |
October 2024 Progress Update on BT’s 10Mbps UK Broadband USO
Tuesday, Oct 29th, 2024 |
Again 140p range. Will it go to 135p? |
Good for sid? |
 Openreach to plug in Nokia's Altiplano platform across network
Openreach will deploy the Altiplano Access Controller cloud (SDN) platform from Nokia across its full fibre broadband and ethernet network.
Andrew Wooden
October 24, 2024
The plan is that it will help boost automation, network visibility and control, and product flexibility for both Openreach customers and their end user customers. Ultimately this is supposed to make Openreach’s fibre network ‘easier to manage, more efficient, reliable (e.g. quicker to identify faults via automation) and also cut some operational costs,’ so goes the pitch.
The release lists some advantages of using this platform as opposed to the Nokia AMS platform it is using now to manage its full fibre FTTP network: “Altiplano’s abstraction capabilities and modern interfaces gives us the benefit of OSS simplification by leveraging the use of “intents” - asking Altiplano to configure an end to end services across the cluster, rather than our OSS needing to understand complex network topology and configure each individual component in cluster.”
It also says it will use Altiplano to manage ‘clusters’ of Nokia equipment which will support FTTP and point to point ethernet for EAD2 in either dedicated or shared configurations, and that it will enable streaming telemetry which is supposed to give greater insight into network performance in near real time.
“We are working on what we believe to be a world first deployment of the Altiplano access controller platform to enhance resilience and service in our fixed full fibre network – to manage a cluster that includes the OLTs and the IP equipment and has required Nokia to develop new capabilities for us,” said Trevor Linney, Director of Network Technology for Openreach. “This is the next step in our plans to build a future proof, multi-service, one network platform – that supports both full fibre FTTP and future ethernet products.”
The new Altiplano deployment will go live in April 2025 and a full product launch will follow in 2026.
In August Openreach said it plans to launch its first symmetric ultrafast FTTP broadband product, offering 1Gbps in certain locations. It plans to make the new service available at premises which make up its ‘Type C’ bid to build full fibre in concert with the Government’s wider Project Gigabit programme, and will also look to launch in April next year.
Thanks to Butmac who posted this elsewhere. |
BT Group Turns On Self-Powering Mobile Site Using Solar and Wind Energy
BT Group has switched on its first self-powering mobile site, located in the Shropshire Hills, with approximately 70 per cent of its energy needs expected to be generated by the on-site solar panels and wind turbine. The site was identified through an environmental assessment which calculated its viability for renewable power. Power is generated through a combination of solar and wind energy which is then used to charge the batteries that power the on-site mast.
BT Group expects the site to deliver approximately 17,000kWh of wind and solar energy per year as well as cost savings upwards of £10k. While the Shropshire Hills site serves as a trial, BT Group has already identified hundreds of additional locations that have the potential to derive much of their power from on-site renewable sources, in particular in coastal or hilly locations.
With an ambition to become a net-zero business by 2031, improving the energy efficiency of its networks is a major priority for BT Group. The self-powering site is the latest innovation aimed at addressing this and follows the roll-out of energy-saving cell-sleep technology across its RAN estate earlier this year, as well as the successful retirement of its legacy 3G network. |
A little excitement, when I looked at my portfolio it had shot up, including BT. Alas many stocks were in auction. All quiet on the BT front. |
Anywhere under £4.17, BT’s share price looks a steal to me |
I've switched first time from BT to Vodafone £26pm 15mb which they changed to full fibre,noticed slight increase in speed loading pages but otherwise same as BT, i only use a laptop and two mobiles. |
EXCLUSIVE October 2024 update on Openreach full-fibre roll-out |
as long as its not in the NHS |
Consolidation before next move up. Have to be patient. |
And share going south...? Can't make sense of it |
EE Extends Sky Partnership and Brings Sky Stream to UK Customers |
I don't think the city has quite got its head around these copper values. When they do, hold tight! |
Copper 1.5 billion t spot price my be enough to pay off legacy pension deficit... |
I would prefer to see windfall gains from copper sales used to retire debt. |
We may all get a special dividend to share the windfall |
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