Openreach UK Discounts 10Gbps Cablelinks for FTTC and FTTP Broadband
Network operator Openreach (BT) has introduced a new special offer for broadband ISPs that discounts the charge on 10Gbps Cablelinks for their FTTP and FTTC lines (GEA), nationwide, to just £399 +vat when taken on Layer 2 Switches (L2S) older than 6 months (the regular connection cost is normally three times higher).
The Cablelink (Ethernet) products are how Openreach provide data capacity for their full fibre and other connections (i.e. the connection between their fibre headend and an ISP’s equipment). Suffice to say that any discount on this side may also feed down to impact the price consumers may pay for their service from an ISP (more likely for the biggest providers), so they’re worth keeping an eye on.
The latest discount is available to ISPs irrespective of whether they’re already taking advantage of the “Equinox” offer for cheaper full fibre FTTP line rentals. But ISPs won’t be able to benefit from it if they’ve previously purchased a 10Gb Cablelink on the same L2S or the L2S is already at capacity.
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The special offer will run from 1st December 2024 until 31st March 2026 (details here).
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Will that count towards my current G.fast Mark?
“ISPs won’t be able to benefit from it if they’ve previously purchased a 10Gb Cablelink on the same L2S”
This is all about encouraging backhaul networks to expand their coverage across the FTTP estate by interconnecting to more exchanges for the first time – rather than a general price reduction.
I would like to know is Vodafone got a cablelink plan and what is the benefit
Clearly Openreach are desperate for take up in certain areas or are short or revenue – hence the offer
Now let’s wait for BT Ivor to make something up about how great BT are!
Don’t forget witcher and Alex too – both BT defenders…
Perhaps its another BT limiter put in place – those who ordered before were suckers as no new discount and thus would make those ISPs think before requesting in the future (in case another scheme came along), unless they absolutely needed it at the time.
This is when we need BT Ivor to come along and tell us the errors of our guessing 😉
Suffice to say that the whole industry is desperate for take up