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Openreach<\/a> (BT<\/a>) has uploaded a new technical information document for their imminent Dark Fibre Access<\/a> (DFA) trial, which is due to start in August. The document describes how the product works and sets out what solutions will be made available to ISPs.<\/p>\n

The new service is based off Openreach<\/a>’s 1Gbps capable Ethernet Access Direct<\/strong> product (details<\/a>) and gives rival ISPs “physical access<\/em>” to the national operator’s existing fibre optic cables (i.e. allows them to “take direct control of the connection<\/em>“), which means that they can then install their own equipment at either end of the optical fibre within the cable ducts.<\/p>\n

Technical details of the DFA solution have now been set out in the new SIN521<\/a> (PDF) document. Ofcom<\/a> claims that DFA could foster more competition and speed-up the roll-out of faster broadband services around the UK (e.g. backhaul capacity for new networks). However big infrastructure builders like BT<\/a>, Virgin Media<\/a>, Cityfibre<\/a> and Zayo fear that it could discourage similar operators from investing to build their own fibre optic networks.<\/p>\n

Nevertheless a number of major ISPs, such as TalkTalk<\/a> and SSE Telecoms<\/a>, have already confirmed their intention to take part in the imminent trial and the final product is currently still on target for its 1st October 2017 launch.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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