{"id":26468,"date":"2021-03-26T11:15:27","date_gmt":"2021-03-26T11:15:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=26468"},"modified":"2021-03-26T11:15:27","modified_gmt":"2021-03-26T11:15:27","slug":"virgin-media-uk-hails-pia-and-rapid-fttp-rollout-in-swadlincote","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/03\/virgin-media-uk-hails-pia-and-rapid-fttp-rollout-in-swadlincote.html","title":{"rendered":"Virgin Media UK Hails PIA and Rapid FTTP Rollout in Swadlincote"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cable ISP Virgin Media<\/a> UK has today announced that they were able to complete their roll-out of a new Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP<\/a>) broadband network in Swandicote (Derbyshire) “much faster than would have otherwise been possible<\/em>,” which was done by combining three engineering methods in one location.<\/p>\n

The town of Swandicote<\/strong> is interesting because the local FTTP<\/a> network for 4,000 homes<\/strong> was originally built in 2015 by Sky Broadband<\/a> as part of a trial, although it was eventually abandoned and Virgin Media<\/a> ended up acquiring it from Sky in mid-2019 (here<\/a>). At the time VM said they were “just in the process of carrying out the required works and aim to have premises connected by the end of summer [2019].<\/em>”<\/p>\n

Since then, the operator has continued to expand the coverage of their local network. In the latest development they were able to combine three engineering methods to speed up the rollout. This included their existing narrow trenching method, as well as installing new fibre in existing underground ducts and overhead using Openreach<\/a>’s telegraph poles (PIA – Physical Infrastructure Access<\/strong>).<\/p>\n

“This meant [we were] able to connect homes and businesses to ultrafast broadband services much faster than would have otherwise been possible. The scheme went from planning to delivery in just four months – far quicker than is normal for a project of this size – and was delivered with disruption and digging minimised for local residents<\/em>,” said a spokesperson.<\/p>\n

Virgin has used aspects of PIA on a number of other occasions before (here<\/a> and here<\/a>), although they’ve not previously combined all three of the aforementioned approaches in a single location. The operator added that its use can result in “significant cost savings<\/em>” (i.e. expect them to use a lot more PIA).<\/p>\n

Hugh Woolford, VM’s Regional Director for Yorkshire and the East Midlands, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“This latest engineering feat in Swadlincote demonstrates how Virgin Media<\/a> is finding new ways to bring our ultrafast services to even more homes across the UK with minimal disruption.<\/p>\n

Ultrafast and reliable connectivity has never been more important and it\u2019s vital we continue finding new ways roll out our services at pace so even more people can benefit from gigabit connections this year.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The company will now continue to expand in the area, with the next phase of work set to begin in April 2021, and Swadlincote residents will soon benefit from Virgin Media\u2019s gigabit broadband (DOCSIS<\/a> 3.1) rollout, which it is bringing to its entire network of 15 million+ homes by the end of 2021.<\/p>\n

As usual all of this forms part of their ongoing Project Lightning<\/strong> build, which has so far extended their network to cover 2.5 million extra UK premises. The operator\u2019s original network was deployed using Hybrid Fibre Coax<\/strong> (HFC) technology, but the latest builds use FTTP<\/a> via Radio Frequency Over Glass<\/strong> (RFoG) – both methods make use of the DOCSIS<\/a> standard to harness the same consumer hardware.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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