{"id":26910,"date":"2021-05-11T11:19:21","date_gmt":"2021-05-11T10:19:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=26910"},"modified":"2021-05-11T11:23:50","modified_gmt":"2021-05-11T10:23:50","slug":"openreach-list-next-77-uk-areas-for-copper-phone-to-fibre-switch","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2021\/05\/openreach-list-next-77-uk-areas-for-copper-phone-to-fibre-switch.html","title":{"rendered":"Openreach List Next 77 UK Areas for Copper Phone to Fibre Switch"},"content":{"rendered":"

Openreach<\/a> (BT<\/a>) has today published the next batch of 77 UK exchange locations where they plan to move away from old copper-based analogue phone (PSTN \/ WLR etc.) services and on to a new all-IP network, which will occur in areas where over 75% of premises can get their Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP<\/a>) broadband network.<\/p>\n

Generally, there are two different, albeit closely related, stages to moving away from the old copper line infrastructure and services. The first starts with the gradual migration of traditional voice (PSTN) services to all-IP technologies, which is due to complete by December 2025<\/strong> and is occurring on copper line (e.g. SOGEA<\/strong><\/a>) products (i.e. copper and full fibre ISPs will need to introduce IP \/ VoIP based voice solutions for customers).<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> Openreach<\/a>’s FTTP<\/a> network is now available to 4.5 million premises (build rate of c.42,000 per week), rising to 5.8m by September 2021 and then 20m by around 2025-30 (here<\/a>). A max build rate of 3 million per year is envisaged.<\/div>\n

The second stage involves the ongoing deployment of faster FTTP<\/a> broadband infrastructure – using light signals via optical fibre instead of electrical ones via copper. Only after this second stage has largely completed in an exchange area can you really start to switch-off copper in favour of fibre, which is a longer process (i.e. it takes time to deploy FTTP, and then you have to allow time for customer migration etc.).<\/p>\n

As above, the process for moving from copper to fibre lines begins once 75% of premises in an exchange are able to receive that full fibre connectivity. The target for this is often c.24 months after the fibre roll-out starts, while the copper switch-off might then occur c.3 years after that (consumer migration is a slow process). The pace of this progress may vary from place to place, as some areas will have better network coverage than others.<\/p>\n

The migration process itself usually starts with a “no move back<\/em>” policy for premises connected with FTTP (i.e. no going back to copper), followed by a “stop-sell<\/em>” of copper services to new customers (12-months\u2019 notice is usually given before this starts) and ultimately full withdrawal.<\/p>\n

The Next 77 Exchange Locations (Q2 2021)<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n

Until today a total of 220 FTTP exchange upgrades had been notified as part of the aforementioned process (including the Salisbury trial exchange). The first batch of 118 UK exchange locations, where they would stop selling their old analogue phone services by 29th June 2021, were announced in May 2020 (here<\/a>). After that we had another batch of 51 in October 2020 (here<\/a>) and then a further 51 in January 2021 (here<\/a>).<\/p>\n

NOTE:<\/strong> Openreach<\/a> today also confirmed that they would be pushing back the trigger date for 104 out of the initial 117 locations, announced last summer and due to notify as stop sell this June, back a few months to October 2021. This is due to the impact on their Full Fibre provision by the COVID-19 restrictions under lockdown.<\/div>\n

Since then Openreach has also launched the semi-related “Call Waiting List<\/a><\/strong>” campaign (here<\/a>), which aims to raise awareness among UK businesses of their plans to withdraw old copper-based analogue phone (PSTN \/ WLR etc.) services by December 2025 and replace them with digital (IP \/ VoIP) alternatives.<\/p>\n

The 77 exchanges being announced today reflect around 700,000 premises<\/strong>, where the operator plans to stop selling copper-based services in 12 months’ time (coming into effect on 29th April 2022<\/strong>). This brings the total number of exchange locations where they plan to stop selling copper-based services to 297, covering a total of 2.9 million premises<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

James Lilley, OR’s Director of Managed Customer Migrations, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n

“This is a really big deal for our industry as it marks the next step in the digital revolution.<\/p>\n

Whilst we\u2019re building more and more Full Fibre infrastructure across the country, we\u2019re also working closely with our Communications Providers customers to plan the withdrawal of legacy services and make upgrades from copper to fibre as smooth as possible. This is the next step on that journey \u2013 a further commitment that we\u2019ll stop selling copper products in areas where Full Fibre\u2019s going to be widely available.<\/p>\n

Just three years from now, we\u2019ll stop selling analogue products nationwide and we\u2019re already working to upgrade some 14 million analogue lines to digital by 2025.”<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

The operator has also added a Stop Sells Page<\/strong><\/a> to their website, which makes it a bit easier to see all the changes (this also includes areas where just the analogue phone services are being withdrawn irrespective of FTTP coverage, such as in the Mildenhall<\/strong> trial).<\/p>\n

Some may note from the above page that Openreach has now also implemented a stop sell in 13 of the original 117 exchanges notified in Tranche 1, which are now being referenced as Tranche 1a and will help the operator to maximise “operational learning and ensure that all devolved nations have at least one exchange<\/em>.” As such the programme so far now looks like this.<\/p>\n

FTTP Exchange Upgrade Programme Summary<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

Tranche 1a \u2013 Stop sell to be implemented in 13 exchanges from 29th June 2021<\/p>\n

Tranche 1b (104 exchanges) and Tranche 2 (51 exchanges) \u2013 Stop sell to be implemented on 5th October 2021<\/p>\n

Tranche 3 \u2013 51 exchanges, stop sell to be implemented as planned on 25th January 2022<\/p>\n

Tranche 4 \u2013 77 exchanges, stop sell to be implemented on 29th April 2022<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

We should point out that 24 of the exchanges listed today are in cities (310,640 homes passed), while 1 is in a BDUK state aid area, 27 are in Northern Ireland (251,548 homes passed) and 25 are considered to be rural (136,709 homes passed).<\/p>\n

The 77 New Stop Sell Exchanges<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Exchange Name<\/strong><\/td>\nExchange Location<\/strong><\/td>\nExchange Code<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Henley- In- Arden <\/td>\nStratford-on-Avon<\/td>\nCMHEN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hillside<\/td>\nBromsgrove<\/td>\nCMHILL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lapworth <\/td>\nWarwick<\/td>\nCMLAP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ely<\/td>\nEast Cambridgeshire<\/td>\nEAELY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Latchingdon <\/td>\nMaldon<\/td>\nEALAT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Long Eaton<\/td>\nErewash<\/td>\nEMLONGE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Melbourne <\/td>\nSouth Derbyshire<\/td>\nEMMELBO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bathgate<\/td>\nWest Lothian<\/td>\nESBAT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Kelso<\/td>\nScottish Borders<\/td>\nESKEL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Peebles <\/td>\nScottish Borders<\/td>\nESPEB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eccleston <\/td>\nChorley<\/td>\nLCECC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Garstang <\/td>\nWyre<\/td>\nLCGAR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Nazeing<\/td>\nEpping Forest<\/td>\nLNNAZ<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chislehurst<\/td>\nGreater London<\/td>\nLSCHI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Norbury<\/td>\nGreater London<\/td>\nLSNOR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bromborough<\/td>\nWirral<\/td>\nLVBRO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Culcheth Padgate <\/td>\nWarrington<\/td>\nLVCUL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ellesmere Port<\/td>\nCheshire West and Chester<\/td>\nLVELL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Netherley<\/td>\nLiverpool<\/td>\nLVNET<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hayes<\/td>\nGreater London<\/td>\nLWHAY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bramhall<\/td>\nGreater Manchester<\/td>\nMRBRA<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Winsford <\/td>\nCheshire West and Chester<\/td>\nMRWIN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Woodley<\/td>\nGreater Manchester<\/td>\nMRWOO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hornsea<\/td>\nEast Riding of Yorkshire<\/td>\nMYHNS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Pudsey<\/td>\nLeeds<\/td>\nMYPUD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wetherby<\/td>\nLeeds<\/td>\nMYWEH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Frittenden<\/td>\nTunbridge Wells<\/td>\nNDFRI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Forest Row <\/td>\nWealden<\/td>\nNDFRO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Willington<\/td>\nCounty Durham<\/td>\nNEWT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Antrim <\/td>\nAntrim and Newtownabbey<\/td>\nNIAT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Banbridge <\/td>\nArmagh City, Banbridge and Craigavon<\/td>\nNIBB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ballyclare<\/td>\nAntrim and Newtownabbey<\/td>\nNIBC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ballymena<\/td>\nMid and East Antrim<\/td>\nNIBM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ballymoney <\/td>\nCauseway Coast and Glens<\/td>\nNIBO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brookhall<\/td>\nDerry City and Strabane<\/td>\nNIBRH<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Ballywalter <\/td>\nArds and North Down<\/td>\nNIBWR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Cookstown <\/td>\nMid Ulster<\/td>\nNICK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carnlough <\/td>\nMid and East Antrim<\/td>\nNICL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Coleraine <\/td>\nCauseway Coast and Glens<\/td>\nNICN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Donaghadee <\/td>\nArds and North Down<\/td>\nNIDD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Dungannon<\/td>\nMid Ulster<\/td>\nNIDG<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Downpatrick <\/td>\nNewry, Mourne and Down<\/td>\nNIDP<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Enniskillen <\/td>\nFermanagh and Omagh<\/td>\nNIEK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Glengormley <\/td>\nAntrim and Newtownabbey<\/td>\nNIGGY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hillsborough <\/td>\nLisburn and Castlereagh<\/td>\nNIHO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Holywood <\/td>\nArds and North Down<\/td>\nNIHW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Londonderry <\/td>\nDerry City and Strabane<\/td>\nNILDM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Waterside <\/td>\nDerry City and Strabane<\/td>\nNILDW<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Larne <\/td>\nMid and East Antrim<\/td>\nNILE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lisburn <\/td>\nLisburn and Castlereagh<\/td>\nNILN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Magherafelt <\/td>\nMid Ulster<\/td>\nNIMF<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newcastle <\/td>\nNewry, Mourne and Down<\/td>\nNINE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Newry <\/td>\nNewry, Mourne and Down<\/td>\nNINY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Omagh <\/td>\nFermanagh and Omagh<\/td>\nNIOM<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Portrush <\/td>\nCauseway Coast and Glens<\/td>\nNIPR<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Strabane  <\/td>\nDerry City and Strabane<\/td>\nNISE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Findhorn <\/td>\nMoray<\/td>\nNSFIN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Findon<\/td>\nWorthing<\/td>\nSDFNDN<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Southwick<\/td>\nAdur<\/td>\nSDSTHWC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wadsley Bridge<\/td>\nSheffield<\/td>\nSLWB<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bedminster<\/td>\nBristol, City of<\/td>\nSSBED<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Eastville<\/td>\nBristol, City of<\/td>\nSSEAV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Long Ashton<\/td>\nNorth Somerset<\/td>\nSSLON<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Wrington <\/td>\nNorth Somerset<\/td>\nSSWRI<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burry Port <\/td>\nCarmarthenshire<\/td>\nSWBUD<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mumbles<\/td>\nSwansea<\/td>\nSWMMV<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stone <\/td>\nStafford<\/td>\nWMSTO<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Buckley <\/td>\nFlintshire<\/td>\nWNBUC<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chester South <\/td>\nCheshire West and Chester<\/td>\nWNCSS<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Connahs Quay<\/td>\nFlintshire<\/td>\nWNDEE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Alloway<\/td>\nSouth Ayrshire<\/td>\nWSALL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maybole<\/td>\nSouth Ayrshire<\/td>\nWSMAY<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Prestwick<\/td>\nSouth Ayrshire<\/td>\nWSPRE<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Camelford <\/td>\nCornwall<\/td>\nWWCAME<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Chelston<\/td>\nTorbay<\/td>\nWWCHEL<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Liskeard<\/td>\nCornwall<\/td>\nWWLISK<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Lynton <\/td>\nNorth Devon<\/td>\nWWLYNT<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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