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Noticed PON being installed on a street near me by "FibreTech UK" - likelihood of getting Virgin Media XGS-PON?

marcosscriven

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Walking down a street near me, I saw an engineer with one of those fusing machines by a cabinet, and nosily asked him which company. He said it was for Virgin (but the vans were marked FibreTech UK).

When I check VM website they still only mention cable for me - is it likely they are stealthily installing XGS-PON in this area? Or is it more likely part of their backhaul (or whatever the word would be)?
 
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I checked the exact spot I saw, and this is what's on BIDB:

20/11/2024, 00:00:00 - 22/11/2024, 00:00:00
Status: Granted
Reference: NK120FINC-X-YW02AJ

It doesn't seem to be clear what that means exactly? Bidb overall says "HFC", which as I understand it is just DOCSIS?
 
Mine says 2000mbps XGS - PIA on bidb but I can only seem to get low upload speed packages with virgin.
you got to pay more for same upload as download.
 
It is a £6 per month upgrade for symmetrical speeds with VM. We are on the 350mbps plan with this add on. Fibre for us comes off the existing OR pole and was installed overhead between existing poles due to existing copper being done via DIG on a soft verge I believe on my road. Both Lightspeed and OR are building in the town with lots of spine works being done by OR and Lightspeed installing fibre to each road while awaiting their spine.
 
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