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Query re Openreach Roadworks

Hi there. Thanks for the help on the other thread, re my own FTTP rollout woes. :)

I've been continuing to keep an eye on that, but also the rollout of the same service in the far North of Scotland where family relatives live. While it is unlikely they would actually upgrade to FTTP themselves, their area is currenntly "no major plans to build here".

That being said, there's a 21 mile stretch of road between two settlements that has caught my attention, namely for a specific roadwork that appears to go along the entire length of it described as a job to do this:
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Some of these roadworks are already marked as having started, others appear to start in the next day or two. I've censored out anything personally identifiable from the above screenshot, as I just selected one of the marked roadworks at random.

However, what does this kind of roadwork generally mean, in the context of the FTTP rollout? Considering that this appears to be rolling roadworks over 20 miles of mostly countryside and hills between two significant settlements with virtually nothing in between [small hamlets and random farmhouses], would these kind of blockage clearance works tend to suggest Openreach is clearing out ducts in preparation of later roadworks that involve "blowing" fibre networking through them?

TIA for any kind of clarity you folks might be able to provide! :)
 
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Go to https://www.scotlandsuperfast.com/ and stick some postcodes of remote properties on the route and see if they are covered by R100.
@Some Edinburgh Guy looks like they are clearing the ducts, this is likely in preparation of laying fibre between the two areas
Hi folks, yep I've checked some post codes and looks like this is part of Scotland's R100 for FTTP broadband. This would mean that there probably won't be any updates on Openreach's checker as they only really report on commercially viable rollouts, instead of rural "middle of nowhere" rollouts.

Indeed, one exchange some distance from these roadworks is marked similarly as "no major plans to build here" but there are roadworks within that exchange area for "enabling a localised FTTP connection" to a property lol. Anyway, thanks for the answers!! :)
 
My R100 status was removed from the Openreach checker 2 years ago, took weeks after I was connected and pon installed before they emailed me to say I could order fibre. Too late, not that I had any intention of using BT 😄 . R100 is a doughnut install, the village with the cabinet will be stuck with FTTC and the outlying adsl will get FTTP.
 
A couple of years ago BT cleared the ducts along 8 miles of road near me - that was just to run a backbone fibre between towns - no benefit to any properties along the route. They subsequent blew extra fibre - to feed a 4G wireless mast. They still have no plans for any FTTP in the area.
 
@Some Edinburgh Guy looks like they are clearing the ducts, this is likely in preparation of laying fibre between the two areas
Thought I'd bump this to say that yes, they're now laying the cabling according to the roadworks site, which is going all the way to the exchange in question. As this is marked as "no major plans to build here" on Openreach, its guaranteed to be part of R100 and if they're connecting it to the exchange, I suspect they intend to provide FTTP services in the town under R100. Would be disappointed if its just laying new capacity cabling and they don't provide anyone in the area with FTTP though....
 
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If it goes the same as my area then the town will not benefit from R100, only those with less than 10mb at some point in the past will be covered. In practice this means if you are on fttc then you stay on fttc and it's only those who are stuck on adsl and too far from the cabinet who will get fttp. So an fttp doughnut. The BT plan for the town to get fttp will remain unaffected even though the link is in place.
 
Not necessarily. Fibre is used for all sorts of other things: leased lines, mobile mast backhaul, commercial projects that link government offices...
Hi folks, yep I've checked some post codes and looks like this is part of Scotland's R100 for FTTP broadband.

If remote properties close to the fibre run are covered by R100 then its 99% certain that this is for R100. It follows the same pattern as the R100 install in my area. The fibre was laid along the main roads between the final planned fibre exchanges (missing any exchanges that are to be dropped in the future) followed by the minor roads with R100 properties and finally the properties. However the properties close to FTTC cabinets stayed on FTTC until the planned FTTP upgrade timetable, there are large area's close to me still with FTTC only even with the fibre cable running outside their house. My guess is that if BT used the R100 early fibre backbone to pull their own non R100 timetable forward their competitors and the Scottish Gov (who paid for R100) would object. Hence why R100 properties were dropped from the OR site predicted dates 2 years ago.
 
Thanks @kommando828 I suspect you are quite right on this one. That being said, I'll keep monitoring the road works site and the BT Broadband checker, as well as BIDB and ThinkBroadband, in case anything changes in the next month or two, as it looks like they're progressing quickly with the cabling and ducting in some parts of the route already.
 
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Hi there. Thanks for the help on the other thread, re my own FTTP rollout woes. :)

I've been continuing to keep an eye on that, but also the rollout of the same service in the far North of Scotland where family relatives live. While it is unlikely they would actually upgrade to FTTP themselves, their area is currenntly "no major plans to build here".

That being said, there's a 21 mile stretch of road between two settlements that has caught my attention, namely for a specific roadwork that appears to go along the entire length of it described as a job to do this:
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Some of these roadworks are already marked as having started, others appear to start in the next day or two. I've censored out anything personally identifiable from the above screenshot, as I just selected one of the marked roadworks at random.

However, what does this kind of roadwork generally mean, in the context of the FTTP rollout? Considering that this appears to be rolling roadworks over 20 miles of mostly countryside and hills between two significant settlements with virtually nothing in between [small hamlets and random farmhouses], would these kind of blockage clearance works tend to suggest Openreach is clearing out ducts in preparation of later roadworks that involve "blowing" fibre networking through them?

TIA for any kind of clarity you folks might be able to provide! :)
How do see this can you show me I want to see if they've started the rollouts for my area (location london)
 
Unfortunately not. The openreach planned result could be many years away, and the hyperoptic result just means “they’re near you” (but could be miles).
I live in ground floor of a apartment right there is 5 floors the person who lives in 4th and 5 have Hyperoptic available to them but it's not available to the ground floor why may that be? In your opinion
 
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I live in ground floor of a apartment right there is 5 floors the person who lives in 4th and 5 have Hyperoptic available to them but it's not available to the ground floor why may that be? In your opinion
if hyperoptic can serve people in your building then that means it is live within the WHOLE BUILDING, but best to call them like msh said.
 
Sorry for my stupidity but could you simplify it and what should I say when calling them
You don't need to be too technical, leave that to them. Just explain what you have here, you live in a block of flats and their site says you can not order, but the neighbours above you can.

Ask if this is an error or if there's anything you can do to help them get service to you
 
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