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Re: BB outage on Thursday

From Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk>
Newsgroups uk.telecom.broadband
Subject Re: BB outage on Thursday
Date 2026-06-27 21:12 +0100
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Peter Johnson wrote:

> David Wade  wrote:
> 
>> I can't see the logic here. If anything the reverse applies. FTTP is
>> GPON or xPON where PON stands for "passive optical network" so the fibre
>> goes straight to from house to the switching centre. 

But it isn't one fibre just for you, it goes through one or two passive 
splitters to reach you.

>> There is no
>> equipment in between to fail and need replacing.

The splitters aren't powered, they're a fancy optical device.

> City Fibre's cabinet 25ft from my front dood must be there for a
> purpose, even if it doesn't have mains power. (And I didn't lose my
> connection when someone drove into it a few months ago.)

A fibre patch panel and somewhere for the microducts to each house to be 
terminated.

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BB outage on Thursday Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2026-06-27 09:38 +0100
  Re: BB outage on Thursday Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2026-06-27 10:34 +0100
    Re: BB outage on Thursday Tweed <usenet.tweed@gmail.com> - 2026-06-27 09:43 +0000
    Re: BB outage on Thursday Davey <davey@example.invalid> - 2026-06-27 11:03 +0100
    Re: BB outage on Thursday David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2026-06-27 11:42 +0100
      Re: BB outage on Thursday Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-27 12:07 +0100
        Re: BB outage on Thursday David Wade <dave@g4ugm.invalid> - 2026-06-27 15:49 +0100
        Re: BB outage on Thursday Graham J <nobody@nowhere.co.uk> - 2026-06-27 21:44 +0100
      Re: BB outage on Thursday Peter Johnson <peter@parksidewood.nospam> - 2026-06-27 20:57 +0100
        Re: BB outage on Thursday Andy Burns <usenet@andyburns.uk> - 2026-06-27 21:12 +0100
      Re: BB outage on Thursday "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-06-27 21:41 +0100
        Re: BB outage on Thursday JMB99 <mb@nospam.net> - 2026-06-29 10:22 +0100
          Re: BB outage on Thursday David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2026-06-29 12:50 +0100
            Re: BB outage on Thursday "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-06-29 17:23 +0100
              Re: BB outage on Thursday David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2026-06-29 17:42 +0100
                Re: BB outage on Thursday "J. P. Gilliver" <G6JPG@255soft.uk> - 2026-06-29 18:16 +0100
                Re: BB outage on Thursday David Wade <g4ugm@dave.invalid> - 2026-06-29 21:43 +0100

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