Full-fibre broadband in the UK

The briefing paper Full-fibre broadband in the UK is now available for download from the House of Commons library

BT Openreach’s high-speed broadband Fibre-To-The-Cabinet (FTTC) service uses VDSL+ technology on the existing copper network to connect the cabinet to the home.
A major drawback of VDSL+ is the severe pollution of the HF radio spectrum it can cause which ruins peoples’ enjoyment of short-wave radio.
Fibre-To-The-Home (FTTH), also known as Full-fibre, would eliminate this pollution so the sooner the old copper network can be switched off the better.

The paper ‘Full-fibre broadband in the UK’ notes:

“In its National Infrastructure Assessment, the National Infrastructure Commission recommended that the Government develop a plan to allow for copper “switch-off” by 2025. The NIC noted however that the decision to “switch off” the copper network is ultimately a commercial decision for Openreach.”

“Openreach has announced plans for a trial in Salisbury where it would aim to move customers to full-fibre services and then withdraw copper services at the end of 2022. Ofcom has published consultations regarding proposed changes to regulation in the area to facilitate the early stages of this trial.”

“Openreach is already working on plans to move towards VoIP services, stating an intention to withdraw the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) by 2025.”

Full-fibre broadband in the UK paper
https://researchbriefings.
parliament.uk/ResearchBriefing/Summary/CBP-8392

Direct link to PDF
http://researchbriefings.files.
parliament.uk/documents/CBP-8392/CBP-8392.pdf

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