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Welcome to Cabinet World! – Andy stalks more cabs!

Sunday, September 21st, 2014

On my travels, I’ve been stalking more BT Openreach “Cabs”, that have been upgraded or added to facilitate “Superfast Broadband” in the East Riding of Yorkshire, Pocklington area.

This FTTC cabinet is taller than me, at 6ft!

This is the largest FTTC cab I've found!

Another large FTTC cabinet, outside Co-op

Another large FTTC cabinet, outside Co-op, in fact this cabinet obstructs your view, when pulling out of the Co-op car park!

Different older style PPC cab

Different older style PPC cab

Recently, these stickers have been stuck on the cabs!

Recently, these stickers have been stuck on the cabs! Note the ventilation slits to cool the switch gear inside!

Now the next photo is very interesting….(well I think so…), this is Cabinet 1, and it’s NOT been upgraded as yet, I thought all the cabinets in Pocklington, had been upgraded except Cabinet 10. Cabinet 1 is located on the main high street in Pocklington (Main Street!), which supports ALL the shops, so they’ll not be on Superfast Broadband yet!

Cabinet 1 on Main Street, Pocklington

Cabinet 1 on Main Street, Pocklington

and this is Cabinet 10

Cabinet 10 on "The Mile"

Cabinet 10 on "The Mile"

Cabinet 10 on "The Mile", plenty of space for a new FTTC cab!

Cabinet 10 on "The Mile", plenty of space for a new FTTC cab!

and the importance of Cabinet 10, is it’s My Cab! Well not my personal cab, but where my fixed telephone line terminates!

So there is plenty of space near Cab 10 for a new FTTC cab, and I understand that Cab 1 and Cab 10 are still being evaluated, for upgrade, so there is maybe still hope!

It’s possible, that as quite of lot of work may be required for Cab1 (it’s on a busy high street), and my new Cab needs to planned, because it’s near residents garden….

Lets keep fingers crossed!

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Superfast broadband is coming maybe – Andy stalks Cabinets!

Monday, September 15th, 2014

In the lasts couple of weeks, driving on the way to work, I’ve noticed these new “green daleks” appearing on the street..

older BT "PCP" distribution cabinets

older BT "PCP" distribution cabinets

near the older BT “PCP” distribution cabinets

New FTTC Cabinet

New FTTC Cabinet

recent BT manhole cover

recent BT manhole cover

these are in fact the new style FTCC cabinets (fibre to the cabinet/premises), they have ventilation holes, because the new cabinets, just do not contain patch panels, but also electronic network switching gear, so they’ll run warm!

These are for Superfast Broadband, or BT Infinity. These cabinets are just off the A1079, at Bolton Lane, there are also many in Pocklington, that have been recently installed….

I’ve been stalking my cabinet, which has a cable run of 3.7km from my house, to the nearest junction box, and as yet no new  FTCC cabinets has appeared, most of the others in Pocklington have now been completed!

I now fear, I could be in the 10% of Rural people, that are excluded from the Governments project to equip 90% of the country with Superfast Broadband!

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