BT Fibre To Cabinet Phases 4b / 5 Announced

[Ignitionnet]

Here's the (large) list of exchanges scheduled to get BT's up to 40Mbit downstream 10Mbit upstream Fibre to the Cabinet technology from middle of this year to next year. This list is subject to change.

These phases, 4b and 5, will take the coverage up to 6.3 million homes.

You can check which exchange you are on here.

As a reminder before comments about BT Infinity start flying in that is tenuously on-topic at best as BT Retail are just one provider of services over this network. Sky, O2 / Be, Talk Talk, Andrews and Arnold and others also supply or plan to supply services via the Fibre to the Cabinet network.

Abingdon
Acton
Addiscombe
Aldershot
Alsager
Alton
Amersham
Ascot
Ashford, Kent
Ashford, Middlesex
Ashton- On-Ribble
Astley Bridge
Aycliffe
Bagshot
Balham
Banbury
Bath Kingsmead
Battersea
Bayswater
Beaconsfield
Bearsted
Beckenham
Bedford Town
Berkswell
Beulah Hill
Bexleyheath
Birkdale
Bishops Stortford
Blackwater
Blue Bell Hill
Bordon
Boreham
Botley
Bourne End
Bowes Park
Bracknell
Bridgend
Brighton Withdean
Brixton
Bromley
Bromsgrove
Brookwood
Broomhill
Burgess Hill
Burnham, Buckinghamshire
Burntwood
Bury St. Edmonds
Bushey Heath
Camberley
Canterbury
Catford
Chelsea
Chepstow
Chesham
Cheslyn Hay
Chessington
Chester Central
Chester North
Chester South
Chesterfield
Chislehurst
Chiswick
Chorley
Clapton
Clerkenwell
Colindale
Connahs Quay
Copthorne
Cramlington
Crawley
Cricklewood
Crouch End
Crowborough
Croydon
Daventry
Deptford
Downhall
Droitwich
Dronfield
Dulwich
Ealing
Earls Court
East Grinstead
Edgware
Egham
Evesham
Exeter
Farnborough, Hampshire
Farnham
Fazeley
Feltham
Fernhill Heath
Finchley
Fleet, Hampshire
Forest Hill
Formby
Fulham
Gants Hill
Garforth
Gerrards Cross
Gipsy Hill
Godalming
Golders Green
Goodmayes
Gosforth, Tyne & Wear
Gravesend
Great Oakley
Grove Park
Guildford
Hackney
Hammersmith
Hampstead
Harlesden
Harrogate
Harrow
Hartford
Haslemere
Haslington
Hawarden
Haworth
Hayes
Hayes Common
Haywards Heath
Headington
Heath Hayes
Hendon
Hengoed
Herne Bay
Heswall
High Wycombe
Hitchin
Holmer Green
Horley
Horsham
Hounslow
Hulme Hall
Huntingdon
Ilford Central
Ilford North
Ingleby Barwick
Isleworth
Kensal Green
Kentish Town
Kenton Road
Kidbrooke
Kingsbury
Kingsland Green
Kingston
Kneller Hall
Knowle
Lancaster
Leamington Spa
Lee Green
Leigh On Sea
Leighton Buzzard
Leytonstone
Lichfield
Littleborough
Llantrisant
Long Eaton
Lords
Loughborough
Lower Holloway
Lymm
Macclesfield
Maida Vale
Malden
Market Deeping
Market Harborough
Marlow
Mickleover
Middlewich
Midsomer Norton
Mill Hill
Milton Keynes
Molesey
Morley
Mortlake
Mosborough
Narborough, Leicestershire
New Cross
Newbury
Newtown Llantwit
Newtownards
Nine Elms
Norbury
North Cheam
North Edgware
North Finchley
North Wembley
Northolt
Northwich
Northwood
Oadby
Oxford
Palmers Green
Penketh
Penn, Buckinghamshire
Penwortham
Perivale
Pimlico
Pinner
Polesworth
Poplar
Portsmouth North End
Pound Hill
Primrose Hill
Purley
Radstock
Ramsbottom
Reading Central
Richmond Kew, Surrey
Ringwood
Rochdale
Romford
Rossendale
Rothwell, West Yorkshire
Rugby
Ruislip
Rushden
Rushey Green
Sale
Sandbach
Sanderstead
Sevenoaks
Shenley Church End
Shepherds Bush
Sherwood
Slough
South Benfleet
South Clapham
South Harrow
South Kensington
Southall
Southend On Sea, Essex
Southwark
Southwater
St.Ives, Cambridgeshire
St.Neots
Staines
Stamford
Stanmore
Stepping Hill
Stevenage
Stockton Heath
Stony Stratford
Stratford
Stratford-On-Avon
Streatham
Summertown
Surbiton
Sutton In The Elms
Swadlincote
Swindon
Teddington
Thatcham
Thornton Heath
Tilehurst
Tonbridge
Tottington
Totton
Trentside
Trowbridge
Tulse Hill
Tunbridge Wells
Twickenham
Twyford, Berkshire
Uckfield
Upper Holloway
Upton Park
Uxbridge
Vauxhall
Wallington
Walthamstow
Walton-On- Thames
Walworth
Wandsworth
Wantage
Waterlooville
Wembley
West Drayton
West Kensington
West Malling
West Wickham
Weston Favel
Whitefield
Wickford
Willesden
Winchester
Winchmore Hill
Windsor
Winkfield Row
Winsford, Cheshire
Woking
Wolverton
Woodley, Berkshire
Worcester
Worcester Park
Worcester St.Johns
Worcester St.Peters
Yateley
Yaxley
York

These are in addition to earlier exchanges:

And phases 3 and 4a:

Phase1 – trial sites
Muswell Hill,
Whitchurch,
Glasgow Halfway

Phase2 – End Jan 2010
Calder Valley
Cardiff
Dean
Glasgow Western
Halifax
Leagrave
Pudsey
Taffswell
Thamesmead
Bury
Didsbury
Enfield
Heaton Moor
Luton
Chelmsford
Chingford
Failsworth
Hemel Hempstead
Tottenham
Watford
Woolwich
Caerphilly
Basingstoke
Canonbury
Belfast Balmoral
Edmonton
Oldham
Rusholme

Phase 3 – End April 2010
Glossop
Waltham Cross
Billericay
Hoddesdon
Woodford
Lea Valley
Hainault
Loughton
Berkhamsted
Stanford-Le-Hope
Elstree
Brentwood
Slade Green
Barnet
New Southgate
Hornchurch
Eltham
Sidcup
Stamford Hill
Ingrebourne
Ponders End
Greenwich
Barking
Stalybridge
Prestwich
Denton
Urmston
Chorlton
Cheetham
Wilmslow
Swinton
Walkden
Moss Side
Manchester East
Hyde
Ashton Under Lyme
Altrincham
Edinburgh Corstorphine
Glasgow Giffnock
Edinburgh Craiglochart
Glasgow Bridgeton
Dartford
Penarth
Barry
Pontefract
Shipley
Castleford
Low Moor
Headingley
Armley
Hinckley
Chester le Steet
Hetten le Hole
East Herrington
Durham
Bristol North
Bristol West
Downend
Tettenhall
Leamore
Fallings Park
Nuneaton
Walsall
Great Barr
Northern
Wednesbury
Lisburn

Phase 4 – End July 2010
ALBERT DOCK
WANSTEAD
MILE END
PARSONS GREEN
SKYPORT
GREENFORD
BICESTER
NEWPORT PAGNELL
AYLESBURY
DIDCOT
HARPENDEN
MAIDENHEAD
CROWTHORNE
WOKINGHAM
EARLEY
LANGLEY
CAVERSHAM
READING SOUTH
HENLEY ON THAMES
SOLIHULL
EARLSDON
KENILWORTH
TAMWORTH
WARWICK
ORTONS
STONEYGATE
COALVILLE
WILLASTON
LLANISHEN
LLANEDEYRN
HEDNESFORD
TOOTHILL
BLUNSDON
CHIPPENHAM
WORLE
PORTISHEAD
LOCKSHEATH
CHANDLERS FORD
FAIR OAK
ANDOVER
EASTLEIGH
BRAMHALL
CONGLETON
LOFTHOUSE GATE
GUISELEY
BEAUCHIEF
RANMOOR
PENICUIK
DALGETY BAY
DUNFERMLINE
LIVINGSTON STATION
GLASGOW NEWTON MEARN
BOTHWELL
BRAINTREE
MERTON PARK
PUTNEY
WIMBLEDON
SUTTON CHEAM
MITCHAM
BRIGHTON HOVE
SITTINGBOURNE
PORTSMOUTH CENTRAL

Lists from http://www.trefor.net/2010/01/22/the...dband-lottery/ and http://www.trefor.net/2010/02/25/ftt...0-and-onwards/

[Ignitionnet]

Blimey we are an enthusiastic bunch. Another over 5.5 million homes having 40Mbit downstream and more interestingly 10Mbit upstream rolled out to them and not even an 'oooh' from the many of you that will be scheduled?

[Rob]

Maybe we are so enthusiastic bacause as a cable based forum most of us already have access to faster speeds than BT would offer even with their roll out

[Ignitionnet]

Originally Posted by Rob

Maybe we are so enthusiastic bacause as a cable based forum most of us already have access to faster speeds than BT would offer even with their roll out

Well, I guess if all people do is leech off newsgroups they might notice the difference between 40M down and 50M down, personally I'd notice the difference between 10M up and 1.75M up quite a bit more but that's just me.

I am starting to realise just how odd I am getting rid of 50Mbit in a couple of months because I've no need for the downstream speed and the upstream continues to suck with no end in sight

At least Openreach's CEO agrees with me

If you look at the whole development of the internet, I think the thing that makes it unique is the ability to share in two directions. It puts power in the hands of the users, allows them to share stuff with multiple audiences, it allows them to share stuff with people that are hundreds of miles away, and play games with people who are thousands of miles away.

The minute we open the tap and say you can have 10Mbits/sec up as well as 40Mbits/sec down, I think people will start to use that. The only reason there’s not a big focus on it just now is because people haven’t been able to utilise those sort of up speeds until now. I think when they’re available, a lot of cool stuff is going to happen.

[Rob]

For my office the ability to have a much faster upload would be great. If the 10M up is actually achieved for many businesses that are regularly issuing email and the like then this would be a welcome improvement. For most residential users though we are more interested in download (unless you really are still into p2p leeching). Even for gamers the upload from VM speeds suffices, even though more would be nice, it's not yet essential. I wonder how many users on VM 50 meg download really need it. It would be a nice toy, but not essential. But of course BT need to get their infrastructure to play catch up.

[Kymmy]

Yet another list my exchange isn't on

Mines phase 3 and there has been loads of work done around here BT vans all over the place. I signed up for the SKY test jobbie if I get it it will be free but dunno if they will be there as soon as its live or not. If I do get it ill get a dual wan router and be laughing lol

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Kymmy

Yet another list my exchange isn't on

Pah, at least you know that one day, your exchange at least will be on a list ...

[altis]

Meanwhile, our FTTH friends in Bournemouth are able to get 1Gbps download in 1h bursts:

http://www.samknows.com/broadband/ne...uth-10482.html

[Kymmy]

Originally Posted by Chris

Pah, at least you know that one day, your exchange at least will be on a list ...

We're still waiting for ADSL2 here Oh the joys of living in a small village

[Turkey Machine]

Originally Posted by Kymmy

Yet another list my exchange isn't on

Same, I looked at this list with my bosses at work and scoured it for both Norwich and Lowestoft. Not on there.

[Chris]

Originally Posted by Kymmy

We're still waiting for ADSL2 here Oh the joys of living in a small village

Luxury ... try living in a non-existent village

[Matt D]

Originally Posted by Ignitionnet

Blimey we are an enthusiastic bunch. Another over 5.5 million homes having 40Mbit downstream and more interestingly 10Mbit upstream rolled out to them and not even an 'oooh' from the many of you that will be scheduled?

I'll go "oooh" when you post a list with Cambridge on it!

[pabscars]

Originally Posted by Matt D

I'll go "oooh" when you post a list with Cambridge on it!

Me too when Warrington is given the green light, I would move in a heartbeat for that upload and a hopefully more stable connection to boot.

Come on BT pull your finger out

[Mick Fisher]

Originally Posted by Matt D

I'll go "oooh" when you post a list with Cambridge on it!

My daughter would go "oooh" if "Wooly" exchange was ever on the list. Nothing but BT 512k hell available there.