Bell announces new fibre to the home plans
Bell today announced several new Fibre to the Home (FTTH) initiatives in Quebec and Ontario.
FTTH connectivity is notable because it allows telecommunications providers to offer numerous services such as high definition television along with very fast internet speeds.
Bell says it has implemented a three-year plan to deploy fibre across the Québec City region, including Ancienne-Lorette, Beauport, Charlesbourg, Lévis-Wolfe, Loretteville,St-Cyrille, Ste-Foy, St-Nicolas, St-Réal and St-Romuald.
The company also plans to lay fibre to all new urban and suburban housing developments in Ontario and Québec beginning in the second half of 2010. This in addition to the company’s deployment of Fibre-to-the-building (FTTB) already under way, which will deliver service to approximately 1,600 condominium and apartment buildings in Ontario and Québec by the end of 2012.
The FTTH Council, a trade group promoting the development of fibre connections in North America, recently reported that there are now more than 17 million homes passed by fibre in North American with 5.3 million subscribers.
In Canada, the biggest implementation of FTTH is in Frederiction and Saint John New Brunswick 70,000 homes are expected to be passed by Fibre by the middle of 2010.
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Can’t wait to get rid of ALL my Rogers (so called) services…
Included in the deal is Bell’s new hi-technology throttling software !!
I thought Bell’s fiber rollout was only Fiber to the Node, not to the home. Last mile is still copper, so it’s not true FTTH. Is this something new?
Me too. I also thought it was Fiber to the Node.
I’ve heard conflicting stories on this fiber to the home story. This media release might not fully explain in full detail how the fiber is laid out.
A Bell rep told me it was only to the “node” and the rest is copper. The Fiber to Node makes more sense to me as laying out fiber to each and every home or unit would prove beyond expensive.
Laying fiber to the home would also require an fiber optic ready NID.
Personally, I think it’s “Fiber to the Node”.
The typical wall jack is plenty good for ADSL2+ speeds and copper can easily handle those speeds.
It’s FTTH. Bell has completed FTTN across much of its area.
This is interesting because it’s truly FTTH. FTTH is really only financially possible in new subdivisions and Multiple Dwelling units (MDU’s) which are apartments and condos.
ftth has been deployed for at least 4-5 years in the independant telcos. They have been providing rural and urban areas with fiber to the home (not the node). This removes the modem and outside copper therefore they put an ONT at every house. all rural customers are getting 6meg down and 1 up. Faster speeds are being made open to all fiber customers. fiber to the home, removes andy outside line noise, and increases secruity by not hacking into it. There have been lots of positive feedback on the clear lines and the fast constant speed.