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Anyone had fibre installed recently ?

LGW100 — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:16:30 GMT

All - I am shortly going to be moving from current superfast to Fibre and are pending OpenReach vist to install the external box/ONT. For anyone that has had fibre installed recently, are they still using the Nokia or Huawei ONTs where dimensions are:- 82mmx89mm / 82mmx90mm, and can I confirm that you only had the ONT installed and not the mounting box that is able to hold a length of cable as well ?

Thanks, just want to check as I have some specific internal challenges with regards to fitted furniture and installation of the ONT box, which I may have to work around if something else is going to be used.

Re: Anyone had fibre installed recently ?

TimmyBGood — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:30:58 GMT

@LGW100 wrote:

can I confirm that you only had the ONT installed and not the mounting box that is able to hold a length of cable as well ?

For a typical UK installation there's no internal cable spool: that's located at the external CSP enclosure. The fibre pigtail between CSP and ONT is cut to length before fusion splicing.

I believe the internal cable spool may be more of a feature of full fibre installations in the Republic of Ireland.

Re: Anyone had fibre installed recently ?

Chrisee — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 11:36:25 GMT

@LGW100 the exact model of the ONT does vary according to what stock the engineer draws it from. The external box is a standard part of the installation as explained here https://www.openreach.com/help-and-support/full-fibre-broadband-installation-checklist#accordion-b43490109a-item-156e6ce75f

Re: Anyone had fibre installed recently ?

TimmyBGood — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:16:01 GMT

@LGW100

One slight variation: in some MDU full fibre installations there can be an internal CSP which is typically a rectangular white enclosure. This protects the fusion splice point where that can't be outside the individual dwelling unit.

Re: Anyone had fibre installed recently ?

LGW100 — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 12:53:36 GMT

Thanks, so worse case scenario, will be an ONT similar to the sizes in original question and then CSP which looks to be about 12 cm x3 cm ( approx)

Thanks.

Re: Anyone had fibre installed recently ?

mae-3 — Wed, 13 Nov 2024 14:30:24 GMT

@LGW100

Had a recent install of full-fibre in October and this is the box and dimensions of it.