See, I thought about adding in a note about that only being the case with BS2a and BS3 product but decided not :P
Yes BS4 can use copper/optical and you can supply (Depending on LFC) but BS4 connections are very rare and neiche
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-----Original Message-----
From: Jed Laundry [mailto:jlaundry(a)jlaundry.com]
Sent: Thursday, 19 November 2015 8:15 p.m.
To: Tristram Cheer
Under the current UFB structure there is no scope for RSP supplied or end user supplied pluggable optics
That's not true - we've come *very* close to having naked/glass BS4 connections, but we've yet to actually install one, because every time it's Really Happening, it's "argh optics, too hard need service tomorrow, give me copper plzkthxbai".
On 19 November 2015 at 17:18, Davey Goode
Alu do an ont on a sfp, I was talking to some chorus people a year + back about them Would be awesome if they released them especially for business connections
Optic compatibility & scale of deployment are also two of the reasons why we haven't pursued SFP ONTs - because then if I supply the optic, you have to make it work in your kit; and then when it doesn't work we argue until all the beer money has been spent on test equipment and lab time. If we can't get it working with simple Ethernet, what hope do we have with GPON? Note: opinions are my own, etc etc. Thanks, Jed.