RE: PBXs

["Des Gibbons" <des@xxxxxxx>]

I would imagine the time that we will need fibre around the home is when we
have fibre coming into the home, which with BT's record is probably never
;)

Des

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Keith Doxey [mailto:ukha@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 31 December 2001 09:51
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: RE: [ukha_d] PBXs
>
>
> Hi Calum,
>
> At work we are only using fibre for the main links between buildings.
> Everything within buildings is CAT5. Technology is constantly pushing
the
> boundaries of copper. A few years ago 9600 baud was about the limit
for a
> telephone line. Now they carry ADSL at > 2Mbit.
>
> Fibre will have its uses, but I personally dont believe it has
> any place in
> the home.
>
> Keith
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Calum Morrell [mailto:calum@xxxxxxx]
> Sent: 30 December 2001 22:25
> To: ukha_d@xxxxxxx
> Subject: Re: [ukha_d] PBXs
>
>
> or maybe I have and I'm just teasing Stuart :P
>
> Keith, what can be used on fibre at present? anything you design an
> interface for I believe the answer is. both cat5 and fibre have
> different limitations, and for the next few years at least it's still
> going to be a case of cat5 appearing the best option ... but since I
was
> talking about future proofing, that's not really relevant.
>
> More and more business are moving their networks to fibre, the costs
ARE
> REDUCING SHARPLY and will continue to do so as all products do the
more
> they are used. At the moment I am still running cat5 as I have little
> other choice. If I was starting from scratch elsewhere, I would be
> seriously tempted to run primarily fibre, probably with some cat5 for
> current apps I need that hadn't been ported by that point. Then I
would
> start hassling people to convert their products to fibre until they
gave
> in, or stopped talking to me.
>
>
> Calum
>
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