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Posted 14th August 2009 at 5:55pm by Ewan Taylor-Gibson

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Broadband provider BT is going to test its new fibre optic cables on residential sites around the UK, it has been suggested.

It is thought that the Fibre-to-the-Home (FTTH) technology will be tested in residential areas that already have a broadband infrastructure, which are known as brownfield sites.

According to ZDNet, the operator could implement the scheme in Highams Park, north London.

Speaking to the website, a spokesperson for BT said that the location is being considered, although nothing has been confirmed yet.

The operator started its tests earlier this year in Muswell Hill, London and Whitchurch, Cardiff.

Following protests from local residents regarding BT's large junction boxes, however, the Muswell Hill trial has been halted.

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  • Cyberdoyle, 14th August 2009.

    Lucky people! I wish we had fibre to the home. The Muswell Hill mob must be mad to turn down such an opportunity. Well there will be plenty more places only too happy to host a cabinet if it gives them ftth. A real next gen solution, not a cable or copper stopgap. They need to get real and stop whinging and grab the chance b4 it is withdrawn.

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  • Dmurnan, 18th August 2009.

    The space race to the Moon was quicker than the roll out of new fibre optic cables to towns and city's. BT look like they may make Virgin media look like small fish in a big pond if they get there skates on. Lead the way BT.

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  • Jamescw, 21st August 2009.

    Typical UK hampering of technology. This is the same country that stopped a Google street view car from going down a road. No wonder we are a laughing stock when it comes to next gen role outs.

    I'm not surprised those aristocratic, posh, old-fashioned residents in Muswell Hill stopped this, 'they wouldnt possibly have such an unsightly box in their lovely village' the rest of the country be dammed!

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