On June 9th 2004 British Telecom introduced plans for a new optical fibre network for very high-speed communications using the Internet Protocol (IP). BT plans to replace the majority of the current network with IP telephony over the next four to five years, with an investment of two billion pounds per annum.

This new network will provide high quality, resilient communications and enhance the capabilities for sending IP security information with lower costs.

Copper circuits are now the bottleneck for high-speed transmission. Optical fibre will replace most of the copper between the exchange and premises improving the transmission speeds dramatically. With over 4 million broadband connections already installed, the move to a nationwide IP infrastructure is well under way.

WITH NO COPPER HOW WILL RED CARE WORK

jef

There will most probably be a hub inside the premises where the fibber will terminate and then copper or wirles around the house. The actual red care signal is like a radio signal any way witch is superimposed over the copper service. But I wouldn

I agree with you Smart! The time scale has to be huge for a change over of that magnitude. Also - IP is just TOO unreliable at present.

I cant say to much about how Red care really works for obvious reasons.

Aww go on spoilsport

Aww go on spoilsport

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I dont fancey being beheaded

"Zwe 'ave vays of vaking you tork!" lol

There is Redcare ISDN, Redcare GSM and Redcare ADSL.

Surely Redcacre doesn't rely on copper??!!

Redcare IP - A ping's as good as a chirp

(you can use that if you like!)

web way one is the way foward!!

You are correct mate. But if using fibre you would need to transfer from light wave into electrical wave witch isn

Edited November 23, 200421 yr by smart1

Call me a nerd if you will, but i love all this telecom stuff, i just love how all this stuff works/ would like to know more how it works, just call me inquisitve. Did apply to work for BT as an engineer once but never heard back.