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    Good point.<br>
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    On 9/03/2012 1:54 PM, Matthew Moyle-Croft wrote:
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      <div>They're not very big but when you're reusing Telstra's duct
        network then it constrains the design.  Imagine one of the fibre
        cabinets where each of the current pillars is.  That also gives
        you most flexible and efficient use of the fibre.</div>
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        On 09/03/2012, at 13:12, XiTatiON <<a moz-do-not-send="true"
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          Ah yeh that would make more sense :)<br>
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          The splitters themselves aren't very deep though, could
          potentially fit inside lots of things.  Weatherproofing and
          bend radius are things that need to be considered though.<br>
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          On 9/03/2012 12:17 PM, Matthew Moyle-Croft wrote:
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              <div>On 09/03/2012, at 11:42 AM, XiTatiON wrote:</div>
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                <div bgcolor="#FFFFFF" text="#000000"> Yup where
                  required new cabinets will be installed...<br>
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                  I believe the plan is to also retro fit into existing
                  spots where possible, unless this has changed.<br>
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              <div>You maybe thinking of the underground plant:</div>
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              <div>An example of an NBN pit (not reused Telstra one mind
                you in this photo):</div>
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              <div>Top of the pit has the ruggised connector box
                (preterminated cable into the house) and an example of a
                fibre joint.   No splicing for last bit into your house
                - just premade leads.  Just like FiOS - same Corning
                solution.</div>
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              <div>You can see water and mud has gotten into the pit but
                hasn't affected anything as expected.</div>
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              <div>MMC</div>
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                  On 9/03/2012 12:09 PM, Matthew Moyle-Croft wrote:
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                      <div>On 09/03/2012, at 11:33 AM, XiTatiON wrote:</div>
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                          (sorry not the best picture ever... couldn't
                          find a better one though.)<br>
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                          So basically what happens is a single fiber
                          runs from the OLT to a passive splitter that
                          you will find in some of the old Telstra poles
                          and pits around the place.  A single fiber is
                          used for TX and RX using different
                          wavelengths. <br>
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                      <div>Splitters are in roadside cabinets.  See this
                        photo for an example:</div>
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                      <div>Top of the cabinet are the splitters - fibre
                        connectors on the back panel are towards the
                        customers.  </div>
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                      <div>Moving customers around and connecting them
                        is dead easy, just need a fibre cleaner.   You
                        can see how easy it is to reposition customers
                        between splitters if one runs out of bandwidth
                        or you move to a new technology.</div>
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                      <div>MMC</div>
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