BT invests in 21CN rather than home fibre

According to a presentation at a press briefing in London, BT Group Plc expects to complete its 21CN next-generation network (NGN) migration process at the end of 2011. The group initially said the network would be finished by the end of 2010.

The 21st century network (21CN) will replace the UK’s public switched telephone network (PSTN) and will carry both voice and data services.

The £10 billion 21CN process has led to BT mothballing its plans for fibre to the home (FTTH) technology.

BT has been trialling FTTH – a form of fiber-optic communication delivery in which an optical fiber is run directly onto the customers’ premises – since 2004. FTTH provides super-fast, uniform connection speeds and the technology is expensive to deploy.

Neil Rogers, 21CN managing director, said at the briefing that BT was unlikely to take FTTH any further at the present time. “The more investment there is in 21CN, the likelihood of the debate resurfacing diminishes,” he said.

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