Weekly Brief – 10/04/2025

Zyxel deploy 500,000 ONT’s with Openreach

Over half a million sustainable ONTs made by Zyxel have been deployed by Openreach engineers. The GPON devices use recycled plastic in their construction and are shipped in zero-plastic, minimal packaging made from recycled materials. The Zyxel casings for the ONTs are made from 95% recycled plastic pellets, which is the maximum amount that can be used without compromising the structural integrity.

North Isles, Orkney subsea cable fault update

An update on the fault affecting the North Isles cable fault which has been affecting services since mid March. BT have been continuing work on trying to get the fault on the cable running under the sea repaired. A statement to the BBC said

“This incident was caused by damage to a subsea cable. As soon as we became aware of the outage, we requested a specialist repair vessel, which requires five clear weather days on site to complete its work. While this means we are unable to give a precise repair date – until the vessel is on site and the damage is fully assessed – our teams are monitoring conditions so that work can begin as soon as it is practical and safe to do so.”

BT Statement

A cable-laying ship, the Pierre de Fermat, has now been seen in the area, so we hope that the fault will now be repaired soon.

IX Wireless issued with an enforcement notice by Ofcom

Ofcom has issued IX Wireless Ltd with a provisional enforcement notification in relation to its compliance with Regulation 3(3)(a) of the Electronic Communications Code. This is that the company must ensure that when installing equipment, it minimises the visual impact on properties. The company has 20 working days to respond before a final decision is made by Ofcom.

Openreach now to provide Derbyshire Peak District Project with a Gigabit build

After a mutually agreed termination in May 2025 between BDUK and FullFibre, it’s been announced that a Project Gigabit contract change with Openreach to build the Derbyshire Peak District area has been agreed to include this in the Call-Off 1 contract that covers part of Staffordshire.