JANET Calls for Expressions of Interest in Local Loop Unbundling

On August 4th, JANET(UK) issued a call for expressions of interest in activities relating to local loop unbundling (LLU). LLU is the umbrella term for the processes involved in giving a third-party provider access to the cables in the ground between telephone exchanges and customer premises. The current project is aimed at exploring the potential for LLU in certain niche cases, such as providing low cost connectivity to smaller educational sites or implementing a diverse resiliency link for an existing connection.

Responses are sought from both regional operators (RNOS, RBCs, LEAs) and individual organisations. At the larger scale, JANET wishes to partner with a single region to conduct an in-depth survey of the distribution of current and future connectivity needs with a view to identifying clusters of connectivity centred on a telephone exchange: the ideal situation for the economies of LLU to be realised. An individual organisation, preferably with LLU experience, is invited to participate by providing a detailed review of the technology, the impact of adding it to a sites prtoflio of networking skills, and costed deployment scenarios.
Responses to the call are requested by 15th September.

Find out more at http://www.ja.net/development/llu.