Why does Cox San Diego use Fiber to the node and copper for to the premises (last mile connection is copper) vs Fiber To The Premises like other broadband providers?

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Why does Cox San Diego use Fiber to the node and copper for to the premises (last mile connection is copper) vs Fiber To The Premises like other broadband providers?
AT&amp;T just ran fiber up to us will Cox be doing the same? Optical cable has increased bandwidth, transmits higher speeds, and has less noise vs copper.

bruce · Answer

AT&amp;T just ran fiber up to us 
Why did AT&amp;T arbitrarily run fiber to your house?&nbsp; Seems like a good "thang."&nbsp; Why not subscribe to AT&amp;T?

bruce · Answer

Okay.&nbsp; I thought you lived in a multi-family building.
The "short run of copper from the ONT to the AT&amp;T modem/gateway [inside the house]" is asinine.&nbsp; Whoever has that setup should run fiber all the way into the living room.&nbsp; They have an unnecessary hybrid connection.
You’re confused about ONT and DOCSIS.&nbsp; What you’d actually like to see in the future is the elimination of your DOCSIS modem.&nbsp; What you’d actually like to see in the future is an ONT in your living room.&nbsp; You should have either an ONT or a DOCSIS…not both.
As far as ONT, I’d think an optical transceiver in the neighborhood node would be higher quality than a transceiver in a house.&nbsp; The transceiver in the node would probably be Laser as opposed to LED in a house. &nbsp;That is, of course, if you’re on a hybrid network.&nbsp; Some of those household transceivers are cheesy.
If you were to compare the two, I don't believe you'd detect any improvement considering the distances and qualities.

allan · Answer

Hello. Thanks for the suggestion. While we continue to upgrade our network, I am unaware of any plans to run fiber lines directly to the home at this time. -Allan Cox Support Forums Moderator.

coxcommy · Answer

AT&amp;T upgraded our neighborhood to fiber so we have fiber to the premises now. AT&amp;T's poor customer service and reliability plus"fiber" to the premises is actually fiber to an ONT (optical network terminal) then copper from the ONT to a modem like the 5268AC Gateway.

bruce · Answer

Define "premises."

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Why does Cox San Diego use Fiber to the node and copper for to the premises (last mile connection is copper) vs Fiber To The Premises like other broadband providers?

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