http://www.techweekeurope.co.uk/news/bt-fibre-broadband-kensington-chelsea-80708


At first one thinks what luddites the local councils are, then you read that BT refused options such as underground cabinets etc, which are very common in both the US and Europe in sensitive historic areas.

For those not aware, BT Infinity is BTs FTTN program, similar to Telecoms cabinet program, however due to the population densities the cabinets are much closer (typically 600m coverage radius's) with VDSL2 as the primary deployment.

Cyril