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News The race to become the UK's first 'Fibrecity' has been won by the seaside resort of Bournemouth, better known for ice-cream and old people than high speed internet. H2O Networks, a company that lays fibre optic cabling in the sewers, said work will...
[08 May 2008]
News Broadband may be as common, and almost as cheap, as chips in Blighty these days but there are plenty of places in the world where bog-standard fat pipes are harder to come by. The UN's comms agency, the International Telecommunications Union, is...
[06 Mar 2008]
Photo Bill Gates gave his last speech at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas in which he offered his predictions for 2008 and had a musical moment with ex Guns 'n' Rose guitarist Slash. A video was played showing Gates asking various...
[30 Jan 2008]
News Virgin Media has announced a free speed upgrade to 10Mbps for some of its broadband customers. The list from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for ADSL B is for BT C is for Cable & Wireless
[28 Jan 2008]
Photo UK company H2O Networks has announced plans to bring superfast broadband - offering speeds of up to 100Mbps - to UK cities by laying fibre optic cables in the sewer. This is a cheaper option that digging up streets where existing copper cabling is...
[25 Jan 2008]
News Plans are afoot that could see something speeding out of the UK's sewers and into people's homes. Not a plague of rabid rats but superfast broadband. The list from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more.
[23 Jan 2008]
News Underground sewer pipes are being used by Bournemouth Borough Council to cut the cost and disruption of laying new broadband internet cabling. Around 1,400 metres of the 18mm fibre optic cable has been laid through the town's sewer network, owned...
[02 Mar 2007]
Photo It's a common sight - streets ripped up so companies can lay cable. But now sewage pipes are being enlisted to bring broadband to businesses and homes without digging up the road. Putting fibre optic cable into sewer pipes is faster and cheaper...
[16 Nov 2006]
whitepaper Advances in communication and processing have made ad-hoc networks of wireless devices a reality. One application is home entertainment systems where multiple Home-to-Home (H2O) devices collaborate as peers to stream audio and video clips to a...
[12 May 2006]
News As the ground below city streets becomes ever more congested with cables of all types, it's getting more and more difficult for network companies to find new pathways. Now, H2O Networks of North Wales has come up with a cost-effective way of laying...
[25 Apr 2006]
News Richard Henry will attempt to break a scuba endurance record this summer - and along with his regulator and mask, he's taking some video games. The 35-year-old diver, who will try to spend a solid seven days underneath the shores of Wisconsin's...
[18 May 2005]
whitepaper The basic mechanical failure mechanism for optical fibers is the slow to rapid growth of any glass imperfections in the fiber caused by the fiber being under stress. This "fatigue" phenomenon can be accelerated with the presence of moisture (H2O...
[01 Mar 2004]
whitepaper Water electrolysis is simply the splitting of molecules of H2O into H2 and O. In the HOGEN® Proton Exchange Membrane (PEM) water electrolyzer *, a solid polymer membrane functions to both support the electrolysis reaction and to separate the gases.
[24 Feb 2004]
whitepaper For a reasonable increase above the cost of conventional cellulose insulated conductor, many benefits associated with the properties of NOMEX® conductor Insulation can be realized. Benefits include increased thermal, electrical, and mechanical...
[14 Aug 2003]
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