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Ultra fat pipes to squeeze through Dundee's sewers
News Dundee has been selected as the first Scottish 'Fibrecity' - meaning 100Mbps-plus broadband connectivity will be speeding out of fibre-optic-stuffed sewers and into every home, business and organisation in the city as soon as next year. [18 Jun 2008]
Bournemouth to be UK's first Fibrecity
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]
Five weird ways to bridge the digital divide
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]
Virgin touts free broadband speed upgrade
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]
Does superfast broadband Britain stink of sewage?
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]
Bournemouth uses sewer for internet
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]
Bog reel: Welsh company puts cables in the sewer
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]
Scuba diver gets hooked up for record attempt
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]
