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Ultra fat pipes to squeeze through Dundee's sewers
News Last month fibre cabling company H2O Networks, which is building the sewer-based network, announced Bournemouth had been selected to be the UK's first Fibrecity, with work due to start there in the next five months. [18 Jun 2008]
Bournemouth to be UK's first Fibrecity
News Bournemouth Borough Council is no stranger to a high fibre diet - H2O laid sewer fibre as a back-up network for the council last year. The race to become the UK's first 'Fibrecity' has been won by the seaside resort of Bournemouth, better known for... [08 May 2008]
Ofcom - high-fibre diet ordered for Broadband Britain
News Fibre could be laid through the UK's sewer ducts to help speed up the rollout of super fast broadband to homes and businesses across the country. Telecoms regulator Ofcom has launched a review into the most financially viable ways of replacing the... [16 Apr 2008]
Virgin touts free broadband speed upgrade
News H2O Networks has launched a project to furnish several UK cities with fibre networks by laying fibre in existing sewer ducts. The list from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for ADSL [28 Jan 2008]
Does superfast broadband Britain stink of sewage?
News H2O Networks - a company that lays fibre cabling in the sewer - is touting the launch of its Fibrecity concept to bring up to 100Mbps broadband to UK cities. The UK has 360,000 miles of sewers, according to H2O Networks, which is in discussions... [23 Jan 2008]
Ofcom consults on next generation access
News For example, US telcos are rolling out NGA because of the length of the local loops they are faced with; Japan has more tower blocks than the UK, making it cheaper to roll out fibre there; and France has a more uniform and suitable sewer system... [27 Sep 2007]
University sends student internet down the drains
News The dark fibre sewer connection will provide broadband at the university's Hillhead student village halls of residence by replacing an existing microwave link between the main campus and the village. The university evaluated a range of options... [17 Aug 2007]
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 H2O's Focus (fibre optical underground sewer system) system "is a fast and cost-effective way to lay cable and link up any location without the high costs and disruption caused by traditional cabling methods", the company said last week. [25 Apr 2006]
