The south coast town of Bournemouth has been revealed to be the first UK town to benefit from a new sewer-housed fibre network capable of speeds up to 100Mbit/s.

Driven by H20 Networks the new project will provide the fastest broadband the UK has ever seen to more than 88,000 homes for a price of around £30m.

With backing from Bournemouth Borough Council the new, fast speed connection is hoped to attract more businesses to the area.

H20 Networks managing director Elfed Thomas commented on the imminent cable installation: “This will be the world’s largest single fibre deployment,” he said. “It’s not just a one-off. We are working with our partners here and overseas to create more Fibre Cities.”

Installation of the sewer-based fibres will begin in September and is expected to take over two years. Split into five stages, each stage will cover more than 17,000 homes and offices. However, before work starts H20 has revealed that it will write to Bournemouth residents to seek permission to carry out the work.

H20 Networks will merely act as the network owner, so for the moment it’s not known how the Internet Service Providers will charge residents for the improved service.

If the project is a success, H20 Networks has estimated that the whole of the UK could benefit from the sewerage installation within a few years at a cost of around £15bn.

Source: The Register

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