Dundee to be UK's second high-speed broadband 'Fibrecity'

Hot on the heels of the success ofBournemouth's bid to be the first British internet 'Fibrecity', H2ONetworks, who fit super fast fibre optic cables in sewer networks, hasnow announced that work on installing next-gen broadband in Dundee willbegin in 2009.
Though the city's council and university arealready enjoying the benefits of the technology, H2O say that theservice, which will provide speeds of more than 100Mbps, should also beavailable to all 55,000 homes by 2010.
In places where runningthe cables through the sewers isn't suitable, H2O have instead decidedto use a small 20mm-wide slot channelled into the road.
Into the 21st century and beyond
ElfedThomas, CEO of H2O Networks, said: "Dundee is the most denselypopulated city in Scotland, but this project will see us bringingconnectivity to more remote areas, as Fibrecity is an all inclusivesolution."
"Many households and broadband customers haveinsufficient connectivity bandwidths because they are attached tolegacy networks deployed in the 20th century that just can't cope withdemand."
"Our solution is a totally new network that does not tryto connect old and new cables. With speeds in excess of 100Mbps, itbrings us right into the 21st Century and beyond," he added.