Put broadband in sewers to cope with burgeoning demand - The Diigo Meta page

• 18 Apr 08
  

  Geoff Edwards

  Ofcom's sample survey will look at sewers, telecoms ducts, water and energy systems and the existing telecoms infrastructure system throughout the country.

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  • Broadband cables should be put in sewers to help cope with the soaring demand for online video content, media regulator Ofcom is saying.

    The idea, already embraced in European cities including Paris, was floated today by Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards as part of a survey that will be carried out of the UK's existing underground telecoms infrastructure.

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