http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/07/09/h20-rolls-out-sewer-broadband-sheffield Comments for "H20 rolls out sewer broadband to Sheffield" en http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/07/09/h20-rolls-out-sewer-broadband-sheffield <p><!--paging_filter--> <p>Sheffield will be following Bournemouth as the next location in the UK to get 100Mbps broadband via the existing sewer system.</p> <p><a href="http://www.h2onetworksdarkfibre.com/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">H20</a> started its 'Fibrecity' project, which sees fibre-optic cables laid in the sewer system to deliver super-fast broadband to homes, <a href="http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=109729" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">in Bournemouth earlier this year</a>. It has now extended the programme to cover Sheffield and will build on a fibre network already existing in parts of the city.</p> <p>According to H2O, the cables will allow users to enjoy on-demand HDTV, download DVD-quality films in minutes and take part in HD gaming services, using a 4in box attached to the front of the house, connected with the fibre cables.</p> <p>Work is expected to be completed by September. H20 says it plans to roll out the service to a number of cities across the UK, but will work in conjunction with an ISP to offer super-fast broadband to consumers.</p> <p>Take part in <a href="http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/competitions/" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">PC Advisor's Broadband Survey 2009</a></p> <p><strong>See also:</strong> <a href="http://www.pcadvisor.co.uk/news/index.cfm?NewsID=11920 " rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow" rel="nofollow">100Mbps broadband coming via sewer system</a></p> http://www.thestandard.com/news/2009/07/09/h20-rolls-out-sewer-broadband-sheffield#comments Broadband Hardware IDGNS Internet &amp; broadband Networking Wi-Fi &amp; networking Breaking News Thu, 09 Jul 2009 10:16:15 -0400 IDG News Service 137098 at http://www.thestandard.com