October 28, 2010

Fibrecity 100Mb broadband in Dundee halted

The 100Mb fibre broadband via the sewers project being done by Fibrecity has been halted in Dundee with staff being laid off.

fibrecity Fibrecity 100Mb broadband in Dundee halted Fujitsu were the company who had been contracted to do the work in Dundee and have had to lay off 52 off their staff that were working on the project according to “The Courier” newspaper. The employees were reportedly working on a contract that only required 1 weeks notice to be given.

The Fibrecity project is being done by the i3 Group, an i3 Group spokesman said:

“Work on the project has been delayed slightly while the group’s UK operation is restructured to bring it in line with the company’s overseas subsidiaries. We expect this to take up to four weeks.

“While we regret the confusion that this has caused in the marketplace, this restructuring will increase the efficiency of the organisation and place it in an even stronger position to use its innovative technologies and methodologies to deploy Britain’s largest fibre-to-the-home network.”

We should be able to see in a months time if there is any problems or if the work gets back on track.

Using the sewers to lay the fibre optic cable is a far cheaper and cost effective way than having to dig up roads. However the Fibrecity project that was taking place in Bournemouth also fell into problems in August when Wessex Water and the i3Group failed to come to an agreement about them using their sewers, it resulted in the need for roads and pavements needing to be dug up with residents being unhappy with the quality of the work being undertaken.

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August 13, 2010

Fibre broadband through Bournemouth sewers flushed down the pan

The plans by Fibrecity to use the sewage system in Bournemouth to deploy it’s own fibre optic network across the city appear to have been flushed down the pan!

fibrecity Fibre broadband through Bournemouth sewers flushed down the pan The i3 Group who were planning on offering fibre to the home (FTTH) with broadband speeds up to 100Mb by utilising the sewage systems in Bournemouth to make the deployment far cheaper than would be available by digging up roads.

In a statement sent to PC Pro the CEO of i3 Group, Elfed Thomas said:

“It is our opinion that Wessex Water has been short sighted in putting commercial demands above the opportunity to provide a low-cost fibre optic network that will deliver superfast broadband to their own customers.”

Ian Drury from Wessex Water said:

“The reason the project in Bournemouth didn’t move forward was because there were contractual problems. The technology methodology didn’t work for us, nor did the reward for placing the cables in the sewers.

We would certainly look at other proposals should they arise, if the terms and conditions are right for us. We haven’t ruled out putting fibre-optic cables in sewers.”

Elsewhere, Scottish Water have not had issues with allowing the use of their sewers for the laying of the fibre optic broadband cable by the i3 Group and in-fact say that it generates revenue along with the help and management and repair of pipes.

In the future we should not rule out the possibility that the government and Ofcom may rule that sewerage systems and BTs cable ducts are forced to be made to open up their access to allow others to utilise the infrastructure already there for the laying of fibre optic cables.

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February 24, 2010

Fibrecity announce ISPs for Bournemouth 100Mb fibre broadband

Bournemouth residents are set to have the fastest broadband in the UK, dwarfing the broadband speeds to be offered by BT Infinity and Virgin Media fibre broadband by getting a superfast 100Mb fibre broadband.

fibrecity Fibrecity announce ISPs for Bournemouth 100Mb fibre broadband The three fibre broadband providers have been announced who will be providing fibre broadband over the Fibrecity network and be able to offer fibre broadband speeds up to a whopping 100Mb, this is double the current maximum that Virgin Media offer (50Mb) and over double what BT Infinity will offer (40Mb).

The Fibrecity network will use Fibre To The Home (FTTH) and has been installed using existing waste pipes and sewers meaning that it could be installed at a hugely reduced cost than would have been possible if they had had to dig up roads.
The Fibrecity network will also not just be offering super fast fibre optic broadband but also telephone and TV. With a fibre connection of 100Mb it means that the fibre optic network connection can easily cope with handling a number of different applications, such as streaming videos, webcam use, telephone calls and online gaming without there being an effect on the other applications that are also using the connection at the same time.

Another plus point with the Fibrecity networks is that no telephone line rental charges are charged, also, as the telephone can run through the fibre network aswell it also means that you could get rid of your BT telephone line if you wish.

The 3 providers who will be providing the fibre broadband services have been announced as, VISPA, Velocity1 and Fibreband.

The homes in Bournemouth that have already been connected to the Fibrecity network will be contacted to have a set-top-box installed that will then let them connect to the fibre broadband from one of the 3 broadband providers.

This new network is currently only available in Bournemouth although Fibrecity are currently doing a network in Dundee. Going on the success of these it is likely that further cities and locations will have Fibrecity networks installed.

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October 28, 2010

Fibrecity 100Mb broadband in Dundee halted

The 100Mb fibre broadband via the sewers project being done by Fibrecity has been halted in Dundee with staff being laid off.

August 13, 2010

Fibre broadband through Bournemouth sewers flushed down the pan

The plans by Fibrecity to use the sewage system in Bournemouth to deploy it’s own fibre optic network across the city appear to have been flushed down the pan!

February 24, 2010

Fibrecity announce ISPs for Bournemouth 100Mb fibre broadband

Bournemouth residents are set to have the fastest broadband in the UK, dwarfing the broadband speeds to be offered by BT Infinity and Virgin Media fibre broadband by getting a superfast 100Mb fibre broadband.