The Australian IT News <http://itnews.com.au> reports on a unique
approach to broadband delivery:
A web connection via the toilet bowl may sound like Google's most
recent April Fool, but the University of Aberdeen plans to welcome
students back with a high bandwidth internet network connected via
the sewers.
The university tapped H2O Networks to provide a high capacity link
for the next 10 years, enabling students to access the internet from
their halls of residence.
H2O Networks is a deploying dark fibre in the UK's waste water
network to enable connectivity to those who have limited access. The
network is known as 'fibre via the sewer'.
Garry Wardrope, network services manager at the University of
Aberdeen, said: "Making university life as rich as possible for our
students is the main aim of everything we do.
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David Solomonoff, President
Internet Society of New York
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