In my last post I reported on the EU’s target for broadband penetration and now, hot on its heels, telecoms regulator Ofcom has revealed this week that broadband access for UK homes and business could literally be going down the drain.
According to Ofcom, which has been studying the most financially viable ways of replacing the existing copper networks, high speed fibre might be laid in sewer ducts to help drive the rollout of super fast broadband.
The speed offered by fibre optic cable - up to 100Mb - is much faster than broadband speeds of existing copper networks, and is able to deal with multiple high-definition video streams and near-instant music downloads.
Ofcom CEO Ed Richards launched the review, saying: "Super-fast broadband - next generation access and networks - are crucial to the UK's future. These networks form part of the critical infrastructure of the country's economy."
