H2O Networks, specialist providers of fibre optic networks via the UK's sewer system, has just completed roll out of a new communications infrastructure at Tendring District Council.

The new infrastructure will provide a high speed data link between the council's three buildings - the Town Hall, Leisure Centre and the Council Depot - which means that information can be shared easily to allow Tendring citizens' enquiries to be answered and dealt with quickly:


The fibre cable is fixed into the sewer, which lies at depths of up to 5m below the ground compared with 450mm for conventional cables. This makes the infrastructure far more secure, particularly in disaster recovery situations, which means that households, businesses and organisations are unlikely to suffer downtime due to severed cables.