Framilode has become the first broadband network provider to dig under the River Severn to lay fibre cable. Crossing under the Severn meant using a horizontal directional drill some 5 metres under the actual riverbed, crossing the canal was ruled out because of the depth of the stabilisation involved in the sides of the canal. The 6.5 km of fibre will connect around 861 homes in the villages of Gloucestershire and Gigaclear . Previous attempts to bring broadband to the region were hampered by engineering challenges.
Framilode has become the first broadband network provider to dig under the River Severn to lay fibre cable. The 6.5 km of fibre will connect around 861 homes in the villages of Gloucestershire and Gigaclear . Previous attempts to bring broadband to the region were hampered by engineering challenges.