Island Gets UK's First Broadband via Water
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•Orkney island gets broadband via water pipes in UK first
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Orkney island of Papa Westray is the first to use water pipes in UK first .
Fibre fibre cable is delivered through a second pipe housed within the drinking water network.
The fibre cable reaches the island via a radio link from neighbouring Westray , before being distributed across the island using the water pipes.
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