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Taking insight from our global deployments our research and development team continue to innovate and evolve.

OUR UK RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT CAMPUS NEVER CLOSES

Our campus operations are designed to maximise collaboration between our onsite teams of industry-leading experts. This enables a seamless workflow between our next generation R&D and innovation department,  and engineering department, technicians and our field operations and expert training teams.

Our integrated processes mean that we are keeping our technology at the cutting edge. From rapid prototyping of new products, to simulating real world environments through data models, and replicating these in our wet lab, we use our learnings to build bespoke solutions for our partners,  and to ensure seamless onsite installs.

Our knowledge sharing program with clients, academics and industry leaders leads to further collaboration and improvement, and our onsite training facilities enables knowledge sharing, skills development and ongoing supportfor clients and their local install teams.

The Aqualinq campus continues to evolve, with technological innovations, production, QC and test facilities that ensure long asset life, warehousing and expansion of our real-world test rigs.

BRING TOGETHER THE SMARTEST ENGINEERS, TECHNICIANS AND SCIENTISTS TO MAKE THE IMPOSSIBLE, POSSIBLE
technical overview

Aqualinq provides an alternative fiber routing solution that is cost efficient, more secure from network outage compared to aerial fiber, and removes the need to install a new underground network system. This is achieved through a pioneering new method that allows us to deploy a fiber network through existing water pipes.

Water infrastructure holds the key to the cost effective and rapid delivery of next generation fiber roll-out. This solution is especially suited to areas of high deployment cost and long runs

10 REASONS WHY WATER PIPES ARE A BETTER SOLUTION THAN TRADITIONAL METHODS FOR FIBER DEPLOYMENT
  1. No requirement for trenching, directional-drilling or thrust-boring
  2. No requirement to close roads or cause traffic and civic disruption
  3. Minimised heavy vehicle traffic and associated CO2 emissions
  4. Way less wayleaves and permits required
  5. Reduced number of restrictions on contiguous roll-outs for long runs
  6. Minimised liability for strikes to other in-ground
  7. Virtually no surface scarring to roads/side-walks
  8. Minimised re-instatement materials usage
  9. Reduced time to market, as we can start deployment within a few weeks
  10. Reduced overall CAPEX costs

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New vs Old
Comparison
Aqualinq
1 mile a day
Single cost, minimal labour
Aerial
1 mile a day
Ongoing rental + install
Buried
0.5 - 2 miles a day
Single cost, labour intensive
Levels of fiber vulnerability
LOW
LOW
high
medium
Levels of infrastructure and preparation
LOW
high
high
Levels of wayleaves and permissions
LOW
high
high
Technical Configuration
Aqualinq offer a bespoke configuration of components to meet the needs of almost any of the diverse water infrastructures in the world.  
Our most common components are shown below.
functionality
max fibers
pipe diameter
depressurized installation
life insert installation
Communication
4
≥ 50 mm / ≥ 2"
 
Communication
24
≥ 110 mm / ≥ 4"
≥ 250 mm / ≥ 10"
Communication
48
≥ 200mm / ≥ 8"
≥ 400mm / ≥ 16"
Communication
144
≥ 250 mm / ≥ 10"
≥ 500 mm / ≥ 20"
Communcation + smart water network
16
≥ 63 mm / ≥ 2,5"
≥ 200 mm / ≥ 8"
Communcation + smart water network
48
≥ 90 mm / ≥ 3,5"
≥ 250 mm / ≥ 10"
Communcation + smart water network
96
≥ 110 mm / ≥ 4"
≥ 300 mm / ≥ 12"
Communcation + smart water network
144
≥ 200 mm / ≥ 8"
≥ 500 mm / ≥ 20"
cable type
cable diameter
pipe entry & Exit
Fibre in messenger pipe
5 mm OD
clamp-on saddle
 3/8" BSP
Fibre in messenger pipe
10 mm OD
clamp-on saddle
2 " BSP flange DN100
Fibre in messenger pipe
12 mm OD
clamp-on saddle
2 " BSP flange DN100
Fibre in messenger pipe
14 mm OD
clamp-on saddle
2 " BSP flange DN100
Fixed format cable
6 mm OD
clamp-on saddle
2 " BSP flange DN100
Fixed format cable
7 mm OD
clamp-on saddle
2 " BSP flange DN100
Fixed format cable
8 mm OD
clamp-on saddle
2 " BSP flange DN100
Fixed format cable
12 mm OD
clamp-on saddle
2 " BSP flange DN100
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How safe is fiber in water pipes?

The Aqualinq solution has full accreditation for use in drinking water pipes.

Furthermore, our patented fiber can last up to 20 years within a water pipe.

Theoretically it can last for longer but we expect our partners to want a fiber upgrade inside of 20 years.

Certifications

American National Standards Institute (USA)
Our technologies have achieved both NSF/ANSI 61 and NSF/ANSI 372 allowing our solutions to be deployed in any drinking water system.

Secretary of State Approval (GB)
Approved for use in public water networks by the Secretary of State under DWIReg. 31/33 -  Approval covers all product and installation procedures for our solutions to be deployed in any drinking water system.

WRAS(GB)
Aqualinq has the Water Regulations Advisory Scheme certification mark thatdemonstrates that an item or package complies with the high standards set outby UK water regulations.

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