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4 days agoUK tech firm Sintela lands $200m US border security deal
Sintela has secured a $200 million contract to deploy advanced fibre-optic sensing systems for US border security.
Openreach says the appeal of the project is its simplicity and scale: it uses fibre already in the ground, applies machine learning to "listen" for leaks in nearby pipes, and pinpoints issues to within a few metres. The pilot sees utility provider Affinity Water and UK technology company Lightsonic use Distributed Acoustic Sensing to convert Openreach's fibre optic cables into thousands of sensors that can "hear" and pinpoint leaks from surrounding water pipes.