Interesting article about BT’s new street cabinets that are being used as part of the FTTC (Fibre To The Cabinet) roll out. Due to the size and cost of the technology that…
EFM versus PureFluid
Lots of talk in the press recently on EFM (Ethernet First Mile) and thought it was worth a comment. What gets me is the fact that so many businesses in our industry…
Work hard, play hard
Audi TTS. Couldn’t quite stretch to the R8 this year but I do feel I am getting closer to it and eventually the elusive Bugatti. Took a few months deciding on the…
Hosting for the next generation
Small news release on the recent launch of our new datacentre in Hemel Hempstead. For the last few years our clients have been demanding more from hosting and so to meet this…
Fibre to the cabinet starts to rollout
News from Thinkbroadband on Andrews & Arnold’s (AAISP) recent success installing FTTC into one of their client’s premises. Just goes to show BT are going to really shift their focus over the…
Swine flu contingency
Interesting article on BBC website regarding BT announcing that their network is ready for the extra demands the swine flu pandemic may put on the broadband network. Looks to me just like…
A true entrepreneur?
Tonight sees the next installments of Gerry Robinson’s television program on Channel 4 called ‘Gerry’s Big Decision’. Basically he reviews a number of failing businesses in a view to invest in them…
VW takes control
Anyone remember my post last year about how disappointed I was that Porsche looked to be taking control of VW Group? Well it looks like my prayers have been answered and in…
Fluidata wholesale ADSL2+ with Annex-M
Exciting developments in the world of Fluidata with the latest announcement of us partnering with Be to offer their ADSL2+ technology to other ISPs. We have been using the network for the…
Muscle car
Recently returned from a trip to California and to make it a true American journey I decided I needed to drive a muscle car. The sort of car that you wouldn’t dream…
Digital Britain becomes a cash cow
Interesting development in the final draft of the Digital Britian report is the £6 a year telephone line tax. It is proposed that every single line in the country will be subjected…
Home working here to stay
Good article by one of my colleagues, Max Stoner on the Work Wise UK initiative.
The next generation of business
For those of you who are members of the Institute of Directors you might have seen my mug shot in this month’s magazine, Director. For those of you who haven’t you can…
BA does good
I am currently enjoying a break in west coast America and just wanted to write about the excellent service I received on my trip over. Admittedly a lot of spending on my…
Time to play
The playroom in the office is finally up and running. Bit difficult to make it out from the photo but sits alongside the video presence suite and gives visitors a chance to…