I have just got back from a short holiday to the news that one of our customers ordered a 100 Mb/s leased line that was installed in just 7-days! Obviously it was…
Jenny the Juniper
I had the pleasure of having one of our new Juniper MX240s on my desk the other day after it was shipped in from the US. After waiting weeks for them to…
At least I am not that crazy
Enjoyed last weeks test drive of the new Ariel Atom V8 on Top Gear. For those who have missed it, the V8 is the latest incarnation of the ultra fast Atom. Obviously…
In the middle of the Information Age
Michael Fevyer, our Sales Manager, put together a piece for a newsletter recently and it struck a chord so I thought it was worth repeating it here. So here we are, allegedly…
Shiny to a whole new level
As some of you may know I hold a peculiar passion in the form of cleaning my car (Wax on Wax Off). I am not quite sure if it is the sense…
There is hope for the modern supercar
I have been concerned for a while that when I could finally afford a supercar there would be no more being made as the recession, and more importantly, emission regulations would kill…
The next millennium bug?
Interesting to see that the press has suddenly woken up to the imminent need for the industry to start adopting IPv6 addresses. With IP addresses due to be allocated by IANA around…
Mobile is going to change
To cut a long story short it basically makes the mobile phone an extension of your office phone network allowing it to behave like a desk phone in your office while out…
I am watching the NOC grow
Along with our recent move to a new office in London we also this year opened a dedicated Network Operations Centre (NOC) in Hemel Hempstead. With a growing client base it was…
Going slightly mad
I am not going to spend time trying to justify myself here but suffice to say petrol is obviously running through my veins more than I previously imagined. The other weekend at…
The best show on earth
I spent an enjoyable Wednesday afternoon last week filming tonight’s episode of Top Gear. Through a friend of the family I was able to get a ticket and join a few hundred…
Who to choose for your home internet connection?
Interesting results from ThinkBroadband’s latest comparison between the main internet providers. Unsurprisingly for some, BE and O2 come out on top of everything including speed, which might seem odd considering the most…
ISDN is dead, long live SIP!
I had an enjoyable morning with BT Openreach last week as they outlined their plans over the coming years. While the business isn’t the most loved within the industry I thought the…
The joy of High Definition
Nicolas Clement, came down from the Cotswolds and entertain us with his excellent street magic. Obviously close up magic is very difficult and he is one of the best, with a CV a…
Internet usage surges as people find out who is PM
As a business internet service provider we generally see quiet evenings, high traffic loads during the day and pretty much no traffic over the weekends. Last week however was slightly different as…