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RSS power linesO2 considers high fibre rollout
News P is for Power lines O2 is considering investing in its own fibre-to-the-home network but wants to wait until Ofcom changes telecommunications regulation before it makes an investment. Following BT's... [17 Jul 2008]
BT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News P is for Power lines BT is planning to spend £1.5bn on significantly upgrading its broadband network to support next generation super-fast internet. The plans aim to give 10 million UK homes fibre access... [15 Jul 2008]
Law firm gets SaaSy with email security
Case Study P is for Power lines International law firm Ashurst LLP has turned to web-based email management to help drastically reduce spam and free up time for its tech team. Ashurst has been using technology from... [15 Jul 2008]
Brits still dissatisfied with broadband speeds
News P is for Power lines Moreover, some seven million consumers - or nearly half of all broadband customers in the UK - are technically incapable of getting the standard headline speed of 8Mbps as only... [14 Jul 2008]
And the designer of the next great gadget is? - You
News So-called "prosumers", a marriage of consumers and producers, will use website forums and email to pipe their ideas straight onto company production lines says the report. Mark Power, chief executive of... [11 Jul 2008]
Taylor Woodrow heads for the cloud
Case Study P is for Power lines Taylor Woodrow has moved its 1,800 staff onto Google Apps for email and other services, estimating it will save £1m per year in the process. The construction division of Taylor... [10 Jul 2008]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News P is for Power lines The UK's business efficiency is being threatened by relatively slow broadband speeds, according to a report by the Communications Management Association. The Communications... [07 Jul 2008]
Ofcom: Mobile broadband driving interest in fibre
News P is for Power lines The rapid take-up of mobile broadband could help spur the arrival of super-fast fibre broadband networks in the UK, says telecoms regulator Ofcom, which has set out plans for a... [04 Jul 2008]
German Utility Uses RAD Access Devices for Telecontrol and Voice and Data Communications Network
White Paper These flexible, integrated access devices are used as interface multiplexers to deliver the V.24 data coming into telecontrol nodes from measuring, control and metering units over dedicated E1 lines to the ADMs. [03 Jul 2008]
Power Great Lakes Drives Engine Sales with Websphere Commerce Suite
White Paper Wanting to find packaged software for its e-commerce site that would quickly get the venture to market with all the necessary functionality, PGL consulted with other companies in similar lines of business and found that... [03 Jul 2008]
LIC's WAN/MAN Network - Serving Insurance Policies On the Net
White Paper It needed to upgrade its leased lines for voice and video traffic. This involved replacing older routers with new voice-enabled one's having more memory and processing power. Life Insurance Corporation... [03 Jul 2008]
15K: the Need for Speed
White Paper The 15K UDD can be integrated into the current AlphaServer and ProLiant server product lines. The 15K UDD has the same form factor, power requirements, and cooling requirements as its predecessor, the... [03 Jul 2008]
Skype touts biz credentials
News P is for Power lines Skype is touting its voice over IP (VoIP) technology for small businesses keen to work globally and keep costs down. According to Skype research, 30 per cent of its 309 million users... [02 Jul 2008]
ISPs face fresh threat from file-sharing laws
News P is for Power lines But the Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) has hit back, warning the government that legislation could result "in cumbersome regulation". Malcolm Wicks, business,... [18 Jun 2008]
Thin clients switch on digitally excluded
Case Study P is for Power lines A project to tackle digital exclusion in socially deprived regions of Merseyside has brought free plug-and-play internet access to hundreds of homes with children of school age. The... [17 Jun 2008]
