bt pipe in comment and analysis
The Weekly Round-Up: 06.06.08
Round-Up Statistics never lie - honest - and this lot makes a pretty convincing picture of a rural versus urban split based on fat pipe speed. This week's thorny bone of contention, to mix a metaphor or two, is a report by UK fat pipe watcher and advice... [06 Jun 2008]
Tiscali CEO: Bandwidth is key to fat pipe nation
Comment We are only worried about the iPlayer on a reseller or BT's network. The problem is the cost and there is only one supplier who can actually give us [that backhaul]… BT. And the networks have already been integrated and we'll continue to migrate... [21 Feb 2008]
Editor's Blog: We've moved
Comment I have to say our comms provider Thus pulled out a few stops and worked with the people over at BT to get our big fat pipe as it should be. As our colleagues over on silicon.com's sister publication ZDNet UK pointed out last week, moving offices is... [11 Apr 2007]
ITU 06 diary - BT's bacon sock, mobile medicine and 3G backlash
Comment Speaking yesterday, Varsavsky didn't miss a chance to trample on the dreams of 3G as a broadband pipe for data services. Over a breakfast that included what appeared to be a testicle in a bacon sock, BT revealed it's going into the consulting... [07 Dec 2006]
Analysis: Is convergence unstoppable?
Comment The telecoms operators' fear is being reduced to a transport pipe - a utility - left out in the cold while others cream off the profits from services and content. Every week seems to bring news of one mobile or telecoms company or another branching... [30 Nov 2006]
SIP paves the way for seamless collaboration
Comment It allows different types of media sessions - audio, video, web or text - to be connected and torn down over the same pipe, thereby saving money on running a number of consecutive conference services. [07 Jul 2004]
Carriers' fortunes change with IP
Comment While the early IP carriers were selling pipe dreams, today’s IP carrier is selling fat pipes. Alex Pannell, BT MPLS product manager, says: “The reality is that, at present, the number of customers actually taking advantage of technologies like... [18 Sep 2003]
Let the broadband meltdown commence
Comment Even if an ISP decided to invest in more gear from BT, the incumbent needs a disgustingly long lead time of 70 working days to get another fat pipe ready for use, at a one off cost of £40,000 and a yearly rental cost of a further £40,000 for the ISP. [14 Mar 2002]
The Gadget Showdown: The Confrontation in the Next Generation
Comment Set up a data pipe, and pay for it as long as it remains open - no matter how much data is pumped up and down it. BT launched its GPRS service to business users in June 2000, and Orange went live with HSCSD (High Speed Circuit Switched Data) this... [27 Jun 2001]
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