fibre in comment and analysis
Greg Wyler
AS Profile A serial tech entrepreneur, Wyler previously pioneered the first commercial 3G mobile and fibre-to-the-home networks in Africa. Greg Wyler is the founder of O3b Networks, which aims to make the internet accessible and... [07 Oct 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Government gaffe
Comment F is for Fibre But unlike many other countries, while the UK government can't find any money to trigger a national fibre rollout, it can find £5bn to £10bn to throw at a hugely important non-problem! And... [25 Sep 2008]
Inbox: Antique computing, Segway protest and ID cards
Comment Don't forget to post your own response to any of these stories or comments by clicking here.bn bill for fibre to every UK home A story concerning fibre broadband in every UK home caused a storm this... [11 Sep 2008]
Editor's Blog: Back to the future
Comment Perhaps the editor of silicon.com in 2108 will even write about a new use for the quaint old fibre networks built way back in the early 21st century… We've abseiled down buildings, walked the tracks of the London... [24 Jul 2008]
Don't paper over cracks in the digital nation
Comment F is for Fibre Looking at the headline in The Guardian this week and you'd be forgiven for thinking something momentous has happened to Broadband Britain today: 'Fears of digital divide groundless as online access soars... [23 May 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: DVD format wars
Comment This is already a very easy step for those countries that have already invested in optical fibre to the home. There are many theories about how one technology or brand wins the global market over another. [17 Mar 2008]
LinkedIn CEO on 'grown up' social networking
Comment F is for Fibre F is for Fibre During 2007, LinkedIn doubled in size in all of its major regions including Europe and signed up its millionth UK member in October, making Blighty the largest market... [28 Feb 2008]
Tiscali CEO: Bandwidth is key to fat pipe nation
Comment They are the only organisation who has fibre to the exchange, and they are not obliged by the regulator to resell fibre to the exchange. And we are having those discussions with Ofcom on a regular basis... [21 Feb 2008]
How fans can grab a slice of the music pie
Comment F is for Fibre F is for Fibre It also gives bands unprecedented access to accurate and valuable feedback from the music public.silicon.com spoke to founder David Courtier-Dutton to get the lowdown on... [18 Feb 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Locked in at the bank
Comment Fast-forward to today and we have multiple fixed and mobile networks with twisted pair, coax, optical fibre, wi-fi, and WiMax providing telephone, TV and broadband connectivity, VoIP, quadruple service plays and number... [07 Feb 2008]
Why you should be outsourcing your data centres
Comment With the rapid advances in fibre-optic technology over the past five years, network latency is becoming a lower consideration and a world of possibilities is opening up. The argument for the rest to follow is now... [04 Feb 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Christmas wish list
Comment F is for Fibre Written at The Atlantic Hotel on the island of Jersey and dispatched via a free wi-fi service that actually needed no password - hurrah for common sense Every year of my life seems to have been challenging... [20 Dec 2007]
Bruce Schneier
AS Profile Recent topics on the Schneier blog include how to eavesdrop on a fibre optic cable, "idiotic" cryptography reporting and his opinions on why London's security cameras don't reduce crime. Bruce Schneier appears on this... [12 Oct 2007]
Speeding up the net - is it possible?
Comment The best way to get reliable performance out of a wide area network (WAN) is to install your own high-speed gigabit fibre optic cables between all the locations in your organisation. At some point all organisations need... [09 Jul 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: NGNs - real or imaginary?
Comment But the most dramatic leap occurred when optical fibre arrived. But beyond the graduation to optical fibre, the next NGN advance was the most critical - the move to internet protocol. A telco employing... [02 May 2007]
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