global and connectivity in comment and analysis
Complexity makes travellers miss their connection
Comment Companies such as The Cloud offer wi-fi connectivity for £7 to £10 per month, and 3, for example, is offering 3GB of wireless download over 3G for £12.77 or less depending on bundling. Faster handheld device connectivity of at least 11Mbps, and now... [12 Jun 2008]
The McCue Interview: Steven Bandrowczak, CIO, Nortel
Comment Two of the buzzwords in this area are 'unified communications' and 'hyper connectivity'. We talk about hyper connectivity - when you look at how many things will be connecting to the enterprise tomorrow, cars, houses. [01 Apr 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 portability. [07 Feb 2008]
Peter Dew
CIO Profile Dew is also something of a 'future-gazer' around issues such as how increasingly ubiquitous network connectivity will change the whole concept of an 'organisation' and how it operates. What they say about him: "Gets a buzz from 'not knowing... [06 Jun 2007]
CIOs lack skills for growth
Comment This is brought about by three forces - namely faster-and-cheaper computers (Moore's Law), pervasive connectivity (Metcalf's Law) and greater bandwidth speed (Bandwidth Law). The new business landscape is global, technology-intensive and networked. [04 May 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: NGNs - real or imaginary?
Comment Today we enjoy a global connectivity and bandwidth price/service offering that was unimaginable 20 years ago and, for some it seems, five years ago! Written on the Ipswich to London train and dispatched to silicon.com via a free wi-fi service in... [02 May 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: My guide to finding wi-fi
Comment To a first approximation my connectivity is around 85 per cent by wi-fi and 15 per cent by wire LAN. I pay less than £6 per month for global access and seem to be able to get a high number of UK and overseas ISPs to give me access. [10 May 2006]
Why less wireless?
AS Analysis It sells wholesale Wi-Fi connectivity in a number of countries and is the brainchild of George Polk. Mobile and wireless has never dominated Agenda Setters polls despite the influence the technologies and the wider industry wield. [26 Sep 2005]
Leader: Dell wants blade runners
Leader Since it set up seven years ago, it has settled on Dell hardware, including the latest blades, a Microsoft platform (made up of Windows, SQL Server database and the .Net web services architecture) and Vodafone for wireless connectivity to fleets... [16 Nov 2004]
Peter Cochrane's Uncommon Sense: VoIP spam - it's coming
Comment So now, along comes the internet with uncontrolled network connectivity and unmonitored usage. Human operators performed most of the functions including basic connectivity tandem fashion from one side of a town, county, country or continent to the... [08 Sep 2004]
2003 - the year of the wireless LAN
Comment The US-based Wi-Fi Alliance is working on a universal way of letting individuals know - via a common logo - when they are in a 802.11 hot spot, and Intel's upcoming Banias chip for notebook PCs, due in March, will mean every new laptop comes with... [12 Feb 2003]
The Bloor Perspective: IBM Global Services - the reckoning, Sun re-branding and Unix wars
Comment Soft to create a single web services infrastructure covering everything from component connectivity and enterprise integration, through to office productivity and Active Server Pages. Unlike the rest of the IT industry, Big Blue appeared to ride... [22 Apr 2002]
The Bloor Perspective: Alcatel's IP push, IR35's effect on corporate finances, and the demise of Mondex
Comment The company provides mobile phones, ADSL cards, set-top box chipsets at the client side, plus access systems for all of these devices and more, along with the underlying global connectivity. It has major stakes in wireless and satellite... [27 Feb 2000]
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