optical in comment and analysis
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Government gaffe
Comment So how much would it cost to get 'real broadband' deployed using optical fibre? I'm not generally moved to make political comment or even extend my thinking to the world occupied by our government leaders and the... [25 Sep 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Science friction
Comment And as for the invisible man, it looks as though optical cloaking devices are increasingly in prospect and it is only a matter of time before we crack that technology too. I can't remember the moment or place when my... [28 Aug 2008]
Computing on the go
Comment These machines come equipped with a 12-inch screen or smaller, extended battery life or additional battery, external optical drive, built in 3G and wireless networking, and a weight of less than 2kg. Business travellers... [04 Jun 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]
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]
Minority Report: MacBook Air - slim chance of success?
Comment The remote disk technology feature, which allows the computer to use the optical drive of another networked computer, is a neat trick but reinforces the impression that the computer is reliant on another machine for... [06 Feb 2008]
Bill Gates Q&A: On why 'it's all about software'
Comment Obviously, all of the different optical-drive technologies are supported in Windows. No doubt, that move is already taking place. But it's unclear whether Microsoft's dominance in the computer industry will carry over to... [08 Jan 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: How I boosted my mobile signal
Comment At this point it is important to recognize this is an energy gathering and redirection problem - and something we can easily understand in optical terms. Written at my hotel in Paris, polished and dispatched via a free... [18 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. Written on the... [02 May 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Is web 2.0 doomed to fail?
Comment They also had a vested interested in selling their tired and outdated copper networks, mired by cross-talk limited performance, making it impossible to approach optical fibre transmission rates. I just hope all those... [23 Apr 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: VoIP reality check
Comment This might have been true pre-1980 but since the arrival of optical fibre everything has been upturned. Written at home and dispatched to silicon.com from a free wi-fi node in Lower Ufford near Woodbridge, Suffolk [26 Mar 2007]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Poking CIOs with a stick
Comment Polished at the end of the week in my home office and despatched to silicon.com via an optical fibre feed the following morning. Initial draft written at the silicon.com CIO Forum in London on 26 September 2006. [02 Oct 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: No more copper - fibre rules
Comment Around seven to 10 years later optical fibre was everywhere in the UK. At first the technology and economics looked promising, and in 1986 the first optical fibre trial system to undercut the cost of... [07 Sep 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Telecoms - get creative
Comment Does it start to adjust to this reality by deploying optical fibre to increase efficiency, reduce manning and operating costs whilst releasing even more bandwidth in order to cope with even more competition and slimmer... [12 Jun 2006]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: The GDP threat
Comment The good news is the necessary optical fibre technology has been ready to go these past 15 to 20 years, and the civil engineering costs still dominate the full rollout equation. Written whilst driving from Ashville to... [05 May 2006]
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