copper in news
RSS copper in newsHP dishes out research grants to academic institutions
News According to HP, a number of projects will focus on the science of photonics, which has potential applications in optical fibre communications and could one day spell the death of copper connections in blades and semiconductors. [18 Aug 2008]
O2 considers high fibre rollout
News Ofcom's current regulatory regime was set up for copper-based infrastructure and was largely a response to BT's former monopoly in this market. Carphone Warehouse's spokesperson also claimed that fibre and copper could "exist in parallel", as fibre... [17 Jul 2008]
BT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News A BT spokesman told silicon.com these barriers include a universal service obligation to put copper wire into new homes, something which is high cost but which fibre takes away the need for. An Ofcom spokeswoman told silicon.com: "There may well be... [15 Jul 2008]
IBM puts money on solar power
News The partnership will focus on developing new methods for printing copper-indium-gallium-selenide (CIGS) cells that can turn more than 15 per cent of sunlight into power - a significant improvement on the six per cent to 12 per cent efficiency that... [16 Jun 2008]
Network Rail on track with IP
News The IP network will be integrated into Network Rail's FTN project which aims to replace 16,000km of copper cabling with 11,000km of fibre optic cabling to support a digital driver-to-signaller radio system. [10 Jun 2008]
Ofcom - high-fibre diet ordered for Broadband Britain
News Telecoms regulator Ofcom has launched a review into the most financially viable ways of replacing the existing copper networks. The speed offered by fibre optic cable - up to 100Mb - is much faster than broadband speeds of existing copper networks... [16 Apr 2008]
Yo!Sushi cuts copper in favour of MPLS
News Sushi IT manager Billy Waters, the company's existing infrastructure, based on copper leased lines was reaching capacity. Fast food chain Yo! Sushi is forecasting a two-year return on investment on an MPLS (multi protocol label switching) network... [07 Apr 2008]
Police e-crime funding set for green light?
News Start-up funding could be secured for a national police e-crime unit this month, the Metropolitan Police officer behind the plans has told silicon.com. Detective Superintendent Charlie McMurdie, who has just stepped down as head of the Metropolitan... [12 Mar 2008]
Five weird ways to bridge the digital divide
News This method sees fibre cable - for really high-speed broadband - laid in existing sewage ducts, a cheaper and faster way of hooking people up than digging up streets where legacy copper wiring lives. The UN's comms agency, the International... [06 Mar 2008]
Virgin touts free broadband speed upgrade
News Mass fibre rollouts, however, look unlikely in the near future as BT has stated its desire to get the most out of its copper infrastructure. The list from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [28 Jan 2008]
Does superfast broadband Britain stink of sewage?
News BT's forthcoming copper-based ADSL2+ technology will only offer a theoretical maximum of 24Mbps. And although the telco is dabbling with fibre - planning a rollout at a property development in Ebbsfleet, Kent - it is keen to get the most out of its... [23 Jan 2008]
Super-speed broadband heads to Kent
News Instead of laying traditional copper cabling to the buildings planned for the 1,000 acre development area in Ebbsfleet Valley, Kent, the telco will put in fibre cabling which can support data speeds of up to 100Mbps - aka very fat pipes indeed. [10 Jan 2008]
Where next for broadband Britain?
News All-IP next generation networks (NGNs) are being rolled out in the UK - such as BT's 21CN - but NGNs do not solve the problem of legacy copper wiring at street level, from exchanges to cabinets and homes - an issue known as next generation access... [22 Nov 2007]
Ofcom consults on next generation access
News While the NGNs are all fibre-based, the local loop almost entirely consists of copper. Because no copper is involved there, it is currently impossible for BT to "unbundle" the connections to rival providers - the company has a trial agreement with... [27 Sep 2007]
UK minister dreaming of a high fibre diet
News Although the UK's broadband infrastructure is based on a fibre backbone, the "last mile" connections between homes and telephone exchanges are almost entirely copper-based. However, BT is reluctant to commit to upgrading copper connections to fibre... [19 Sep 2007]
