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RSS wireless cable &O2 considers high fibre rollout
News C is for Cable & Wireless O2 is considering investing in its own fibre-to-the-home network but wants to wait until Ofcom changes telecommunications regulation before it makes an investment. Following BT's Tuesday announcement that it was to plough... [17 Jul 2008]
BT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News C is for Cable & Wireless BT is planning to spend £1.5bn on significantly upgrading its broadband network to support next generation super-fast internet. The plans aim to give 10 million UK homes fibre access by 2012 with bandwidth of up to 100Mbps... [15 Jul 2008]
Law firm gets SaaSy with email security
Case Study C is for Cable & Wireless International law firm Ashurst LLP has turned to web-based email management to help drastically reduce spam and free up time for its tech team. Ashurst has been using technology from email management specialist Mimecast to... [15 Jul 2008]
Brits still dissatisfied with broadband speeds
News C is for Cable & Wireless Moreover, some seven million consumers - or nearly half of all broadband customers in the UK - are technically incapable of getting the standard headline speed of 8Mbps as only around half (42 per cent) of non-cable... [14 Jul 2008]
C&W inks £8m deal to hook up Réunion Island
News Telco Cable & Wireless (C&W) has inked an £8m, 15-year contract with telecoms operator Outremer Telecom for a high speed network to Réunion Island - a small French territory off the coast of Madagascar - providing faster access to internet, mobile... [14 Jul 2008]
Time Warner Cable Uses RAD Equipment to Extend T1/T3 Circuits Over MPLS Network
White Paper Time Warner Cable-Houston is the second largest Time Warner Cable division in the USA and a leader among cable companies in delivering fiber-based Ethernet alternatives to legacy TDM access services. Time Warner deployed RAD for its solution and... [11 Jul 2008]
Adopting a Simpler Network Structure Has Brought Significant Financial and Operational Benefits to Cisco
White Paper Cisco Systems is the worldwide leader in networking for the Internet. Cisco wanted to replace the hub and spoke network throughout its European and emerging markets operations. The challenge was to maximize the benefits of a converged environment... [11 Jul 2008]
Taylor Woodrow heads for the cloud
Case Study C is for Cable & Wireless The construction division of Taylor Wimpey has embraced software as a service by adopting Google Apps Premier Edition to improve mobility and flexibility for its workers. Broadband from A to Z [10 Jul 2008]
Fundamentals of Power Over Ethernet (PoE)
White Paper Why not give these devices network connection and power in the same cable? Local power is not always accessible for wireless access points, IP phones, and other network devices that may be deployed in ceilings, lobbies, stairwells, and other... [10 Jul 2008]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News C is for Cable & Wireless The UK's business efficiency is being threatened by relatively slow broadband speeds, according to a report by the Communications Management Association. The Communications Management Association's (CMA's) Next Generation... [07 Jul 2008]
Ofcom: Mobile broadband driving interest in fibre
News C is for Cable & Wireless The rapid take-up of mobile broadband could help spur the arrival of super-fast fibre broadband networks in the UK, says telecoms regulator Ofcom, which has set out plans for a pro-investment regulatory framework that will... [04 Jul 2008]
Cisco MWR 1941 Router Redundancy
White Paper Custom Y-cable is used for connecting T1/E1 ports on two separate routers to a single T1/E1 line. The Cisco MWR 1941-DC-A Mobile Wireless Edge Router can be used either in a redundant configuration or as a standalone device. [03 Jul 2008]
Service Selection Gateway
White Paper Service Selection Gateway (SSG) is a switching solution for service providers who offer intranet, extranet, and Internet connections to subscribers using broadband access technology such as Digital Subscriber Lines (DSL), cable modems, or wireless... [03 Jul 2008]
Skype touts biz credentials
News C is for Cable & Wireless According to Skype research, 30 per cent of its 309 million users use it for work and the company is trying to shed the perception of it being just a consumer tool. Broadband from A to Z [02 Jul 2008]
Leveraging Mobile Technologies to Improve Worker Productivity and Customer Service: A Cox Communications Success Story
White Paper Cox Communications, the nation's third largest cable operator, is at the forefront of utilizing advanced wireless technology to maintain high customer service standards. Recognized with a 3G A-List Award for its successful wireless data solutions... [30 Jun 2008]
