Digital Region have announced that it is carrying out a phased network upgrade in which they are upgrading the cards in certain exchanges. This will enable customers to potentially receive higher than the 70 Mb/s download that is currently achievable using FTTC technology. This will differ per customer/copper connection as the usual copper caveats apply and it will all depend on what the...

During last month’s Supertsorm Sandy, New York datacentres, like so much of the city’s infrastructure, felt the havoc wreaking power of the storm’s brutal force. Datacentres are built with natural disasters in mind and the storm gave DC providers an unwelcome opportunity to put their backup systems to the test; the success these companies had at dealing with such forces of nature was mixed. ...

Last night we collected our award for being in this year’s Sunday Times Tech Track which saw us record growth of 48.9% putting us in the 73 rd position, only three less than the previous year. The ceremony and dinner were held at Southbank’s Vinopolis which included speeches from Warren East, CEO of ARM and Robin Klein a serial investor. So the only challenge now is to ensure we are still in the...

The biggest Chinese e-commerce retailer, Yihaodian, have announced their plans to launch 1,000 virtual supermarkets, with the first two opening in Guangzhou and Shenzhen. These supermarkets do not actually stock any products and to the naked eye the shelves remain empty. Using augmented reality technology, shoppers will be able to use their smartphone to see pictures of available groceries (of...

The Internet connectivity market is an increasingly competitive place, in order to stay ahead of the pack Fluidata have always endeavoured to provide the best level of quality and service to our clients. The provision of fully in-house tech-supported hardware is a key foundation in our ability to successfully support all the lines we deliver. Sourcing that hardware though can present more...

This week sees the new Network Operations Centre in Hemel Hempstead go live, home to our own 24/7 support team. For the past two years the NOC has been based at the same site as one of our major datacentre presences outside of London, 3 Centro. The team had grown over the years and subsequently was too large for the modest office space. This upgrade stays in the same building but now takes up...

This weekend saw eighteen Bandwidth Bandits take on the challenge of Mud Runner and compete in a 12 KM off road race across some of the toughest terrain known to man. For the past 80 years Eastnor Castle has played home to Land Rover who use the 5,000 acres as a proving ground for their cars. For the race the hills, ruts, water and lots of mud left by the cars is turned into a gruelling race...

Last month’s London Fashion show provided an illustration of how the fashion world, always renowned for being ‘up-to-date’, has adopted modern technology. Burberry for example streamed their new catwalk collection live and accompanied it with running commentary via Twitter. Whilst high street fashion retail brands such as All Saints are furnishing in store clients with iPads; so they can view...

As a company who has keen interest in BDUK developments, via our involvement (alongside Magdalene and NetAdmin) in finding alternative rural and urban broadband solutions – our Service Exchange Platform (SEP), it was intriguing to read the comments of Rob Gallagher (The Director of Informa Telecoms & Media’s Global Broadband and TV Research) explaining why ‘ UK Cities Must Pick BT for Superfast...

The announcement of impending 4D technology from the CJ group of Korea provides an interesting insight into the current changes in cinema technology and delivery. For most, 4D is understood as something experienced at a theme park, museum or a local planetarium. Distributing this on a mass scale to 200 American cinemas, however, could have interesting effects on the role of connectivity within...