Net neutrality has been a hot topic over the past year, with both American and European authorities making rulings and amending existing regulations to fit the expanded digital world. The debate centres on the idea that ISPs should give users equal access to content, regardless of how they are charged and the source of the content. United States? A recent study found that several major US...

The net neutrality debate in the EU Parliament is heating up, with discussion of the need to allow some internet “fast lanes”, specifically for services such as internet TV and “ specialised services” (which may relate to Internet of Things developments, such as connected cars). These new exemptions to the stringent regulations proposed in 2014 are being opposed by net neutrality campaigners and...

When Trend Micro and Vanson Bourne asked IT decision makers if their businesses were ready for wearables in the workplace, 61 per cent said that their employers already encouraged their employees to wear devices. Sixty per cent confirmed that they had implemented or planned to introduce, wearable devices in the near future. Wearable technology can vary from smartwatches (like the Apple watch) to...

The rise of wearable technology, the Internet of Things, and cloud computing feeds into the Big Data revolution. There’s no way to avoid it, there’s a considerable amount of data out there about all of us. But businesses don’t have to use it. Various studies have shown that Big Data is popular; especially with the financial sector (which raconteur found had the highest adoption rates). Studies by...

We did it! We really did it. On Saturday 12th September, Fluidata’s own Bandwidth Bandits completed the 50km Thames Path Challenge in aid of the charity Wings for Life. Beginning at Putney Bridge, the Bandits mustered up the required courage to defeat the very gruelling, albeit very scenic river walk in just over ten hours, averaging out at speeds of around 5km per hour. “It was a painful journey...

Later this month, Fluidata’s own Head of Practice Simon Stokes will be attending and talking at Transform Digital: Bristol. The conference, which is taking place over two days in September, will see a vast array of big-name industry experts cover a range of topics from digital infrastructure for economic development and the growth of the competitive sector through to new approaches offering value...

Many months ago Ofcom announced changes to the process internet service providers use to transfer DSL & other session initiating services from one supplier to another. This article is the old process, the new process & the impact on the industry & consumer both processes have. Currently, service providers follow the well-known MAC process. A process that (in short), gives a customer an...

This bank weekend holds a very exciting event for some Fluidata team members. This Sunday, Wings for Life – with their silent lead please partner Red Bull - holds the Wings for Life World Run. The event is a global running and wheelchair event taking place in over 35 locations simultaneously around the world. While the UK course is over 100kms long, there is no finish line. A fun feature of...

In Austin, Texas the perception is ‘When Google comes to town, it's bad news for its rivals but good news for consumers.’ The search engine giant aims to shake up the rural Internet providing monopolies that are often the sole providers in one area – much like the UK. The announcement of Google Fibre in Austin has inspired other American providers to declare new packages and faster speeds. ...

Today we attended the launch of a Fluidata partner, Tancroft’s new SIP offering. The new platform has been vigorously tried and tested on a global scale. The new platform is extremely flexible & certainly doesn't lack in functionality. Fluidata & Tancroft are well aligned in terms of ethos, reach & ability. Regularly working together to deliver value through to clients, Tancroft & Fluidata are...