From the monthly archives:

February 2012

How much bandwidth is enough?

by Kevin 20/02/2012 in Bristol

The House of Lords Select Committee on Communications is looking into the ability of the UK’s Broadband Strategy to accomodate the Nations future appetite for next generation services.
We have wrung out every last bit of connectivity since the day’s of 56kbps modems, and now with new services such as telemedicine, the internet of things, telepresent [...]

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Free Event: Gov West, Bath, March 20th

by Kevin 20/02/2012 in Bristol

Gov West is a halfday event on March 20th consisting of several quick fire, case study talks from digital leaders in the public sector with a particular focus on speakers from the Westcountry taking place as part of the Bath Digital Festival.
There are  speakers confirmed from Devon County Council, Delib, Jisc, Eduserv, BBSRC, Gallomanor and [...]

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It’s Social Media Week (13-17 February) #SMW12

by Kevin 13/02/2012 in Bristol

There is no doubt that social media has had an enormous impact not just on our social lives and traditional media outlets, but that its influence has also been felt very directly on politics and the law. It is reputed to have powered the revolutions of the Arab Spring, and it challenged legal Super-injuctions here [...]

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BT to offer 300 Mbps Fibre to the Premises Connectivity in 2013

by Kevin 06/02/2012 in Bristol

BT have announced that they will soon be offering broadband speeds of up to 300mbps to homes and businesses in the UK. Using their network of fibre connected cabinets, BT will be able to extend a fibre connection directly to some households or business premises on demand. The fundamental difference between fibre to the premises [...]

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