Posts Tagged ‘21CN’

Will the threat of Fujitsu’s new network finally force BT into fairer duct access?

{ Posted on Apr 21 2011 by Neil Watson }
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Categories : 21CN, BT, Digital Divide
Last week news broke that Fujitsu has plans with TalkTalk and Virgin Media to implement its own fibre network in order to reach 5 million homes in rural areas and provide a competitive alternative to BT Openreach’s infrastructure. [caption id="attachment_106" align="alignleft" ...Read More »

Is it the end of the line for leased lines?

{ Posted on Mar 08 2011 by Stephen Barclay }
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Categories : 21CN, Business, Reselling
As the availability of ever faster broadband continues to increase thanks to technology advancement, we ask whether it signals the end of the line for leased line connectivity. [caption id="attachment_85" align="alignleft" width="75" caption="Stephen Barclay, Head of Sales"][/caption] First it was ADSL2+ that ...Read More »

Is the devil in the detail?

{ Posted on Dec 14 2010 by Darren Farnden }
Last week the Department for Business Innovation and Skills published a 61 page plan titled “Britain’s Superfast Broadband Future” as part of its aim for the UK to have “the best broadband network in Europe by 2015”. BIS.gov.uk: Britain's Superfast Broadband ...Read More »

What exactly is superfast broadband?

{ Posted on Nov 09 2010 by Guest }
The definition of ‘superfast broadband’ continues to cause confusion amongst the industry and more importantly customers  as ISPs lay claim to providing ‘superfast’ services and various government bodies appear to be muddying the waters rather than providing clarification. We asked ...Read More »

USC survives spending review but who are we kidding?

{ Posted on Oct 22 2010 by Darren Farnden }
Earlier this week the much anticipated ‘spending review’ was unveiled and, as previously promised by Chancellor George Osbourne, the highly debated 2Mbps USC (Universal Service Commitment) remains unaffected. The 2Mbps USC was proposed by the previous Labour government initially to ...Read More »