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the future of networking, at the speed of light

published on 2012/04/16 by Yann Gourvennec

If you think that the world has gone faster recently, which in turn has led to more globalisation and the ability to access data and systems everywhere at any time (aka Cloud Computing), you haven't seen anything yet. For there is one thing which has plagued the world of real time IT for years on end: "latency". ...

the future of networking, at the speed of light

the broadband revolution will not be televised

published on 2012/02/06 by Stewart Baines

TV white space technology is an innovative way of interlacing wireless data communications alongside TV broadcast. Proposed by the IEEE and the Wireless Innovation Alliance, it can deliver very high data rates over extremely long distances with low latency and at low cost. ...

the broadband revolution will not be televised

the shrinking internet

published on 2011/08/08 by Stewart Baines

Is the Internet shrinking? When the net was first developed, it was tiny. Just a few interconnected servers made up the entire system. Then, as the web created new interest in the global public network, Internet service providers and online content exploded. The web ballooned in size. However, what's interesting is not so much how big it is, as how many organizations control the traffic. ...

the shrinking internet

Prices drop dramatically as broadband comes of age

published on 2011/07/25 by Anthony Plewes

Consumers and businesses globally are paying on average 18% less for entry level information and communication technology (ICT) services than they were two years ago - and more than 50% less for high-speed Internet connections according to figures released by International Telecommunication Union (ITU). ...

Prices drop dramatically as broadband comes of age

Cloud security: define data risks and assess provider

published on 2011/06/24 by Anthony Plewes

How comfortable are you with your confidential information in another's hands? One of cloud computing's consequences could be a loss of control. When processing is transferred to a third party, some of the responsibility for security and compliance goes with it; no wonder security professionals are nervous. Trusting your cloud computing service provider to handle your data securely is therefore essential....