sorry I’m really raiding the light reading web pages this evening, but it’s got some really good stuff posted there. As you can see I’m back posting a few more on topic posts having been very busy at work (which has included trips to Stockholm, Amsterdam, New York and several trips to London) Anyway..this is [...]
Entries from November 2004
Eurobites: I Heard a Rumor…
November 30th, 2004 · No Comments
Tags: life
UK: Ethernet’s Crowded House
November 30th, 2004 · No Comments
Wow this is an interesting article, pretty relevant to what’s going on at work right now.
Demand for Ethernet services
continues to boom in the U.K., but Europe’s most competitive market can
make things tough for service providers, a trend that’s reflected in a
global directory of Ethernet services being compiled by Light Reading.
That directory shows that at least [...]
Tags: Telecom
BT Moves on Video, Italy
November 30th, 2004 · No Comments
U.K. incumbent operator BT Group plc (NYSE: BT - message board;
London: BTA) has taken its latest step toward triple play, announcing a
new business unit devoted to entertainment services (see BT Creates Entertainment Division
).
The new unit will be part of BT
Retail, the division that provides residential and business services in
the U.K., and which is currently looking [...]
Tags: Telecom
3G profitability threatened by Public Wireless LAN competition
November 30th, 2004 · No Comments
3G profitability threatened by Public Wireless LAN competition, says Analysys
* 3G could displace Public WLAN, offering near-ubiquitous higher-speed Internet/intranet services
* 3G capacity and cost limitations require control of usage and careful pricing
* 3G tariffs offering unlimited usage may devastate margins
* Integrated 3G/WLAN services can avoid filling 3G [...]
Tags: Uncategorized
Wi-fi
November 30th, 2004 · No Comments
We’re in a bit of a transition phase at the moment at work between GPRS data cards and 3G datacards. I’m still of the view that in most places where you’ve got the time and the environment to get online there’s usually a wireless network.
I’ve looked at the BT wireless package and I’m a tad [...]
Tags: Telecom
Doppler
November 30th, 2004 · No Comments
another ipodder, looks nice..link here
Tags: Random
Cardiff to become first UK hotspot
November 29th, 2004 · No Comments
The BBC reported back in May that Cardiff is to become the first city in the UK to offer wire-free internet coverage in central areas of the city.
And Chester…here’s the AP’s near to my house.
Node Name
Distance (Meters)
Bearing
tholian
887
324
M3LCR
1491
217
Lostie
3810
247
Cheshire_N0_Cat
4009
121
Mickle Trafford
4359
32
northernStar
8121
264
hmallett.co.uk
10446
240
MMCA
12351
287
PiggyBack
13923
135
wireless.schoey.com
15451
57
robt
16697
210
atomicrevs-1
17960
41
Stu1
18649
216
blacksun
19721
335
Tags: life
3G or wireless
November 29th, 2004 · No Comments
Here’s another article on the debate about why use 3G when there’s so much wireless about..
I just searched my old blog and got the following post. wow I used to post much more frequently than I do now!
Tags: Telecom
BA Exec club
November 29th, 2004 · No Comments
grrr…BA wouldn’t accept the miles I did with American Airlines to NY even though they are Oneworld alliance partners….arse.
Tags: life
EMEA MCI VP
November 29th, 2004 · No Comments
I’ve got a slot in my calendar this week to meet the new MCI VP for EMEA. That should be interesting. MCI are very keen in the voice market place right now. But I still hear talk about them looking for somebody to buy them.
Tags: Telecom
mNotes - broken
November 29th, 2004 · No Comments
My copy of mNotes has broken and I can’t sync my calendar and mail files to my palm right now…argh!.
I’m sending emails back and forth to their tech support who seam very help full so far.
UPDATE: Fixed…I’d changed the location of my mail file within the notes location doc. I’ve put it back and bingo [...]
Tags: Gadgets
Hotel Runnymede
November 23rd, 2004 · No Comments
staying at Runnymede Hotel, tonight and tomorrow whilst working out of IBM Bedfont Lakes.
Tags: Hotel · Travel · Uncategorized
BT Mobile
November 22nd, 2004 · No Comments
BT Mobile the MVNO is moving it’s business from MNO2 to Vodafone.
Tags: life
Curry in the UK
November 21st, 2004 · No Comments
listening to Adam Curry talk about Freeview on DSC-2004-11-20. It’s interesting to hear an ‘outsiders’ view of technology that we’re taking for granted…if you listening to it and take his view of tech here in the UK..Curry…"totaly loves" then maybe the UK isn’t doing too bad.
Tags: Random
Filesystem Problems with the Treo 650s
November 21st, 2004 · No Comments
According to Slashdot, there’s a problem with the new file system on the Treo 650. Basically it means people can’t fit all their old data onto the new device…ops..bit of an oversight there then.
Tags: Gadgets