Article in Computer Weekly this week which I contributed a sound bite to. Nothing major just highlighting the fact that the government report fails to mention anything about upload speed. As a…
Beat climate change and get a 4×4
London suffered from one of the worst snow storms in a decade yesterday and only now are we slowly getting back to normal. Having lived in the countryside all my life I…
How to fix Digital Britain
Digital Britain has been released today. Not much there to help connectivity for business, the government seems to think it is important to offer faster speeds for those who share videos and…
Let there be light
On the anniversary of us moving into our offices in London Bridge I note that I have suffered from a single migraine while working in the office. When we converted the space…
Three’s a crowd?
I am interested in the high publicity that the third runway at Heathrow is getting, especially as I don’t have any strong opinions one way or the other. However I don’t understand…
Lord Carter fails to understand broadband
Another politician without a clue on the industry they are governing? Well if you believe the hype on the forthcoming Digital Britain report then it looks like another own goal for broadband in…
Willie Walsh shows his BA colours
In contrast to my last post on the awful management of Little Chef I did catch another program which was presented by Gerry Robinson on BBC Four. It is a new series…
Big Chief, Little Chief
Having watched the past three episodes of Channel 4’s Big Chef, Little Chef I thought I would voice my concern over the abysmal management team in Little Chef lead by Ian Pegler…
TV fees to go into high speed broadband
Interesting news over the weekend was the government’s idea not to sell the analogue TV signals, which become available in 2012, but instead use it as the carrot to get more investment…
Green or profit – you can only choose one!
I was wondering if you have noticed the recent decline of talk about going green. Up until September last year you couldn’t open a magazine or paper without reading about how the…
So how was 2008 and will 2009 trump it?
In broadband and telecommunications speak the answer is yes; financially it is anyone’s guess. Looking at the consolidation that took place over the past few years with the major mobile carriers moving…
Why Virtualisation?
I recently completed an article on Microsoft’s new datacentre in Ireland and the impact on the IT industry as a whole. http://www.itproportal.com/articles/2008/12/30/virtualisation-and-hosted-applications-microsofts-perspective/1/
Merry Christmas
I am surprised at how few people made it into work today. I know it is Christmas Eve but with a long holiday beckoning I am surprised so many took it as…
50 Mb/s for consumers
Virgin Media this week launched their 50 Mb/s home service. I have written here before on their offering and misuse of the term ‘fibre’ and will be interested to see exactly how…
War Horse
Another year under my belt and I can see how quickly life can pass you by. It has been a busy year but in terms of seeing definition between specific events it…