For those of you lucky enough to be able to get your ADSL connection over copper, rather than damp string, BT is now offering higher speeds, up to 314Mb/s. This…
Bringing superfast broadband early to Axford – dig your own trench
Sometimes you can wait a long time for broadband to be delivered. Firstly you need an enabled exchange. Then the connections in the ground or on poles to provide your…
BT enhances Dynamic Network Services with Cisco ENCS
A short while ago, we posted about BT's Dynamic Network Services plans. BT has now taken the next step, launching the Cisco ENCS platform as the delivery point for its Connect Services…
UK Government launch Fibre to the premises (FTTP) trial
The UK government has announced the six areas that are to pilot a fast broadband trial. The pilot will spend £10mn to stimulate the market place for full fibre delivery…
Nuage adds new SD-WAN service provider deal
Nuage Networks, the SD-WAN arm of Nokia, has issued a press-release indicating improving momentum for SD-WAN and service providers. This lists another Service Provider win for their technology with Canadian…
IPv6 – 5 years after World IPv6 Launch Day – where are we now?
A long time back, the Internet was small. It had addresses, but only 4.29 billion of them. Back in 1979, when the addressing was being solidified, that must have seemed…
ZDNet: BT unveils bandwidth on demand under Dynamic Network Services
ZDNet is reporting that BT has unveiled their Dynamic Network Services. This has three prongs, one using SDN to manage bandwidth into the core, one supporting Network Function Virtualisation and…
Engadget: Virgin Media Wifi is starting to add capacity to it’s network
Virgin Media Wifi is starting to add capacity to its network, using customers SuperHub v3 routers to according to Engadget. This will use separate bandwidth provisioned to the SuperHub router…