March 18, 2020 With many global businesses facing unprecedented challenges due to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic, a lot of IT departments are having to think on their feet, especially companies where some people are working remotely and some internally. Some companies are stuck between adopting an entire remote-working scenario, some are struggling with upgrades that …
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What Does SD-WAN mean for MPLS?
March 11, 2020 MPLS has been the de facto WAN technology standard since the turn of the century, providing organisations with a robust way of connecting their branch offices together and to more important sites like the corporate headquarters where the data centre would reside. Optimal routing means MPLS can achieve very low latencies, and …
Transforming from a Telco to an ICT community
February 26, 2020 Times in our industry are changing. Not so long ago, ICT ecosystems were very similar, physical networks used to be the key to any telecommunications company. This was disrupted by the development of the smartphone. It then became all about software-based capability, leveraging the internet and revolutionising the digital ecosystem. Operating systems …
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Reasons to love full fibre optic networks
February 19, 2020 Most of the world’s internet is powered by good old-fashioned copper wiring. It has been there for almost 100 years, and while it has served us well it is now becoming hopelessly out of date with the requirements of the modern age. Full fibre describes an internet connection that is entirely served …
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Improving safety and compliance with IoT
February 12, 2020 We often take safety for granted and tend to assume that the food we buy or the premises we’re staying in is safe. The introduction of food safety and hygiene regulations has increased our awareness of the issue, but the current system relies almost entirely on humans. It’s been known for years …
How smart buildings can benefit both residents and our environment
February 5, 2020 There’s been a significant increase in environmentalism in the last few years as more and more people realise that human activity is damaging our planet. Growing numbers of younger people especially are particularly vocal, with many campaigning actively to help protect our planet for future generations. This environmental awareness has shone the …
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Journey to automate the business of communications
January 29, 2020 Recently Capacity Media invited a number of industry leaders, including PCCW Global CEO, Marc Halbfinger to take part in a webinar to discuss the recent launch of a new industry initiative called CBAN, Communications Business Automation Network. Inter-carrier transactions rely on a mix of automated and manual processes, the latter of which …
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