Comments for Futurity Media http://www.futuritymedia.com Content marketing & editorial management for the tech industry Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:08:53 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Mobile broadband driving adoption of small cells by Mobile Broadband Blogger http://www.futuritymedia.com/2011/11/mobile-broadband-driving-adoption-of-small-cells/comment-page-1/#comment-221 Mobile Broadband Blogger Sat, 14 Apr 2012 10:08:53 +0000 http://www.futuritymedia.com/?p=707#comment-221 It is good to know that the government is doing its part in helping to provide better internet services to its people. It is good to know that the government is doing its part in helping to provide better internet services to its people.

]]> Comment on A new look at old broadband by Tweets that mention Futurity Media » Blog Archive » A new look at old broadband -- Topsy.com http://www.futuritymedia.com/2010/10/a-new-look-at-old-broadband/comment-page-1/#comment-47 Tweets that mention Futurity Media » Blog Archive » A new look at old broadband -- Topsy.com Fri, 05 Nov 2010 13:58:06 +0000 http://www.futuritymedia.com/?p=583#comment-47 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Stewart Baines, Stewart Baines. Stewart Baines said: Keep thinking of what DSL is supposed to offer (750mpbs on this cable http://bit.ly/dmKoUC) and what is actually offers me...poxy 3mb [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Stewart Baines, Stewart Baines. Stewart Baines said: Keep thinking of what DSL is supposed to offer (750mpbs on this cable http://bit.ly/dmKoUC) and what is actually offers me…poxy 3mb [...]

]]> Comment on Getting the ducts in a row: the fiber to the home picture in Europe by cyberdoyle http://www.futuritymedia.com/2010/10/getting-the-ducts-in-a-row-the-fiber-to-the-home-picture-in-europe/comment-page-1/#comment-46 cyberdoyle Tue, 26 Oct 2010 18:46:45 +0000 http://www.futuritymedia.com/?p=580#comment-46 great post up to the next to last para. There is no life left in copper. They are flogging a dead horse. Expensive equipment and no contention might achieve stuff in a lab setting, but not in real world. You can't cram a thousand people into a small radius round an exchange. People and businesses live up to 12 km from exchanges in urban areas and even further in rural ones. Also it would entail more copper being laid to bond all the pairs, because many areas are on dacs. The main cost of telecoms is the dig, so if you are gonna lay anything it has to be futureproof fibre. Copper is So not fit for purpose. chris great post up to the next to last para.
There is no life left in copper. They are flogging a dead horse. Expensive equipment and no contention might achieve stuff in a lab setting, but not in real world. You can’t cram a thousand people into a small radius round an exchange. People and businesses live up to 12 km from exchanges in urban areas and even further in rural ones. Also it would entail more copper being laid to bond all the pairs, because many areas are on dacs. The main cost of telecoms is the dig, so if you are gonna lay anything it has to be futureproof fibre.
Copper is So not fit for purpose.
chris

]]> Comment on Where is the value in the (social) network? by Tweets that mention Futurity Media » Blog Archive » Where is the value in the (social) network? -- Topsy.com http://www.futuritymedia.com/2010/10/where-is-the-value-in-the-social-network/comment-page-1/#comment-45 Tweets that mention Futurity Media » Blog Archive » Where is the value in the (social) network? -- Topsy.com Tue, 19 Oct 2010 09:15:32 +0000 http://www.futuritymedia.com/?p=562#comment-45 [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Stewart Baines, Stewart Baines. Stewart Baines said: Where is the value in the (social) network? http://bit.ly/bgerVY. Revolution or chaos. Interesting post from Danny on our blog [...] [...] This post was mentioned on Twitter by Stewart Baines, Stewart Baines. Stewart Baines said: Where is the value in the (social) network? http://bit.ly/bgerVY. Revolution or chaos. Interesting post from Danny on our blog [...]

]]> Comment on One click talk: how can telcos compete with Google? by Stewart Baines http://www.futuritymedia.com/2010/09/one-click-talk-how-can-telcos-compete-with-google/comment-page-1/#comment-44 Stewart Baines Tue, 21 Sep 2010 19:42:54 +0000 http://www.futuritymedia.com/?p=537#comment-44 Actually, a friend at BT has rightly pointed out that success has its own problems. Unprecedented demand for a service with no guaranteed quality of service leads to disgruntled, potentially influential users: http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/30/google-voice-is-a-hot-mess-right-now/ Actually, a friend at BT has rightly pointed out that success has its own problems. Unprecedented demand for a service with no guaranteed quality of service leads to disgruntled, potentially influential users:
http://techcrunch.com/2010/08/30/google-voice-is-a-hot-mess-right-now/

]]> Comment on Understanding Carrier Ethernet by Anthony Plewes http://www.futuritymedia.com/2010/07/understanding-carrier-ethernet/comment-page-1/#comment-43 Anthony Plewes Tue, 21 Sep 2010 09:27:13 +0000 http://www.futuritymedia.com/?p=505#comment-43 Hi Mark - I agree. Given that Carrier Ethernet is no so widespread, we think it is crucial for us as writers to gain an understanding of the underlying technology. Cheers, Anthony Hi Mark – I agree. Given that Carrier Ethernet is no so widespread, we think it is crucial for us as writers to gain an understanding of the underlying technology. Cheers, Anthony

]]> Comment on Understanding Carrier Ethernet by Mark McClure http://www.futuritymedia.com/2010/07/understanding-carrier-ethernet/comment-page-1/#comment-42 Mark McClure Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:21:24 +0000 http://www.futuritymedia.com/?p=505#comment-42 That's a great article from Jim Theodoras, summarizing the amazing longevity of ethernet (albeit, in various flavours) from those standalone LAN days to today's mind-boggling requirements of Internet video, cloud services and the various corp data center consolidations / virtualization strategies. I'm trying to imagine his idea of "bandwidth trading markets" and what products and services may emerge from its inception. That’s a great article from Jim Theodoras, summarizing the amazing longevity of ethernet (albeit, in various flavours) from those standalone LAN days to today’s mind-boggling requirements of Internet video, cloud services and the various corp data center consolidations / virtualization strategies.

I’m trying to imagine his idea of “bandwidth trading markets” and what products and services may emerge from its inception.

]]> Comment on Are we becoming too virtual? by Mark McClure http://www.futuritymedia.com/2010/07/are-we-becoming-too-virtual/comment-page-1/#comment-38 Mark McClure Thu, 15 Jul 2010 13:04:20 +0000 http://www.futuritymedia.com/?p=485#comment-38 I think a combination of technological advances and more Internet-savvy people will lead to a literal merging of physical and virtual worlds. It remains to be seen what kind of "Brave New World" all this will lead to... and I'm an optimist. I think a combination of technological advances and more Internet-savvy people will lead to a literal merging of physical and virtual worlds.

It remains to be seen what kind of “Brave New World” all this will lead to… and I’m an optimist.

]]> Comment on Public transport in Amsterdam – one for the road by Alfonso Roadbottom http://www.futuritymedia.com/2010/06/public-transport-in-amsterdam-one-for-the-road/comment-page-1/#comment-41 Alfonso Roadbottom Wed, 14 Jul 2010 11:50:05 +0000 http://www.futuritymedia.com/2010/06/public-transport-in-amsterdam-one-for-the-road/#comment-41 Now this looks like my kind of mountain bike. Now this looks like my kind of mountain bike.

]]> Comment on Why should CIOs blog? by Mark Heraghty http://www.futuritymedia.com/2010/06/why-should-cios-blog/comment-page-1/#comment-40 Mark Heraghty Mon, 21 Jun 2010 15:05:17 +0000 http://www.futuritymedia.com/?p=487#comment-40 There’s no doubt that blogging is becoming a channel for business. You’ve described a means by which IT departments can promote their expertise within an organisation. But IT companies are also using blogs as a means to engage with customers and promote thought leadership. It’s a strategy that we’ve implemented at Virgin Media Business albeit with contributions from three members of the leadership team (including myself). Sharing the load reduces the reliance on any one individual and means that we are able to cover a variety of topics. It's early days but we’re starting to see many of the benefits that you describe. There’s no doubt that blogging is becoming a channel for business. You’ve described a means by which IT departments can promote their expertise within an organisation. But IT companies are also using blogs as a means to engage with customers and promote thought leadership.

It’s a strategy that we’ve implemented at Virgin Media Business albeit with contributions from three members of the leadership team (including myself). Sharing the load reduces the reliance on any one individual and means that we are able to cover a variety of topics. It’s early days but we’re starting to see many of the benefits that you describe.

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