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Last week we reported on new technology enabling data companies to send different "coloured" like beams through a fibre cable in order to reduce loss and speed up data transfer times. The company testing the fibre was able to achieve speeds of 800 Gbps over a very impressive distance. Today,...
Norland, one of the UK and Ireland’s leading facilities, energy and project management companies has been appointed by British Airways to provide mechanical, electrical maintenance and grounds services at Heathrow. Norland's services will include the engineering facilities, Terminal 3 and 5, Gatwick, regional sites in Manchester and Newcastle as well...
British Telecom (BT) recently made a major breakthrough in data communications with the successful test of their 800 Gbps "super-channel" running between Ipswich and London. The successful test was demonstrated by the company's ability to send the equivalent of seven high definition DVDs across the channel in just one second....
A triumphant London mayor held a news conference late last week to announce the signing of a deal between the London Legacy Development Corporation and iCity, a consortium put together to develop and promote the digital and creative industries in the UK. iCity will take control of the remaining empty...
In a recent surprising turnaround, the Australian government announced that it is cancelling a plan to require the nation's Internet service providers to provide ISP-level filtering. In making the announcement, government sources claim aborting the plan will save taxpayers some AUS$4.5 million over the next few years. The original plan...
The topic of jurisdiction has long been debated and is particularly sensitive in the datacentre field. With vendors trying to protect their clients while also adhering to government regulations and requirements. In truth, it can be a bit of a minefield for us providers with rules and regulations continually evolving....
Much of last week's Queen's Speech was a dull affair where data centre news is concerned, but Energy and Climate Change Minister Greg Barker did offer the IT sector something to look forward to. That glimmer of hope comes by way of a new £21 million program designed to provide...
With the rollout of G-Cloud 3 now taking centre stage, the UK government has thrown itself "all in" with the new addition of the cloud framework. It has now officially adopted a cloud-first approach that stresses to all government and public sector agencies the importance of considering G-Cloud first, before...
If you are a Skype user living in the Netherlands, watch out. A recently proposed bill, if passed, would give the government wide ranging authority to "hack back" Dutch citizens for various surveillance purposes. The bill is still in draft form but is expected to be brought before the Dutch...
Every year one or two presentations at the Data Centre World conference stand above the rest, mainly due to being completely impossible or terribly eccentric. So far this year the winner has to be a presentation offered by Microsoft's Brian Janous earlier this week. In his remarks, Janous let it...
Last week IBM took advantage of the worldwide celebration of Earth Day to announce a new scientific collaboration they hope will produce a photovoltaic system that will, once and for all, establish solar power as a real, viable option for renewable energy. According to reports, IBM's system will be able...
Last summer the Internet world watched closely to see what the U.S. government would do regarding its controversial Cybersecurity Act. After being overwhelmed with criticism and opposition, American politicians dropped support for the bill and let it fade off into the distance. Now they're at it again with a new...