BIM – Big Data, Big Value
BIM – Big Data, Big Value Building Information Modelling – Big Data making a huge difference Having been involved in quite a few construction projects delivering the telecommunications and network infrastructures I have seen some monumental misinterpretations of 2D...
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Mobile Mobile Networks – Part 2 Wireless electric vehicle charging and more mobile networks on the move Following on from the part one of this two part blog, John Stenlake went on to talk about Electric Vehicles. Someone in...
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Mobile Mobile Networks – Part 1 What you need is a reboot! Mobile networks on the move Many years ago I remember reading a rather funny comparison between cars and computers. There were many points but the one I...
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IT Directors Forum 2015 – Carry On Cruising Part 2 All at sea for our 20th IT Directors Forum In this concluding part of the high seas adventures of Astro’s 20th IT Directors Forum (13 for me and seven...
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IT Directors Forum 2015 – Carry On Cruising Part 1 Astro going down a storm at our 20th IT Directors Forum I always look forward to the IT Directors Forum. It is the best marketing event of the year...
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IT Directors Forum 2015 – Arcadia here we come! IT Directors Forum – 20th cruise for Astro team We are nearly half way through our 31st year and I am wondering where the time has gone. Not just the...
Read moreThe Countess, the Drapers and the Wi-Fi
The Countess, the Drapers and the Wi-Fi How a small Wi-Fi issue resulted in dinner at the Drapers Livery Hall with a Countess A complex sequence of events starting in December last year resulted in me receiving an invitation...
Read moreWhy do resilient networks fail?
Why do resilient networks fail? Any network can fail, including resilient networks There have been a couple of relatively spectacular network failures that have made it into the industry press in the past two weeks. Last week Tesco broadband...
Read morePay Per App versus Paper Map
Pay Per App versus Paper Map Two technology news articles caught my attention this week… App grounds planes There the first news article relates to a faulty app causing American Airlines to ground their planes. American Airlines replaced their...
Read moreHigh Speed, high altitude, wireless broadband
High Speed, high altitude, wireless broadband In flight wireless broadband – the start of internet everywhere Our MD Steve Hodges was in the US recently for a customer visit. He had such a good experience with his in-flight broadband...
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