General Election 2015
General Election 2015 Will SMEs and apprenticeships get a good deal after the general election? According to government statistics over 16% of 16 to 24 year olds were unemployed in the last quarter of 2014. That amounts to 740,000...
Read moreIT Directors Forum 2015 – 20 Times on board for Astro Team
Press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Astro Communications are looking forward to its 20th attendance at the IT Directors Forum on board the Arcadia. Astro Communications Limited are looking forward to attending the IT Directors Forum 2015 (ITDF) run by...
Read moreEthernet Design – Rules of Engagement
Ethernet Design – Rules of Engagement Ethernet Design – another trip back to the Eighties I was about to post a blog about the Internet of Things during my research I stumbled upon an article called ‘Remembering… 10BASE2, Coax...
Read moreAstro 2014
Astro 2014 Review A monumental year for Astro 2014 was a monumental year for all of us at Astro, not least in December we celebrated our 30th Anniversary. I honestly cannot believe where the years have gone. I spent...
Read moreAstro – 30 successful years
Press release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Astro celebrating 30 years of business success. Astro will be celebrating 30 years of successful trading this weekend and will be marking the occasion with the launch of its new website and a number...
Read moreJohn Gill Retires
John Gill retires Calling ‘Time’ on a fantastic career, the end of an era and farewell to a friend. This week saw the retirement of a loyal employee and great friend of Astro Communications. John Gill, who has been...
Read moreCamp Cando Pirates 2014
Camp Cando Pirates 2014 The life and times of the Astro Camp Cando Pirates [feather_share] I have worked in the telecommunications industry for over 40 years. Many of us take for granted that we can communicate with people across...
Read moreShellshock – CVE-2014-6271
Shellshock – CVE-2014-6271 [feather_share] Over the past 24Hrs there has been a new vulnerability identified which you may have heard of under the name ‘Shellshock’ which relates to CVE-2014-6271. Shellshock is a Bash Shell exploit that allows data to...
Read moreExcellent Customer Experience and TGI Friday’s
Customer Experience and TGI Friday’s Astro Ops Manager wins award for delivering excellent Customer Experience As a big Beatles fan dating back to when I first heard them perform She Loves You on Sunday Night at the London Palladium,...
Read moreAstro launch AstroMAAP monitoring & alerting platform
News Astro Communications releases its new monitoring and alerting platform, AstroMAAP, to further enhance its managed service offering and bring a new level of support to its customers. 1st September 2014 – Today, Astro Communications launches AstroMAAP, its newly...
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