Archive: future-gazing
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Jan 29, 2013
4 CommentsDo you know what really grinds my gears? The H.265 codec
So the last year has seen the slow rise of a new video codec that it is claimed will provide a better quality streaming video experience for the same bit rate, or let us squeeze 720p video into a stream that runs on a 1 Mega bit per second connection. The codec is hitting the headlines because...
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Nov 26, 2012
5 CommentsPoll Results: Telemedicine video conferencing – popular but not with everyone
Telemedicine is one of the big items mentioned as why we need ubiquitous fast broadband that is suitable for things like two way video conferencing. Certainly if anyone produces a list of the cost benefits that a full fibre deployment will create telemedicine is very high up the list. A recent telehealth initiative that aims...
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Nov 22, 2010
1 CommentAre rural consumers subsidising city-dwellers?
It can be frustrating when you can't get a decent broadband service, but why are rural locations more expensive to service, and why can't you get a discount if you can only get a fraction of the advertised...
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Sep 22, 2010
2 CommentsIf I was CEO of Virgin Media…
A bit of background.. Just over ten years ago, I was frustrated with a company called Nynex. They operated the cable franchise in my area and became to be known as Cable & Wireless, NTL, and now Virgin Media. The reason for my frustration was that I wasn’t able to get their ‘cable broadband’ service...
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Sep 13, 2010
1 CommentLabelling of broadband services
Due to our hectic schedules and limited time to spend on thinkbroadband alongside busy lives at work, we often have lots of ideas which don’t see the light of day as we lack the resources to make them work. One of these has been what we have internally called ‘broadband label’. Although the focus of...