Interoute deliver 0 to 60Gbit/s in 48 hours

27Nov08

Interoute owner of the most advanced next-generation network in Europe worked around the clock to replace a 1200km section on one of its largest customer’s network that was experiencing rapid degradation. From ‘order to delivery’ the solution took only 48 hours enabling significant volumes of Internet traffic to continue to flow without any disruption to [...]

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Broadband and economic development

04Sep08

Broadband connectivity is frequently seen as a key ingredient for a successful, innovative economy. The reach of the Ethernet network, the speed and number of users plugged into the network are seen as key economic indicators.
The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) produced results in 2006 that should the percentage reach of broadband in [...]

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What is fast Ethernet?

04Sep08

What is fast Ethernet?
Ethernet is the term coined by Robert Metcalfe of PARC for the system he developed to power the new laser print in his office building. In the early 1970’s this was new challenge, as the Xerox printer was connected to a large number of computers with the building. These computers [...]

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The Invention of Ethernet – Robert Metcalfe, David Reeves Boggs and PARC.

04Sep08

The Invention of Ethernet – Robert Metcalfe, David Reeves Boggs and PARC.

Without the Ethernet modern commerce couldn’t function. Our modern economy is heavily reliant on the fast, smooth transfer of data. I find it odd that the inventors of the networking system that allows this to occur are only known to computer geeks. Robert [...]

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