Connexin completes Project Gigabit first stage
06 November 2024
Connexin has successfully completed the first stage of its Project Gigabit contract for the provision of hyperfast broadband to over 34,000 rural locations in Nottinghamshire and West Lincolnshire.
The £58 million contract, awarded in January 2024 by the UK government, will see Connexin roll out lightning-fast, reliable broadband to rural communities throughout Nottinghamshire and West Lincolnshire. The rollout is part of Project Gigabit, a government-funded programme to enable hard-to-reach communities to access fast, reliable gigabit-capable broadband.
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06 November 2024
John McKindland, Head of Partner Channel, UK, Sona Business
Which law would you most like to change?
Tax and immigration laws. We are devoid of certain skills sets in this country and it’s getting harder for people with those skill sets to get into the country and work and contribute. The NHS has suffered because of this. We need to make it easier for skilled workers to come to the UK and not restrict the numbers because illegal migration is so high. Tax is the government’s only source of income to run our services. There are too many loopholes and too many sticking plaster fixes. The whole thing needs ripping up and starting again to make the tax burden fairer for all.
Keeping the UK’s data centres cool
06 November 2024
Alan Beresford, Managing Director, EcoCooling Ltd
Choosing the right cooling solution for your data centre is essential to protect you and your stakeholders’ assets and reputation. Overheating components can lead to costly system failures and interruptions to business, while well-cooled data centres are bastions of productivity and efficiency.
But the right solution right now could be woefully inadequate to keep up with the demands of technology in five or 10 years. High Performance Computing (HPC) has increased in power exponentially and its cooling demands have grown in step with this.
Find out more Net Zero goals deemed too tight
05 November 2024
New research has revealed that CEOs across key European countries are shifting timescales and investment around net zero goals as companies continue to grapple with balancing profitability and sustainability in a volatile energy market.
The survey of 400 CEOs in charge of companies with turnover above €200 million from across the UK, Germany, France and Italy – commissioned by Aggreko – revealed the majority of respondents (95%) have changed their net zero timescales in light of energy supply and pricing issues.
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