Bristol Wireless on Twitter- BristolWireless: we supply reliable #opensource small office servers http://t.co/Cem84AfhQj #samba 16/05/2013
- BristolWireless: #Bristol hosts South West #CiviCRM meet-up http://t.co/gT1rkwAjke #foss #opensource 16/05/2013
- BristolWireless: #Bristol IT MegaMeet registration closes tomorrow http://t.co/RwclzFAIej 16/05/2013
- BristolWireless: RT @glynmoody: Published Guides to #OpenData Licensing - http://t.co/s8auEM8xf0 useful stuff 10/05/2013
- BristolWireless: don't think you need IT support? Think again http://t.co/6xD7rsDLyb 10/05/2013
- BristolWireless: RT @upourstreet: Care about Old Market? http://t.co/kn64qlu8uk? 10/05/2013
Tag Archives: networking
Bristol’s no. 9 bus, now with added wifi
Last June FirstBus introduced free wifi on its X1 bus service between Bristol and Weston Super Mare (news passim). In the last couple of days, our sharp-eyed volunteers have noticed that First’s no. 9 service now have large ‘Free Wifi’ … Continue reading
Free wifi coming to Severn Beach line
The Severn Beach line, which runs between Bristol Temple Meads and Severn Beach on the Severn estuary, is a fortunate part of the railway network. Some 50 years ago it was the only branch line in the Bristol area to … Continue reading
Bristol Uni researches efficient distributed quantum computing
Many groups of research scientists around the world are trying to build a quantum computer to run algorithms that take advantage of the strange effects of quantum mechanics such as entanglement and superposition. A quantum computer could solve problems in … Continue reading
Human population soon to be outnumbered by its mobile devices
One of the major developments of recent years has been the growth in mobile internet-capable devices and a new mobile traffic forecast update by Cisco now predicts that the human population of planet Earth will be outnumbered by internet-connected mobile … Continue reading
2 TBit/s over Vodafone’s German backbone
While the UK government is content with ensuring UK ‘broadband’ customers are guaranteed a modest 2 MB/s over their domestic connections, news arrives of blistering data transmission rates being achieved in Germany. IT news site Heise Online reports today that … Continue reading
Mansfield funding free wifi project through “crowdfunding”
A project to provide the town centre of Mansfield in Nottinghamshire with free wifi is on track to meet its target fund after setting out to be “crowdfunded”, according to an E-Government Bulletin report. The “Make Mansfield Your HotSpot” project … Continue reading
“I had that there wifi in the cab once!”
London’s classic black cabs will be able to offer free wifi access to passengers in the New Year after Transport for London (TfL) approved a project run by Tech City start-up EyeTease Media to provide in-vehicle connectivity according to technology … Continue reading
Snooper’s Charter – rumours that Parliament is not impressed
IT news website The Register reports today that the joint parliamentary committee scrutinising the government’s draft Communications Data Bill – also known as the Snooper’s Charter (news passim) – will publish its report tomorrow. It is believed that most of … Continue reading
Now we are ten
About this time 10 years ago, Bristol Wireless made its initial tentative appearance online. The very first item we posted online was the holding page (complete with the obligatory typo! Ed.) in the image below. The image comes courtesy of … Continue reading
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Public transport wifi news
Courtesy of Mr Treasurer’s Twitter feed, we’ve just come across the following small item of good news news for rail travellers. UK train operator Greater Anglia is working with The Cloud to introduce free Wi-Fi at 100 stations. — Railway … Continue reading