Organisation launches to help combat 4G interference

The organisation set up to help households experiencing interference from 4G signals has launched. Called at800, it has been given £180m by the UK’s mobile operators to ensure that next-generation services do not cause interference with TV services. Ofcom has

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Working on sensitive electronics in poor weather? – Not a problem!

Of all the things that we can control in the workplace, the weather is not one of them.  Our engineers can guarantee that it will be a glorious sunny day when they have to work in cramped loft spaces, and they can also guarantee

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Samsung HD Ready Roadshow

Today, a member of our team has been to the Samsung HD Ready Roadshow in Leeds,  getting some hands on time with some fantastic Hardware and Software courtesy of the friendly bods at Samsung. More details will follow soon….

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Bespoke Bollard Control Solutions (WIP)

Today, two of our team are developing a “Proof Of Concept” bollard control for one of our major clients.   The Issues they are having is that a large amount of service calls are being generated by interference of the two induction

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WiFi Connected Lighting Systems – whats next?

Philips has created an official developer program for its Wi-Fi connected Hue home lighting system, which includes an SDK for iOS and APIs to allow hardware and software developers to integrate Hue into their products. Hue, which is exclusive to iOS, allows users

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Recent Email and Website outages.

Following multiple errors with our hosts, our new website (this one) went off line last Tuesday. After lots of investigations it transpired that a DNS routing problem was the cause of the errors, resulting in visitors being redirected to a

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New Charter – Droylsden IRS+ Upgrade Progress.

The engineering team are progressing well with the upgrades of the old TV distribution systems for New Charter Homes. This upgrade will give each resident in the affected blocks a single socket with Dual Satellite feeds, Analogue and Digital Radio,

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Ofcom raises £2.34bn in 4G auction, less than forecast

Telecoms regulator Ofcom has raised £2.34bn from its auction of 4G mobile spectrum, less than expected. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR) had forecast that the auction would raise £3.5bn for the Treasury. The winning bidders are Everything Everywhere; Hutchison

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Have 3D films had their day?

With 3D film revenues falling, critics have been quick to point to 3D funerals of the past, but new technology and new investment could see another revival. With Avatar’s cinema release in 2009 came the promise of 3D technology that

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Why will 4G networks distrupt TV signals?

From next month televisions across the country will begin losing their signal, as the airwaves become more crowded by the introduction of 4G mobile broadband networks. According to Ofcom, as many as 2.3 million households could be forced to take

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