PrimeTel Ltd Newsletter - March in Review

Revue

Primetel Ltd Newsletter

April 1 · Issue #6 · View online

The month in review from Primetel

In this issue we have highlighted some key events from the month of March all of which have bearing on the communication and IT industry and for which Primetel can offer advice.

This month we are focusing on helping our customers plan for the “Big ISDN Switch Off”. We have been working with a number of suppliers to present three clear options - Hybrid, Hosted or SIP. More information here:

https://primetelltd.com/the-big-isdn-switch-off/

In the News

Facebook suffers the most severe outage in its history

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Facebook is suffering the most severe outage in its history, with key services rendered unusable for users globally for much of Wednesday. The last time Facebook had a disruption of this magnitude was in 2008, when the site had 150m users - compared to around 2.3bn monthly users today.

Colt launches Intelligent Communications proposition with Microsoft

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Colt Technology Services combines the transformational power of Microsoft’s suite of products to businesses via its award-winning telephony services and high bandwidth cloud connectivity.

More information available here - https://primetelltd.com/microsoft-teams-office-365/

Update on Openreach G.fast, FoD, SoGEA and FTTP Broadband Changes

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We’ve today gathered together the latest information from our UK industry sources in order to produce a summary of the latest broadband ISP technology and service changes at Openreach (BT). On the list this time are new FTTC cabinets, the G.

Globalgig Grows IOT Channel with Cellular & Satellite

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– Globalgig, orchestrating hyperconnectivity with a suite of wireless, mobility, voice and managed network solutions, is expanding its Internet of Things (IoT) channel program in the U.S. with the signing a new channel partner, Cellular & Satellite.

Colt DCS puts expanded data center in Hamburg

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If you would like one of our data centre specialists to get in touch to discuss your requirements, please complete and submit this form*. Alternatively, you can reach us on the phone numbers and email address listed below.

AWS vs. Oracle cloud services: Compare costs and capabilities

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AWS and Oracle clouds rely on compute, storage and networking resources to host users’ virtual instances and scale workloads. Because AWS’ and Oracle’s computing architectures and chip types differ, we can’t do a direct cost performance analysis. Both vendors have their own measures of vCPUs.

The Big ISDN Switch Off

We’re at a pivotal point in the European telecom industry, with many European PTTs planning to switch off ISDN and PSTN lines by the middle of the next decade. BT will stop selling those lines in 2020 and will turn them off completely by 2025. Phase-out of ISDN by Swisscom and Deutsche Telekom is already happening, with Orange ceasing ISDN in 2020. So what options does your business have?

https://primetelltd.com/the-big-isdn-switch-off/

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