An asp did for poor Cleopatra but I shudder to think what might happen if it had to be delivered across a haphazard network of tinny telephone lines, fuzzy fibre optic links, random routers and stray servers.
According to broadband service provider OnCue, 37 million minutes of local calls are used up by companies using dial-up lines to get online. UK business is wasting £10m a week connecting to the net using dial-up modems.
We would now have a far superior telephone system if BT had embarked on a programme to make ISDN attractive to everyone and to eliminate analogue lines as quickly as possible. BT remains tied to expensive, over-engineered solutions and premium...
It was meant to give rival telecoms operators a chance to compete fairly with the incumbent but in most European countries relatively few lines have been unbundled. Bulldog is one of the few companies attempting to compete with BT by installing its...
More consumers and businesses than ever before are signing up for a high-speed Internet connection down their phone lines. However, Bulldog's fastest services have been restricted to urban areas, while BT's should be available from all its local...
VoIP services, such as Skype's, allow an Internet connection to double as a telephone line. Skype constantly monitors call performance across the global network of users and seeks to enhance quality through continuous product development," James said.