Last week (and technically year) Fluidata published our round-up of 2014 which included some of our own personal highlights as well as the biggest issues and talking points in the online industry. At Fluidata we believe that the UK digital divide is an issue that is becoming increasingly prominent, which is why since 2009 we have been working on our Service Exchange Platform (SEP) to provide Internet access to areas affected by rural broadband.
Topic fluidata Internet Service Providers cloud computing News website
As many of you already know, 2014 has been an exceptional year for Fluidata as we were awarded the prestigious Queen’s Award for Enterprise in Innovation 2014 for our Service Exchange Platform (SEP) solution. This innovative solution has managed to alleviate the issue of rural broadband for millions of households and small businesses across the UK, thus reducing the digital divide and enabling digital literacy for a wider proportion of the population.
Topic fluidata ISPs Queens Award News Service Exchange Platform
Customer service: it’s something that has previously just been associated with businesses that offer personal services to customers; however over the years it has become increasingly important for businesses in the technology sector. It is important that companies understand the importance of customer service when it comes to expanding their businesses and encouraging client retention. However, we are still seeing cases where companies feel that they are above the need to provide a good level of customer service, which is why Fluidata does things a little differently.
Topic BT Openreach fluidata Comcast customer service News
We are celebrating being named as winners of a Queen’s Award for Enterprise - the UK’s highest accolade for business success. We received our award for Innovation. This was in recognition of developing the Fluidata Service Exchange Platform. The platform operates by connecting ISPs to networks nationally.
Topic Data delivery network fluidata ISP Queens Award News Service Exchange Platform UK innovation
As Fluidata begins the start of a new financial year, we continue to recognise the importance and benefits of true business grade Internet connectivity for SME’s supported by the benefit of the SuperConnected Cities Connection Vouchers Scheme.
Topic £3000 voucher Aberdeen Belfast Belfast Telegraph Birmingham Bristol cambridge Cardiff Derby Derry/Londonderry EFM fluidata Leased Lines Leeds London Oxford Perth 24/7 support Bradford Brighton and Hove business internet connection vouchers Coventry Edinburgh Newcastle News Salford SuperConnected cities voucher scheme York fibre FTTC & FTTP manchester Newport Portsmouth
There is a great atmosphere in the office following last night’s The Sunday Times’ 100 Best Companies to Work For awards night. We are very excited to announce we are placed at 42 in the top 100 list for small companies. It is a great privilege to be placed so highly on the list in our first year participating.
Topic employees fluidata Best Company Best Company to Work For News The Sunday Times Top 100 workplace Award
Last week I moved into a new flat in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park village in Stratford. By working within the industry for over 4 years I knew a pain and delay for installation awaited me. To my surprise I had a pleasant experience with my connectivity, compared to others who have recently moved into new build properties, such my MD, Piers Daniell, who moved into his flat to find a standard BT socket.
Topic BT fluidata FTTH Openreach Queen Elizabeth competition connectivity digital britain News Olympic Park fibre Hyperoptic Stratford
It was mentioned last year was the worst year for data security being hacked. Is it true? The American Online Trust Alliance announced they estimated that over 740 million online records were exposed in 2013.
Topic 2013 fluidata PayPal 2014 Adobe American Online Trust Alliance data security @N Naoki Hiroshima News NSA Snowden hacked LivingSocial.com
As is quite often the case in the world of technology, the year ahead will be full of change in terms of popular services and applications, and especially so for businesses.
Topic BT BYOD CityFibre Cloud fluidata FTTC FTTM Gigaclear Marissa Mayer PaaS applications Broadband FTTP Google News SaaS Yahoo! IaaS
It was recently announced that BT have won further contracts by local councils to be responsible for additional rural broadband roll-outs, beginning with Oxfordshire and Dorset early next year.
Topic BDUK BT Dorset fluidata FTTC B4RN FTTP INCA News Oxfordshire SEP Service Exchange Platform