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Looks like they are picking up some large business contracts.

http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/...iness-network/

Where I work, I'm in the middle of arranging the move of our WAN from BT to VMB. Half of it's in now and the rest to do. We're NHS in the NW too. I've heard of another organisation put their WAN out to tender, apparently VMB won it but they went with BT !?!!?

We have only had good things with VMB and the problems have only developed when we have had to go 'off net' and BT are involved.

Good stuff for NWAS.

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Originally Posted by Top banana (Post 35592439)

Looks like they are picking up some large business contracts.

http://www.computerworlduk.com/news/...iness-network/

I have planned a good few N3 circuits here in the North West for VM and i am glad i now will be able to do this fully on our own fibre network instead of needing to deal with BT over some of them. It also means we will be a lot quicker dealing with them instead of waiting for BT to respond. :)

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Originally Posted by spankysmagicpian (Post 35592558)

Where I work, I'm in the middle of arranging the move of our WAN from BT to VMB. Half of it's in now and the rest to do. We're NHS in the NW too. I've heard of another organisation put their WAN out to tender, apparently VMB won it but they went with BT !?!!?

We have only had good things with VMB and the problems have only developed when we have had to go 'off net' and BT are involved.

Good stuff for NWAS.

I wonder if its one of my jobs :)

Having also worked with BTN3 circuits provided both by BT & Virgin and also having our own MPLS from Virgin, they would win my work anyday.

Be nice for the end users to have a network that is useable, the N3 network is pants.

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Originally Posted by Sirius (Post 35592571)

Who knows? It's more Manchester way.
If I see a certain one of the VM planners again, I'll be asking for mates rates :D

I reckon we've probably ended up with VM 2/3 and BTO 1/3 due to VMB not having a localised presence at some of our sites locations. I think we had one quote at £115K for civils and install as the nearest PoP was 2Km away :-0

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Originally Posted by spankysmagicpian (Post 35593032)

I work out of the Manchester office and yes i am one of those planners :)

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Originally Posted by Top banana (Post 35595465)

Another big deal

http://www.techradar.com/news/intern...launch-1165445

Indeed the doomsayers are very quiet at the moment as the fat lady is still singing very loudly.:)

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Originally Posted by denphone (Post 35595470)

Indeed the doomsayers are very quiet at the moment as the fat lady is still singing very loudly.:)

Suspensions may also have something to do with the current congenial atmosphere too ;).

Cheers

Grim

Ahem - let's keep on topic, please, and off personalities.

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Originally Posted by Hugh (Post 35595526)

Ahem - let's keep on topic, please, and off personalities.

Sorry.

Cheers

Grim