2Circles Blog
What a rollercoaster of a year 2020 was. From lockdowns to tiers and everything inbetween, it certainly was a year we will all always remember. For...
With a second lockdown period having been introduced last week in England, and the possibility looming over the rest of the UK, what exactly does...
We are delighted to announce that 2Circles Consulting has been named 'Best Business Communications Consultancy Firm 2020' by the Scottish...
With the reign of the 'Coppersaurus' rapidly coming to an end in preparation for the big ISDN switch-off in 2025, there may still be some...
Welcome to the October 2020 edition of the 2Circles Consulting newsletter,...
Welcome to the July 2020 edition of the 2Circles Consulting newsletter where you will find all of the latest...
Welcome to the 'Mobile May' 2020 edition of the 2Circles Consulting Newsletter
May is such an...
Full fibre is not just recommended for your diet, it is also extremely helpful for your home and business. We have seen a lot of coverage in the news...
I have been advising organisations for over 20 years on how to get the most out of their telecoms and it still surprises me how many companies put up...
Corporate Social Responsibility
Here at 2 Circles communications we are always looking for ways to improve and be better at who we are and what we...
With the world becoming more connected everyday it is no surprise that our team here at 2CC found that on average a business data broadband...
Fibre Connection for the Future
In terms of fibre connectivity, the U.K. is behind the times. In fact, some experts such as City Fibre, may even...
As a result of technology advances across mobile and landline services, the telecoms landscape has been drastically changed over the past couple of...
Businesses in the UK have a unique opportunity to take advantage of the Government Broadband Scheme. Since it’s launch in 2015, the scheme has so...
Please find below some updates, news, and insights from our team at 2Circles...
#MobileMay
This month's newsletter is completely focused on mobiles - it's...
It is undeniable that developments in technology have significantly affected the way we work, live and travel. We increasingly go through our day to...
Please find below some updates, news, and insights from our team at 2Circles...
One of the interesting aspects looking back on my ten years in the telecommunications business is that today, the main service that I was working...
Back in 2015 the Government launched the BDUK voucher scheme giving business up to £3,000 to cover the costs of upgrading to a fibre broadband...
Please find below some updates, news, and insights from our team at
2 Circles...
As Samsung and Hauwei launch their new foldable phones, and iPhone rumoured to be launching one too, the next frontier of mobile tech is reached. As...
It is no secret that businesses are becoming increasingly reliant on a good connectivity solution as data usage in the UK more than doubles every two...
One of the fastest-growing areas of the telecoms industry is mobile data, specifically with regard to ‘things’ or ‘machines’ that use sim...
Please find below some updates, news, and insights from our team at 2 Circles...
Happy New Year! Please find below some updates, news, and insights from our team at 2 Circles Consulting
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Telecoms fraud in the UK costs the UK economy 4 times as much as credit card fraud and it is ultimately up to you, the business owner, to ensure your...
This is not a new story (in fact, I wrote about it last year too), but at this time of year with offices being closed for extended periods, it is the...
At the age of 44, I am a fully paid up member of the "older generation" technology-wise. However depressing this may be, it does mean that I remember...
Both Google and Apple have announced new ways to monitor and control phone usage in their latest software releases for Android and iOS, but this...
The odds are that as you read this, an iPhone will be within reach. This book is the story of how Apple have made the single most profitable product...
Land Rover has returned to the mobile phone market with a new smartphone that will suit those looking for a rugged phone that can survive a drop or a...
A great new feature means that you can now track how much time you are spending on apps. The latest software release is only available on Google's...
As previous articles have highlighted, Openreach will be switching off the digital phone network - known as ISDN - in 2025, and will no longer be...
Thomson Cooper Accountants have become one of the first Fife-based businesses to secure their £3,000 voucher to connect them to a Gigabit broadband...
Android have released a new version of Android - Android Go - which is designed to help Android handsets with less than 1GHz of RAM to run...
As the nation struggled under the burden of The Beast from the East, many of us in metropolitan areas were able to keep working due to good use of...
The government has recently launched a pilot scheme offering businesses £3,000 vouchers to connect to gigabit broadband speeds. This is very...
The BBC has reported that homes and businesses will have a legal right to demand faster broadband speed by 2020.
This might be good for the likes of...
Extreme weather conditions of various types e.g. snow, rain, wind can affect the normal running of operations, which is one of the key reasons we...
Back in 2009 when I began with 2 Circles, the country was bouncing back from a worldwide financial crisis and the priority for the majority of...
The UK’s largest alternative provider of wholesale fibre network infrastructure is building Gigabit Cities throughout the UK.
A genuine...
Caterpillar, famed for building solid and dependable machinery, has been in the mobile phone market for a number of years now, but their latest...
What has Tequila and Tacos got to do with WiFi and 4G Calling? Well it may be a bit tenuous but bear with me...
I was recently lucky enough to...
It staggers me that IT and Telecommunications, which are now an integral part of how modern day business is run today, are the only services that are...
Following a Broadband price increase back in October 2016, and a line rental increase on March 1st 2017, BT is set to increase their pricing for the...
With the recent spate of hacks affecting businesses across the globe, most notably a number of NHS trusts, the Scottish Business Resilience Centre...
This is why I love Cisco Meraki - it just works!
As the IT solutions guru for 2 Circles, I have always said it is one of those products in the IT...
With the government on track to hit its target of Superfast broadband delivered to 95% of the population by 2018, and the launch of Ultrafast...
2Circles featured in this month's edition of the HTA News magazine.
Please click below to read a great article about the importance off guaranteed...
While its very existence is still hotly debated, research from App Annie has confirmed the app economy is real and growing fast.
Total usage of apps...
Introducing Configuration Templates for Combined Networks
For most, technology has become a powerful and perhaps even essential tool in our daily...
Home entertainment may be the main stimulus for gigabit expansion, two broadband experts have said.
Lincoln Lavoie, senior engineer at the...
Free phone lines for businesses who sign up before December 20th
Since Openreach’s announcement at the start of this year that they will be...
Earlier this year BT announced their intention to switch off the PSTN and ISDN networks by 2025. Customers will be migrated to a single IP core...
We have now reached a point in the UK where over 50% of businesses are using IP-based telecom solutions rather than the traditional BT digital...
You've likely heard the term "Internet of Things" at some point from a colleague, an article, or an advertisement. But the term is broad and can...
SMEs that received help in getting online through the government’s broadband connection voucher scheme in 2015 are generating much more money,...
Now, more than ever, businesses are recognizing the benefits of VoIP systems. A cloud-based phone system can do wonders for productivity and customer...
As technology moves away from the desktop and into the cloud, it’s easy to overlook the most important link in the technology chain: your internet...
Before you or anyone on your team goes abroad, please make sure to call your account manager on 03456 200 200 to check you have the correct bolt-on...
For those of you who can remember that far back, 1986 saw the introduction of ISDN, BT’s digital telephony network. I was 2 years old so wasn’t...
The Internet of Things is here and it’s growing rapidly. Internet of Things (IoT) or Internet of Everything (IoE) refers to devices or objects that...
2015 has been an incredibly successful year for the 9dots team. January kicked off with an engagement for one of the team members, followed by...
For most people the last time they renewed their business mobile contract the questions would've been, “what network?” and “what handset?”...
We have just had notification that group applications for the Broadband Vouchers are no longer being accepted across the country, and the City of...
There are already 15 billion connected devices in the world, and have been around since 1974. ATM’s were the first truly ‘Connected Devices’...
£410m has been committed to help Scotland access Superfast internet by 2017 and Fife has set a target to ensure over 98% of premises can access...
The Scottish Government has announced the extension of the current NHS 24 online British Sign Language (BSL) Video Relay Interpreting Service pilot...
The exponential growth in Cloud services has been catalysed by the government’s heavy investment in high-speed connectivity and the £3,000...
Blackberry, once ubiquitous with business users, now experiences such an unassailable void against its competitors and you now struggle to find a...