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Lawrence Bleach

Chief Operating Officer

Lawrence is the co-founder and Chief Operating Officer of Simplifydigital and, for his sins, Acting CFO. His apprenticeship for the current challenge was a series of sales, marketing and finance roles across Colgate Palmolive, Walkers and Sky with an MBA squeezed in somewhere in between. Outside of work (does such a thing exist in a young business?) he can be found acting out his extended adolescence in Ibiza once a year, following the footballing powerhouse that was Liverpool and generally making the most of being the only non-parent he knows.

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There are 27 articles posted by Lawrence Bleach

More data could be stuffed into optic fibres

posted on 26 August 2011

If you thought that fibres were overly stuffed with information, time to think again, as if a certain research proves to be successful, even more data can be squeezed into them. The Institute of Ultrafast Spectroscopy and Lasers in New York has come up with a theory that when using a new way of mapping spiralling light, more data can ... [read more]

Utility companies are key to cut costs of fibre deployment

posted on 14 June 2011

It seems that there is a way for us all to be connected to superfast broadband without spending any additional public funds. According to an analyst firm, The Information Society Alliance (also known as EURIM), the key is in utility companies sharing their infrastructures. EURIM stated that the Government should really have a hard t... [read more]

EC’s Digital Agenda to benefit the modern digital consumer

posted on 23 May 2011

The EC (The European Commission) has recently announced that its new rules and regulations, which are set to come into force on the 25th of May 2011 onwards, would benefit the modern digital consumer. For instance, it said that its Digital Agenda would make switching phone operators easier and quicker while also banning overly long co... [read more]

Rural Dorset next in line for a broadband boost

posted on 14 March 2011

It seems that rural Dorset is next in line to get its broadband boost. As the government has earlier put aside a handsome fund of £20 million for smaller broadband schemes, more communities hope to get connected to better quality internet. Founder of Socialtech, social media consultant as well as member of the Dorset Digital Task Fo... [read more]

Lincolnshire broadband trials to be funded by the EU

posted on 09 March 2011

European money will help boost broadband in the UK, it appears. Rural Lincolnshire is set to have two high-speed broadband tests with a little help from the European Union which provided the Lincolnshire County Council with a handsome grand. The earlier-mentioned sum is going to be £750,000 and will help to select the best way to ro... [read more]

Ofcom tells ISPs to come clean on broadband speeds

16 May 2012 | posted by Hugo Thornhill

Broadband has long been a subject of fierce debate between providers, customers and the government. If you’re familiar with social media outlets, in particular Twitter, you w... [read more]

Over 1bn global social media users and counting…

15 May 2012 | posted by Hugo Thornhill

Of the 1bn users of social media worldwide, the vast majority of these are Facebook users. This platform has a staggering 901m monthly active users on its network. The figures that... [read more]

iPhone 5, set for release in June?

14 May 2012 | posted by Hugo Thornhill

Rumours of the iPhone 5’s release date have been circulating for months. Indeed, analysts were convinced back in 2011 that Apple would release the iPhone 5 over the summer of 2011 ... [read more]

BT Infinity: 10m homes and counting…

11 May 2012 | posted by Hugo Thornhill

BT, it seems, has rolled out its wholesale fibre broadband service “several months ahead of schedule”, according to the internet service provider. The ISP has now completed rolling... [read more]

The App Centre – Facebook’s new app store

10 May 2012 | posted by Hugo Thornhill

Facebook has announced plans to launch its own app store in the coming weeks. The ‘App Centre’, as it’s called, will aim to showcase the best and most popular iOS, Andr... [read more]

Tu Me, a new rival to Skype?

09 May 2012 | posted by Hugo Thornhill

The telecommunications company Telefonica Digital has revealed it will be launching a data-based communication app which will allow users to make calls and send messages without us... [read more]

How good is UK broadband?

08 May 2012 | posted by Hugo Thornhill

Broadband networks are a fundamental part of the UK’s infrastructure. We rely on broadband connections and speeds for both business and pleasure as more and more time is spent onli... [read more]

How long will the Pirates be kept at Bay?

04 May 2012 | posted by Hugo Thornhill

Virgin Media has become the first internet service provider (ISP) to block The Pirate Bay website after the High Court ordered all ISPs to block the website following a successful ... [read more]

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