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Astro 2014
Astro 2014 Review A monumental year for Astro 2014 was a monumental year for all of us at Astro, not least in December we celebrated our 30th Anniversary. I honestly cannot believe where the years have gone. I spent...
Read moreJohn Gill Retires
John Gill retires Calling ‘Time’ on a fantastic career, the end of an era and farewell to a friend. This week saw the retirement of a loyal employee and great friend of Astro Communications. John Gill, who has been...
Read moreCamp Cando Pirates 2014
Camp Cando Pirates 2014 The life and times of the Astro Camp Cando Pirates [feather_share] I have worked in the telecommunications industry for over 40 years. Many of us take for granted that we can communicate with people across...
Read moreShellshock – CVE-2014-6271
Shellshock – CVE-2014-6271 [feather_share] Over the past 24Hrs there has been a new vulnerability identified which you may have heard of under the name ‘Shellshock’ which relates to CVE-2014-6271. Shellshock is a Bash Shell exploit that allows data to...
Read moreExcellent Customer Experience and TGI Friday’s
Customer Experience and TGI Friday’s Astro Ops Manager wins award for delivering excellent Customer Experience As a big Beatles fan dating back to when I first heard them perform She Loves You on Sunday Night at the London Palladium,...
Read moreCarry on Camp Cando 2014
Carry on Camp Cando 2014 Camp Cando and the Pirates in the Forest Astro Communications has been a supporter of Camp Cando as sponsors for some years and we had attended one of their barbecue nights. Also, Steve Hodges...
Read moreSuperConnected Cities & Subterranean SuperConnected Cities
SuperConnected Cities & Subterranean SuperConnected Cities What would we do without our connectivity? It is so easy to take for granted the way we use technology to run our business. I am multi-tasking while writing this blog sitting at...
Read moreWearable Technology – Pebbles and Bam Bam
Wearable Technology? ‘L’ plates may be required [feather_share] While out and about with our MD Steve Hodges recently, I noticed he was walking with a peculiar gait – well more peculiar than usual. Steve was walking a very well-trod...
Read moreComms Business Awards 1, World Cup 0
Comms Business Awards 1… …World Cup 0 – no penalties but we did have The Kick Backs [feather_share] After a hectic week including a couple of days visiting some of our friends and clients in South Wales I just...
Read moreGlider Bob and The D-Day Airborne Coincidence
Glider Bob and The D-Day Airborne Coincidence Jenny and the Normandy Airborne Veterans D-Day was and is destined to remain the largest ever seaborne invasion. The allies landed over 160,000 troops across 50 miles of the Normandy coast that...
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