As part of its Smart City vision, City of Edinburgh Council is using a mobile working platform developed by Kirona and BT to improve the productivity of its maintenance and repairs staff. Due to better use of its 210 in-house tradesmen, the council has already reported its need to outsource repair jobs for its 23,000…
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Good communications at Shoreline
Shoreline Housing Partnership has gone live with its new communications infrastructure following the relocation of its headquarters. Before the move, Shoreline had little more than ordinary telephone extensions, making it difficult for it to meet national guidelines for call-handling efficiency or provide a seamless service to tenants. Steve Neul, head of IT, Shoreline Housing Partnership,…
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Housing gains from InTechnology’s 21CN deal
InTechnology has signed a five-year agreement which will see BT provide InTechnology with high-bandwidth voice and data services delivered over 21CN, BT’s next-generation Ethernet programme. The deal is particularly relevant to the housing sector due to many organisations operating across multiple sites; 21CN brings the benefits of high bandwidth Ethernet networks to enable housing organisations…
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Telecare upgrade for English Churches
English Churches Housing Group is upgrading its infrastructure to make it compliant with BT’s new 21CN digital network, ensuring that ECHG’s telecare and monitoring systems continue to support its elderly residents. ECHG is installing Tunstall’s telecare system, Communicall Connect, at a number of its sheltered housing schemes across the country. On-site managers and other staff…
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Caerphilly upgrades healthcare network
Caerphilly County Borough Council has upgraded its telecare equipment and home units to ensure 21CN compatibility. Carried out by Tunstall, the upgrade ensures that the telecare systems used by the borough’s 157 grouped housing schemes and home service users are ready for BT’s migration to an IP-based network. 21CN is BT’s new digital network which…
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Mergers and mobility
We expect mergers and mobility to be the dominant drivers within the social housing sector over the next year and beyond. With much of the UK housing stock transferred into the not-for-profit sector and the increasing number of mergers within this market, the next 12 months will see housing associations continue to come together in…
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