1. The London 2012 Olympic and Paralympic Games:
Can your network infrastructure take the strain?
We surveyed 154 IT professionals regarding their preparations for the extra
demand on their network infrastructure during the 2012 Games.
36% 50%
During the 2012 Games Ofcom predicts
that DATA TRAFFIC over the networks
could increase by more than (*)
200%
of respondents are not CONFIDENT or are
UNSURE that their network is sufficiently FAST
and RESILIENT to satisfy all our business needs
during large events – such as the 2012 Games.
3/4 76%
Are NOT able to easily scale
up/down their infrastructure to meet
demand
of the UK
!? Have NOT considered testing the
RESILIENCE and PERFORMANCE
78
population
of their network in regards to the
are expected
impact of video streaming during
to watch the 2012 Games. %
the 2012
Games
77%
Of employees use their own
COMPUTERS, PHONES or
OTHER DEVICES for work
Have NOT considered
application traffic management
44%
to prioritise the specific types of data
flowing through your corporate network
... ?
23%
think it is NOT achievable for their
56%
Have NOT CONSIDERED the likely
impacts of the 2012 Games and other company to embrace and invoke a feel there is NOT enough advice
large events on their IT and comprehensive FLEXIBLE WORKING available and the advice is not specific
COMMUNICATIONS INFRASTRUCTURE. SCHEME by the 2012 Games. enough
Is your network infrastructure really ready? Visit cisco.co.uk/London2012
(*) Source: http://www.broadbandanalyst.co.uk/blog/mobile-broadband/ofcom-increase-mobile-broadband-capacity-london-olympic-games/ © 2012
All other information is sourced from a survey conducted by Computing Magazine.