• Broadband Internet connection
• Wireless Network
• Media Centre

Each of these components can bring considerable benefit to you and your home

why broadband?

Broadband is a high-speed data connection between your home/computer and the internet.

As information has become richer on the internet including movies, games and large documents, a high speed connection is essential. Broadband connections are at a minimum 5 times faster than a dial-up connection.

Broadband also allows your connection to the internet to always be "connected" so you receive e-mail as soon as it arrives.

Broadband can allow you to use the internet and make a telephone call at the same time.

why wireless?

A wireless network is a computer network which uses similar technologies as "mobiles" to transmit information over distances without the use of wires.

A wireless network has many advantages - it takes away the need for expensive wiring between devices, allows you to use your wireless-enabled notebook anywhere in your home and share a broadband connection or a printer.

Most importantly, in the future wireless technologies will be incorporated into most electrical equipment including air conditioning, lighting and kitchen appliances such as fridges.

why media centre?

The media centre is the "convergence" of many entertainment technologies including

• Video Recorder
• DVD Player
• CD Player
• Radio
• Personal Computer
• Digital Media Storage (digital photography)

A single media centre can perform many functions at the same time such as displaying digital photographs, playing a CD and recording a TV program.

A media centre includes a Personal Video Recorder which allows you to "pause live TV" and removes the storage space for both equipment and media (CD's and DVD's).

With a media centre you can create slide shows of your own digital photography for family and friends and e-mail and browse the web from your armchair.