Everything is going digital these days . It may sound like the protestations of a technophobe but it ’ s an inescapable sign of the times . Actually , even The Times has gone digital . Anyway , I digress . Have you paused to look around at all the devices in your house or office recently ? Have you stopped to think about just how much of your life is in digital form on your PC , phone or tablet ? You are likely reading this on one of those very mediums , and later you ’ ll be writing letters , doing your shopping and organising your finances with those same bundles of circuitry , indestructible glass and questionable ergonomics .

The seemingly unstoppable march towards total digital integration has , as of our last issue , enveloped this very magazine , and as I write , we are firmly fixed in the gaze of a new digital mistress ; planning our next rendezvous and

Haydn Thorne Editor

getting to know one another a little bit better .

Fear not ; this doesn ’ t mean that Network Communications News will be blasting at you in 3D from your smartphone or tablet accompanied by ludicrous pop-ups and hideously underwhelming content anytime soon ; it also doesn ’ t mean the content within will be written in ‘ txt ’ speak or indecipherable jargon . What it does mean is that a period of evolution is upon us , as the constraints of print media are banished and the flexible , pixelated pillow of digital media allows NCN even greater comfort in which to evolve and continue as the trade ’ s number one networking news publication .

So , what can our readers expect from this new dawn ? Well , the change is actually two-fold . As I have come in as the new editor , so has the change to digital media .

So , there are developments afoot related to both . The trained eyes amongst you may notice one or two new sections ; including a new article each month focusing on curious aspects of the network industry ; these will vary from the informative to the downright intriguing .

Also , we are no longer constrained by the physicality of print , so expect NCN to fluctuate , ruminate and postulate in new and exciting ways over the next few months , whilst it shuffles into a new , snug fit of digital excellence . It ’ s a case of out with a smidgen of the old but in with some exciting new , and it ’ s going to make NCN an even more complete publication .

Otherwise , it ’ s business as usual ; we are featuring uninterruptible power supplies and fibre optic testing . We ’ ve got news and opinion from across the industry and all the latest products for your perusal .

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