comms
RSS commsSpending on comms firm - faith in broadband and 3G shaky
News The average amount UK businesses spend on communications and IT is rising healthily, but there are still question marks over broadband and future 3G take-up. These are two of the headline findings from the tenth annual Communications... [09 Oct 2002]
Intel - the company you don't already know
Comment It may talk (no yawning now) about the convergence of computing and communications but we all know it has more to prove on the comms side. Is Intel still 'that chips company'? It used to be a fairly straightforward beast. [12 Sep 2002]
No switch as Cisco router path to glory
News The top communications equipment manufacturers saw their market share increase in the second quarter as the overall market dropped significantly, according to a recent study. Cisco Systems held on to first place with 14.6 per cent of the... [10 Sep 2002]
Beware of the dog! Ofcom starts to take shape
Comment Ofcom and the comms bill: Your chance to shape the law http://www.silicon.com/a53569 There has already been some dismay that the head of uber-regulator Ofcom - which should come into being in about 18 months - won't be... [25 Jul 2002]
Orders up! Cisco up! (Probably)
News Sales of telecommunications and networking equipment are on the way up according to a leading US analyst. The news sparked a boost in the share prices of leading vendors led by Cisco, which saw its stock market value rise 2.8 per cent... [11 Jul 2002]
Ofcom and the comms bill: Your chance to shape the law
News The parliamentary committee looking into the fine print of the draft Communications Bill is using the web to open up its deliberations to the public. This is the first time in parliamentary history that the whole population will be able... [24 May 2002]
JDS Uniphase outlook gets ever more grim
News JDS Uniphase has issues a warning that its revenues will slide to the tune of up to 15 per cent in the current financial quarter as optical networking equipment manufacture continues to take a beating. [26 Oct 2001]
Windows XP: Five reasons to be cheerful
Comment You can also use a mobile phone infrared link (both ways, so your phone can use your PC's comms too). Chris Setz is a well-known networking professional and frequent contributor to silicon.com TV programming. [24 Oct 2001]
The Bloor Perspective: knowing you knowing SME, euro costs, and what marketers do
Comment Such access depended on a high-speed comms line. The small to medium-sized (SME) enterprise market has long been a missed opportunity for IT vendors. With minimal budgets, SMEs do not present major revenue streams on... [10 Sep 2001]
The Tim Henman of the tech world...
Comment Advanced Technologies Group, the Bedford-based airship builder, is floating (sorry) the concept of StratSat, a combined mobile phone base station and comms platform. Is Psion the Tim Henman of the IT arena? [13 Jul 2001]
How to crack the consumer market
Comment It turns out that mum is the comms expert, dad still typically holds the purse strings, while the 15-year-old son/daughter makes sure the IT works. Fresh research suggests selling to consumers very much depends on... [14 Jun 2001]
silicon.com launches broadband special report
News TV interviews with industry leaders combine with the latest industry news and analysis to form an indespensible resource for anyone interested in improving their comms infrastructure in the home or in the office. [11 Oct 2000]
A holy trinity of acronyms
Comment The Telecoms Managers Association, which renamed itself the Communications Managers Association (CMA) this week, conducted a poll of over 400 senior comms professionals to garner their opinions of broadband rollout in... [28 Sep 2000]
Intel and Cisco go on mobile comms spending spree
News Intel has splashed out $300m on communications software and services specialist, Trillium Digital Systems. Trillium's offerings are currently used in more than 500 projects by suppliers of wireless, internet, broadband and telephony... [02 Aug 2000]
Tulip's mobile comms strategy begins to flower
News Tulip Computers has completed the acquisition of 2L International - a manufacturer of notebooks and communication products. Tulip is looking to re-launch itself in the mobile communication market and will be adding notebooks to its... [06 Jul 2000]
