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Tomorrow's wireless world: Healthcare to wear
News Tomorrow's wireless world could be a better place to be ill, according to Ofcom which has published a report highlighting technologies that could make it outside the research lab over the next 10 to 20 years. [08 May 2008]
Euro e-health getting the right attention
News O is for Ofcom European primary healthcare services are benefiting from broadband, says the European Commission, but there are still wide discrepancies in GPs' use of IT across Europe. An EC e-health survey has found the vast majority (87 per cent... [28 Apr 2008]
BT embraces NetSuite's on-demand software
News O is for Ofcom BT and NetSuite have joined forces to bring web-based on-demand software to the telco's 1.6 million business customers. BT is offering NetSuite's business management applications and will soon provide customer relationship management... [22 Apr 2008]
Warning: Web will run out of space by 2010
News O is for Ofcom The US telecoms giant AT&T has claimed that, without investment, the internet's current network architecture will reach the limits of its capacity by 2010. Speaking at a Westminster eForum on web 2.0 this week in London, Jim Cicconi... [21 Apr 2008]
Europe embracing speedy fat pipes
News O is for Ofcom Around three-quarters (77 per cent) of businesses in Europe are now using high speed broadband, according to the European Commission's latest i2010 progress report. This compares to 62 per cent in 2005. [18 Apr 2008]
Tesco to launch iTunes challenger
News O is for Ofcom Tesco Digital will initially offer all of the tracks in Window Media format with around half (1.6 million) also available as MP3s. Broadband from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [15 Apr 2008]
3.5G gizmos mushrooming forth
News O is for Ofcom The number of 3.5G devices on the market is mushrooming with 150 per cent annual growth in HSDPA gizmos, according to stats from GSM/3G supplier association the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). [07 Apr 2008]
In-flight mobile gets Ofcom thumbs up
News In-flight mobile phone calls may soon be a reality for travellers on UK airlines after UK telecoms regulator Ofcom gave its approval to the technology. The news follows a consultation on Ofcom proposals published in October last year and the... [26 Mar 2008]
Come an' Avatalk in Second Life, urges BT
News O is for Ofcom BT is upping its presence in Second Life with a trial of its free 'Avatalk' phone and texting service. The one month virtual world pilot will start on 26 March allowing users to make 10 free calls (of up to one hour each) and send 10... [20 Mar 2008]
'Unlimited broadband' thing of the past?
News O is for Ofcom Time is running out for so-called "unlimited broadband" packages, according to analysts and ISPs. For some time, many ISPs have been offering users what they call unlimited broadband, although it almost always comes with some kind of... [17 Mar 2008]
Berners-Lee bigs up the 'semantic web'
News O is for Ofcom Speaking at the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce in London, Berners-Lee said: "Initially there was a huge issue [with the web] that you couldn't find anything. [13 Mar 2008]
Tennis federation rallies web presence
Case Study O is for Ofcom The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has beefed up its website to improve availability and speed for millions of tennis fans following the scores of Davis Cup matches online. The ITF runs the annual Davis Cup tournament, which... [12 Mar 2008]
Five weird ways to bridge the digital divide
News O is for Ofcom Broadband may be as common, and almost as cheap, as chips in Blighty these days but there are plenty of places in the world where bog-standard fat pipes are harder to come by. The UN's comms agency, the International... [06 Mar 2008]
Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer
Cheat Sheet O is for Ofcom Although these fears seem exaggerated at the moment, industry regulator Ofcom has said there is the possibility that the ISP-content provider business model may need to change in the future to fund the huge growth in digital content. [05 Mar 2008]
Local gov't adopts web-savvy interaction
News O is for Ofcom The number of visitors to council websites sites increased by more than 10 per cent in the past 12 months according to the 2008 Better Connected report from local government IT body the Society of Information Technology Management... [04 Mar 2008]
