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Brits still dissatisfied with broadband speeds
News O is for Ofcom Last month telecoms regulator Ofcom announced a voluntary code of practice for ISPs for speed, with guidelines including providing customers with an accurate estimate of the maximum speed their line is likely to achieve, and offering... [14 Jul 2008]
Taylor Woodrow heads for the cloud
Case Study O is for Ofcom Taylor Woodrow has moved its 1,800 staff onto Google Apps for email and other services, estimating it will save £1m per year in the process. The construction division of Taylor Wimpey has embraced software as a service by adopting... [10 Jul 2008]
WiMax - spreading to more UK businesses
News Rollouts of the mobile variant of WiMax are dependent on the results of an Ofcom spectrum auction due later this year. On-Communications has said it has decided WiMax is the best technology for providing wireless connectivity to business customers. [10 Jul 2008]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News O is for Ofcom The CMA's report coincided with a speech given to Intellect, the UK's IT industry body, by Ofcom chief Ed Richards. Richards said: "Ofcom favours a regulatory environment for the next generation of networks and access that both... [07 Jul 2008]
Ofcom: Mobile broadband driving interest in fibre
News The rapid take-up of mobile broadband could help spur the arrival of super-fast fibre broadband networks in the UK, says telecoms regulator Ofcom, which has set out plans for a pro-investment regulatory framework that will guarantee operators who... [04 Jul 2008]
Editor's Blog: The naked truth about DSL
Comment Telecoms watchdog Ofcom's view on this part of the market - from its statement on the regulation of VoIP from last year - is that industry is best placed to agree requirements for the provision of any such product. [03 Jul 2008]
Skype touts biz credentials
News O is for Ofcom Skype is touting its voice over IP (VoIP) technology for small businesses keen to work globally and keep costs down. According to Skype research, 30 per cent of its 309 million users use it for work and the company is trying to shed... [02 Jul 2008]
RFID could disrupt medical devices, say researchers
News But the future of healthcare is likely to involve far more RFID-style tech, according to a recent report by Ofcom, which included a prediction that in-body and on-body wireless networks could become the norm over the next decade for monitoring... [25 Jun 2008]
WiMax Forum stamps 2.5G products with seal of approval
News However, mobile WiMax's chances in the UK are largely dependent on the results of an auction for the same spectrum, to be held by the telecommunications regulator Ofcom towards the end of this summer. [20 Jun 2008]
ISPs face fresh threat from file-sharing laws
News O is for Ofcom But the Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) has hit back, warning the government that legislation could result "in cumbersome regulation". Malcolm Wicks, business, enterprise and regulatory reform minister, told Parliament... [18 Jun 2008]
Thin clients switch on digitally excluded
Case Study O is for Ofcom A project to tackle digital exclusion in socially deprived regions of Merseyside has brought free plug-and-play internet access to hundreds of homes with children of school age. The project is aiming to give digitally excluded... [17 Jun 2008]
Stolen music still big with MP3 generation
News O is for Ofcom Young people are getting almost half of their music collection through illegal means. Record industry artist and publisher group, British Music Rights (BMR), claims the average 14- to 24-year-old now has almost 900 illegal tracks... [16 Jun 2008]
Ofcom: Digital dividend up for grabs to highest bidder
News Ofcom has formally laid out its proposals for auctioning off the spectrum that will become available with the analogue switch-off. Ofcom has conducted research that suggests several possible uses for the spectrum, with the "most likely" being... [09 Jun 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 06.06.08
Round-Up Good news - Ofcom has published a voluntary code of practice that sets out guidelines for ISPs to come clean on the download speeds that customers are likely to achieve from their broadband service. This week's thorny bone of contention, to mix a... [06 Jun 2008]
Broadband speed: ISPs accept 'code of practice'
News Telecoms watchdog Ofcom has published a voluntary Code of Practice that sets out guidelines for ISPs to ensure they give customers a realistic estimate of the speed they are likely to achieve from their broadband service. [05 Jun 2008]
