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News Its chief selling point is the potential for savings on call costs but the tech has also been sold as a way for enterprises to gain additional telecoms functionality such as unified contacts information. [04 Aug 2009]
Move over 2G, Europe agrees to give 3G some space
News The GSM standard has been a success story for Europe, where it was born," the European telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding said in a statement. Europe has approved the use of 3G services over spectrum currently reserved... [29 Jul 2009]
Revealed: What counts as normal broadband in Britain?
News According to the telecoms regulator, the majority of consumers are happy with the speeds they receive but 26 per cent of those surveyed complained they were not getting the speeds they had expected when they signed up to... [28 Jul 2009]
Cheat Sheet: The Police Central e-crime Unit
Cheat Sheet Actually you could - the unit is hoping to use IT experts from banks, telecoms operators and retailers to provide expertise to help the unit carry out its investigations. Bless you, that's not swine flu is it? [20 Jul 2009]
Voice, video, data: £1bn gov't telecoms contract up for grabs
News A £1bn contract to provide telecoms equipment across the public sector has been put out to tender. Central and local government departments, NHS organisations and other public bodies will be provided with... [10 Jul 2009]
'Europe needs its own clouds to fight US domination'
News European clouds should be set up within the next five years to encourage small business take-up of on-demand IT services, the European commissioner for telecoms and media has said. She identified some short-term goals,... [09 Jul 2009]
Conservatives: 'Ofcom as we know it will cease to exist'
News The Tory leader was making a speech attacking quangos - of which the telecoms regulator is one of the most prominent. If elected, the Conservative Party would take away Ofcom's policy-making functions, David Cameron said... [07 Jul 2009]
Inbox: ID cards U-turn: The end is nigh?
Comment Telecoms companies may tell us it's good to talk but they seem to be struck dumb when it comes to communicating with their own customers, according to a new poll. The weekly Inbox column collects the best and most... [06 Jul 2009]
Satyam feeling 'bullish' with new governance
News A number of Mahindra Satyam executives hailed from Tech Mahindra, essentially a second-tier player focused on one vertical - telecoms. The revamped Satyam is now "extremely bullish" about its Asia-Pacific market... [06 Jul 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 03.07.09
Round-Up Of course, this great leap forward will mean a major investment in the telecoms infrastructure and the industry is already scratching its head over how to come up with the cash. Glastonbury - home to ley lines, juggling... [03 Jul 2009]
50p broadband tax 'will leave 20 pc of UK without fibre'
News Neil Brown, telecoms partner at law firm Eversheds, shares BT's view that 50p won't go far enough. BT reckons a government plan to put a 50p tax on copper lines in order to fund fibre broadband to the country's hard to... [02 Jul 2009]
BT tops terrible customer service poll
News Telecoms companies may tell us it's good to talk but they seem to be struck dumb when it comes to communicating with their own customers, according to a new poll. In a survey asking 5,000 Brits to vote for UK businesses... [30 Jun 2009]
2020: When the world and its toothbrush gets online
News Intel's John Woodget, global director, telecoms sector, gave more conservative data growth predictions, however - at least 20 billion connected devices by 2020 and a 300-fold increase in traffic - but he warned that even... [29 Jun 2009]
'Don't let European telecoms law get axed', says Ofcom
News The head of UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has urged European parliamentarians and telecommunications ministers to resolve an argument that has erupted over a raft of new legislation. At the European Competitive... [26 Jun 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 19.06.09
Round-Up Finally, there was the telecoms boss who started chanting "hit this target, keep your job.hit this target, keep your job", at his panicked sales force. According to research published this week, the gun-wielding manager... [19 Jun 2009]
