telecoms
RSS telecoms'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]
£6 broadband tax to fund fibre for all
News It also sets out Carter's final thoughts on safeguarding intellectual copyright in an age of illegal file-sharing - with telecoms regulator Ofcom set to be given "an explicit duty" of significantly reducing piracy. [16 Jun 2009]
$5bn of mobile money destined for the poor
News Pickens said on top of the $5bn, telecoms operators could save up to $2bn from lower customer turnover, and the take-up of financial services would lift by $1.10 their average monthly revenue per user (Arpu). [15 Jun 2009]
Is it 999 for emergency services comms?
News As it stands, telecoms regulator Ofcom auctions available spectrum on the open market - a procedure that requires public sector bodies to compete with commercial bidders. "Emergency services are not delivered from an... [15 Jun 2009]
UK mobiles getting just a quarter of pledged speed
News The telecoms regulator Ofcom is keen to free up more spectrum to increase the viability of mobile broadband in such situations. The average mobile-broadband download speed in the UK is 0.9Mbps, a quarter of the rate... [11 Jun 2009]
Shocking iPods, netbooks and an offshoring backlash
News For those not blessed with a head for DIY telecoms engineering, this month saw news that BT is to double the speed at which it rolls out fibre to the cabinet - bringing faster broadband in reach of more than a million... [01 Jun 2009]
