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RSS ofcom f'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]
LinkedIn CEO on 'grown up' social networking
Comment O is for Ofcom O is for Ofcom During 2007, LinkedIn doubled in size in all of its major regions including Europe and signed up its millionth UK member in October, making Blighty the largest market outside the US.silicon.com spoke to LinkedIn CEO... [28 Feb 2008]
Fibre connectivity set to change, says EC
News O is for Ofcom An Ofcom spokesperson told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk that the UK regulator had been "working very closely" with the Commission on its own approach to next-generation access regulation, and claimed that "what we are... [28 Feb 2008]
Kerching! Ofcom flogs more spectrum
News Ofcom has announced the results of its fourth radio spectrum auction, awarding licences to 10 organisations. Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus B is for Bluetooth [22 Feb 2008]
Faster speeds on the cards for Broadband Britain?
News O is for Ofcom And we are having those discussions with Ofcom on a regular basis because we have to because the discussion has moved on to fibre to the curb. Areas the review will consider include whether the public sector has a role to play to... [22 Feb 2008]
How fans can grab a slice of the music pie
Comment O is for Ofcom O is for Ofcom It also gives bands unprecedented access to accurate and valuable feedback from the music public.silicon.com spoke to founder David Courtier-Dutton to get the lowdown on Slicethepie and how it is taking on the... [18 Feb 2008]
Broadband switching still a tricky business
News Switching broadband providers is still proving a tricky business despite Ofcom rules introduced a year ago designed to make the process easier. He added that Ofcom needs to address the problem "as a matter of urgency" and punish providers who are... [15 Feb 2008]
Ericsson CEO hails mobile broadband 'breakthrough'
News O is for Ofcom Ericsson president and CEO Carl-Henric Svanberg has called 2007 a breakthrough year for mobile broadband. The list from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. A is for ADSL B is for BT [11 Feb 2008]
Can Microsoft/Yahoo! deal take on Google?
News O is for Ofcom The potential Microsoft takeover of Yahoo! would help both companies fight Google in the online advertising and services market but it also faces some major challenges and obstacles. That's the view of analysts following Microsoft's... [01 Feb 2008]
Broadband Britain cheaper and faster than ever
News O is for Ofcom Average broadband costs have dropped 36 per cent in the last four years, according to price comparison site uSwitch. Back in 2004, customers could expect to pay an average of £27 per month for a less-than-fat 0.5Mbps connection. [01 Feb 2008]
