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AS Profile Rupert Murdoch is one of the most powerful men in the media - when the News Corp butterfly flaps its wings, a tornado bursts over the media landscape somewhere. In the words of one panellist, Murdoch is... [30 Sep 2009]
BT slammed over unbundling price hike
News M is for Murdoch Carphone Warehouse's broadband supplier, TalkTalk, has attacked a proposed rise in the amount BT charges other internet service providers for installing their equipment in its exchanges. [10 Mar 2009]
Cheap broadband will stop BT going fibre charge crazy
News M is for Murdoch Cheap mobile broadband and existing fixed services will keep BT from running a fibre monopoly, according to the communications regulator Ofcom. The watchdog today announced it will be imposing no price... [03 Mar 2009]
Barclays cards make contact with RFID tech
News Murdoch said that while security researchers were restricted from viewing the protocol, people with malicious intent would be able to examine it. The protocol behind the contactless technology has not been made available... [03 Mar 2009]
Mind the mobile broadband cash gap
News M is for Murdoch The success of mobile broadband is putting European operators in a sticky situation as retail prices are often well below the cost of providing the service. According to analyst Strand Consult, many... [11 Feb 2009]
Broadband Britain: Where's our revolution?
Comment M is for Murdoch Yesterday the comms minister, Lord Carter, unveiled a draft strategy which the government hopes will ensure the UK keeps pace with tech change and grows its digital economy over the next five years and... [30 Jan 2009]
'UK needs spectrum-for-speed swap'
News M is for Murdoch ISPs should be given radio spectrum in exchange for rolling out fibre, a quasi-governmental body has suggested. The lottery-funded National Endowment for Science, Technology and the Arts (Nesta) released... [20 Jan 2009]
Bournemouth braced for first Fibrecity homes
News M is for Murdoch The first clutch of homes to be connected to the 100Mbps Fibrecity network currently being built in Bournemouth will be hooked up by the end of March. The superfast seaside broadband network is being... [20 Jan 2009]
UK broadband: Reality is half the promised speed
News M is for Murdoch Ofcom has published the initial findings of its research into the real speeds UK consumers are getting from their broadband connections. According to a preliminary version of the telecommunications... [08 Jan 2009]
Virgin debuts 50Mbps broadband
News M is for Murdoch Virgin Media has finally launched its long-anticipated '50Mbps' cable broadband service but analysts have warned the headline speed may not be attainable for very long. The £51-per-month service, which... [16 Dec 2008]
Nokia to take on mobile broadband market
News M is for Murdoch Nokia will start to ship its first 3G dongle in early 2009, Tapio Markki, vice president for hardware platform components at Nokia, told Reuters. The market for HSPA modems is expected to grow very... [12 Dec 2008]
ISPs agree to 'honesty code' of broadband speeds
News M is for Murdoch Internet service providers in the UK will, from Friday, follow a voluntary code of practice that will commit them to being honest and accurate about the actual speeds of their broadband products. [05 Dec 2008]
Free PCs and broadband for 20,000 kids
News M is for Murdoch Thousands of children in England will receive free computers and access to broadband under government plans to bridge the digital divide. From February 2009, kids in Suffolk and Oldham will benefit from... [22 Oct 2008]
iPlayer reaches for the Sky
News BBC iPlayer is now accessible via BSkyB's online TV service, Sky Player. Sky Player now has several BBC-branded sections that include programme listings and links to iPlayer content, which redirect users to the BBC's media player after... [20 Oct 2008]
'Mobile broadband is not the same standard as fixed'
News M is for Murdoch The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has taken issue with claims that mobile broadband is interchangeable with its fixed line 'home' equivalent. The ASA's adjudication follows a complaint from a... [16 Oct 2008]
