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RSS comms to find outBT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News But the company has said comms industry regulator Ofcom needs to look at changing the regulatory environment in order to ensure a "fair rate of return" for companies looking to roll out the technology. [15 Jul 2008]
Ofcom: Mobile broadband driving interest in fibre
News The regulator has written to comms industry leaders inviting them to commit with it to help spur the rollout of NGNs across the UK and said it will aim to publish details of the regulatory framework in September. [04 Jul 2008]
The McCue Interview: Ailsa Beaton, CIO, Metropolitan Police Service
Comment Part of her role - in addition to the fairly standard set of CIO responsibilities in terms of the IT systems, voice comms and systems development - includes the application of technology into policing, and where better to get that insight than at... [02 Jun 2008]
Aviva signs £300m comms deal
News Find out what's hot on the top tech execs' agendas for 2008… Video: CIO Agenda 2008 Naked CIO: The true cost of IT Why IT must escape the belt-tightening Cost-cutting tops CIO priorities diams... [13 May 2008]
Tomorrow's wireless world: Healthcare to wear
News Outside healthcare, the report points to many future applications of wireless tech in the transport sector, including road-to-vehicle and car-to-car comms technology to alert drivers to traffic jams to help reduce congestion; intelligent transport... [08 May 2008]
Mobile M2M connections on the up
News The number of mobile network connections used for M2M comms will grow from 37.5 million in 2007 to 186 million in 2012, says the analyst. But the analyst predicts vehicle telematics - aka wireless vehicle comms tech - apps will dominate the M2M... [06 May 2008]
'Green' technology can't save us from ourselves
Comment In other words, better comms technology does not automatically equal reduced corporate travel. Green IT from A to ZClick on the links below to find out more. Indeed, when it comes to climate change, many people seem prepared to believe we can... [28 Apr 2008]
Five weird ways to bridge the digital divide
News The UN's comms agency, the International Telecommunications Union, is touting the importance of satellite technology in bridging the world's communications divide - as it can offer high-capacity transmission capabilities over wide areas, and... [06 Mar 2008]
Kerching! Ofcom flogs more spectrum
News Mobile comms company Arqiva, which was involved with O2's second mobile TV trial last year, paid a total of £260,500 for two lots of 28GHz spectrum. Click on the links below to find out more… Ofcom has announced the results of its fourth radio... [22 Feb 2008]
Faster speeds on the cards for Broadband Britain?
News Business and competitiveness minister, Shriti Vadera, said the UK's comms infrastructure must be able to respond to future technology development. Click on the links below to find out more. The government has launched an independent review on... [22 Feb 2008]
Mobiles on the moon? Nasa prepares trial for takeoff
News He said: "The robots and astronauts would be spread out from the base to do exploration and some sorts of comms infrastructure would be needed. Click on the links below to find out more… The UK recently published its Civil Space Strategy: 2008... [19 Feb 2008]
Mobile World Congress 2008 Diary - Wednesday
Comment executive VP, Marco Boerries, who shows off a new product called OneConnect - due to launch this spring - which allows users to aggregate all their social networking comms in one place. First stop is with RIM to find out what co-CEO Jim Balsillie... [14 Feb 2008]
Virtual tech will 'kill the office'
News It has also been working with universities and students to learn how they use comms technology - with the aim of understanding how to translate the likes of thriving online social networks such as Facebook into a business environment. [31 Jan 2008]
Mobiles go underground in Glasgow
News The comms infrastructure is being built by Arqiva, which won the contract from Strathclyde Partnership for Transport (SPT), the owner-operator of the Glasgow subway. Click on the links below to find out more… [14 Jan 2008]
Demand for tech workers hits six-year high
News There was also a rise in employed workers looking for new jobs - up to 59,000 - according to the latest quarterly IT and comms sector group report from the Recruitment and Employment Confederation (REC). [08 Jan 2008]
