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RSS high speed ofcomBT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News O is for Ofcom 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]
WiMax - spreading to more UK businesses
News Rollouts of the mobile variant of WiMax are dependent on the results of an Ofcom spectrum auction due later this year. WiMax really is 'the intelligent pipe' right into the enterprise, which will be a real boon to UK plc's need for high speed... [10 Jul 2008]
Broadband speed: ISPs accept 'code of practice'
News The initial list of 32 ISPs did not include Be Broadband - a purveyor of very high speed broadband - but this surprising omission was an admin error on Ofcom's part. Telecoms watchdog Ofcom has published a voluntary Code of Practice that sets out... [05 Jun 2008]
Dear silicon.com... Rural v City fat pipe row and ID cards
Comment Readers are up in arms over Ofcom claims that the 'digital divide' actually favours rural dwellers - with many disputing the so-called countryside speedy fat pipes. Not sure where and how Ofcom carried out this survey but we have offices in... [29 May 2008]
Rural fat pipe claims - "beggars belief"
News An Ofcom report claiming the closure of the digital divide between rural and urban areas in the UK has been dismissed by a rural economy organisation. Worsley added: "We are worried that anyone reading coverage of the Ofcom report will get a... [28 May 2008]
Don't paper over cracks in the digital nation
Comment In the UK, poverty is predominantly an urban issue - so looked at from that perspective the Ofcom state-of-the-broadband-nation report suggests high speed internet access might actually be exacerbating the digital divide - as relatively well-off... [23 May 2008]
Broadband Blighty gets a rural flavour
News Broadband Britain is flying a tweed flag: fat pipe penetration in rural areas has outstripped urban areas for the first time, according to an Ofcom report. Ofcom's digital nation Ed Richards, Ofcom CEO, said in a statement: "Our report highlights a... [22 May 2008]
Euro e-health getting the right attention
News O is for Ofcom In Denmark, for instance - where high speed internet is the most widely available in Europe - the report found there is extensive use of email communication between doctors and patients in about 60 per cent of practices. [28 Apr 2008]
Europe embracing speedy fat pipes
News O is for Ofcom Around three-quarters (77 per cent) of businesses in Europe are now using high speed broadband, according to the European Commission's latest i2010 progress report. This compares to 62 per cent in 2005. [18 Apr 2008]
Ofcom - high-fibre diet ordered for Broadband Britain
News Telecoms regulator Ofcom has launched a review into the most financially viable ways of replacing the existing copper networks. Fibre networks are being fitted at three estates in the UK and Ofcom is hoping to encourage further growth by laying out... [16 Apr 2008]
In-flight mobiles to take off over Europe
News UK telecoms regulator Ofcom, also gave its approval to in-flight mobile technology last month. Aircrafts must also install a network control unit to prevent onboard phones trying to connect with land-based cellular networks which are not designed... [08 Apr 2008]
3.5G gizmos mushrooming forth
News O is for Ofcom There are now 637 high speed downlink packet access products on the market, with almost half (303) of them being mobile phones. The number of HSUPA (high speed uplink packet access) devices has doubled in six months. [07 Apr 2008]
Ofcom primes WiMax spectrum auction
News However Ofcom notes there are a number of potential uses for the 2.6GHz spectrum - which it said can support high-speed, high-capacity mobile data connections - including mobile broadband wireless services via technologies such as WiMax or... [07 Apr 2008]
The Weekly Round-Up: 28.03.08
Round-Up The first travel-themed report of the week is news that Ofcom has waved a couple of table tennis racquets in the air and signalled take-off for mobile phones on aircraft. Now you can browse the web and enjoy a pain au chocolat at the same time... [28 Mar 2008]
Five weird ways to bridge the digital divide
News O is for Ofcom Several companies are donning gloves and wellies and poking around in the murky subterranean depths of towns and cities in order to pipe high speed broadband into people's homes. This method sees fibre cable - for really high-speed... [06 Mar 2008]
