investment a-z
RSS investment a-zO2 considers high fibre rollout
News Following BT's Tuesday announcement that it was to plough £1.5bn into a fibre-access rollout to 10 million homes, an O2 spokesperson told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk that O2 was "not going to move" until Ofcom changed the rules to ensure a... [17 Jul 2008]
IBM Enterprise Modernization Sandbox for System z: "Tinker and Test"
White Paper These solutions focus on five key modernization areas: 1) Assets, 2) Architectures, 3) Skills, 4) Processes, and 5) Investment. Integrate, test, and deploy mainframe applications in a live test environment. [17 Jul 2008]
BT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News These measures include removing barriers to investment and making sure organisations investing in fibre can make a return on the money they spend. She added: "The difference between the existing copper networks and fibre obviously represents a... [15 Jul 2008]
UK worst in Europe for green IT
News He said: "There is a strong financial incentive, if you are using products which consume a third of the energy as other offerings you could save a six-figure sum over the three- to five-year investment time frame of a data centre network. [08 Jul 2008]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News We are very clear that, if operators are going to make investments in new infrastructure, investment that is inherently more risky than developing the existing infrastructure, then they need to know that the regulatory framework will allow them to... [07 Jul 2008]
Ofcom: Mobile broadband driving interest in fibre
News The rapid take-up of mobile broadband could help spur the arrival of super-fast fibre broadband networks in the UK, says telecoms regulator Ofcom, which has set out plans for a pro-investment regulatory framework that will guarantee operators who... [04 Jul 2008]
ePassport upgrade scaled back
News In particular, any further investment in EPA2 would have had a limited period in which to deliver the expected benefits, given the current retendering of the contract to support operational systems from October 2009. [02 Jul 2008]
Tech-savvy recruited for organised crime
News They have research and development programmes, they are putting people through university, they are calculating return on investment and they have better quality assurance. Security from A to Z A is for Antivirus [23 Jun 2008]
3.5G laptops to overwhelm mobile networks?
News However, while this may sound like great news for mobile operators' coffers, networks are likely to suffer under the strain of the increased usage and urgently need significant investment to cope with looming demand, the analyst warned. [20 Jun 2008]
Next gen broadband benefits outweigh cost
News The BSG says commercial providers, government and regulators should work to create an environment conducive to broadband investment. Broadband from A-Z The research found the long term benefits of a high-speed broadband network would exceed the... [09 Jun 2008]
Northern Ireland builds high tech credentials
News Bill Montgomery, director of international investment for Invest NI said: "I think we're better placed than a lot of regions. Invest Northern Ireland (NI), the regional economic development agency, is billing the region as the place for technology... [02 Jun 2008]
£50m mobile funding to keep police on the beat
News Police across the UK will receive mobile data devices to be used on the beat as part of a £50m investment from the government. Wireless from A to Z Z is for Zigbee The project is a collaboration of the Association of Chief Police Officers, the... [27 May 2008]
Nationwide WiMax in next two years?
News The long-term evolution of 3G, Patel said, was "at least two to three years out before it can happen", and would not be significantly cheaper than investment in WiMax because it would also require operators to "rip out and replace their entire 3G... [09 May 2008]
Europe, India net gets cast under the sea
News Verizon Business has been boosting investment in such advanced cable networks to provide more stable voice connections and faster internet services for global corporate clients. Broadband from A-Z Verizon Business, the number-two US phone company's... [07 May 2008]
SAP SaaS delay - no surprise
News But yesterday the company extended this target by 12 to 18 months and added it will reduce investment in the tech by around €100m during 2008 with no further "accelerated" investment planned for 2009. [01 May 2008]
