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Broadband Britain: UK needs wireless patchwork
News A major, independent review into the delivery of next-generation broadband access in the UK has been completed, with the resulting report recommending a patchwork of fixed and wireless technologies.... [12 Sep 2008]
Pharmaceutical giant strikes $550m outsourcing deal
News Paul von Autenried, vice president and CIO, Bristol-Myers Squibb, said in a statement that the deal will enable the company to boost "productivity and support our strategic transformation to a next-generation BioPharma... [12 Sep 2008]
£29bn bill for fibre to every UK home
News The gigantic cost of building a full end-to-end fibre next generation broadband network across the UK may create a compelling case for getting on with rolling out fibre to the cabinet (FTTC) in the next few years instead. [08 Sep 2008]
UK broadband outcasts to get 100Mbps first
News UK regions currently without broadband should be at the head of the queue when it comes to the getting next generation networks, according to Ofcom. Chair of the Ofcom Consumer Panel, Anna Bradley said the issue of... [04 Sep 2008]
Fibre era fraught with roadblocks: EC
News In a speech to the European Parliament this week, Viviane Reding, the EC's telecoms commissioner, said: "I applaud the Parliament's moves to encourage infrastructure competition on these 'next generation access' networks... [04 Sep 2008]
Google unleashes first open source browser
News They said Google Chrome promises to load pages faster and more securely but it also includes a new engine for loading interactive JavaScript code, dubbed V8, that is designed to run the next generation of... [02 Sep 2008]
Home broadband gives kids better GCSE results
News N is for Next generation Having web access at home can make the difference between a pupil getting grade A at GCSE and grade D. The latest UK internet access report from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has... [28 Aug 2008]
Third of UK homes still without web access
News N is for Next generation The generation gap in web access persists too - adults aged over 65 are still the least likely to use the web, with 70 per cent stating they have never done so. According to the... [27 Aug 2008]
How CIOs can market the IT department
News silicon.com has launched a series of exclusive CIO events aimed at equipping tech chiefs with the tools they need to be an effective board-level leader - from marketing the IT department and succession planning to preparing for the next... [27 Aug 2008]
Ofcom: Copper capable of high-speed broadband
News N is for Next generation An Ofcom assessment has predicted that DSL over normal copper phone lines could take virtually the whole country to broadband speeds of 50Mbps or more, as long as optical fibre is laid to the... [22 Aug 2008]
Mobile broadband threatening fixed line?
News N is for Next generation Mobile broadband is encroaching on the business of fixed line ISPs, market research company YouGov is claiming. But not everyone is happy with the dongle experience. Results from YouGov's... [20 Aug 2008]
HP dishes out research grants to academic institutions
News Scottish academics were also represented, with the University of Edinburgh being given a grant to look into the next generation of enterprise information-management tools. HP has announced a slew of grants to academic... [18 Aug 2008]
Brits spending record time online
News The report also reveals a generation gap, with over-65s very keen on landline phones - with take-up of 99 per cent in the first quarter of 2008, some 10 per cent higher than the UK average. Brits are more comms obsessed... [14 Aug 2008]
£68m 'snooping' database: Little impact on serious crime
News N is for Next generation Powers to snoop on the UK's email and internet records will be of limited use in tackling serious crime, the government has admitted. Home Office proposals for phone, email and internet records -... [13 Aug 2008]
Interference on the radar for FCC "white space"
News And companies such as Verizon Wireless, which won a big chunk of the spectrum, plan to use it to build a next generation wireless broadband network. In the most recently concluded tests, Motorola claims its... [12 Aug 2008]
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