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RSS ofcom in newsMore BT pay phones face the axe
News BT has therefore been constantly reviewing and where necessary rationalising its public payphone estate in order to meet demand…Any removal of unprofitable payphones is carried out in strict adherence to Ofcom guidelines and where appropriate with... [03 Jun 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]
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]
UK WiMax company snaps up wi-fi buddy
News It currently offers "fixed WiMax" as an SDSL substitute to businesses in some areas but, if spectrum becomes available in upcoming Ofcom auctions, it expects to move into the "mobile WiMax" market as well. [21 May 2008]
Brits living in fear of identity fraud
News It comes on the back of a similar survey of 4,500 adults in the UK by telecoms regulator Ofcom, which revealed approximately half the respondents were worried about disclosing personal details online, and concerns about identity fraud had risen by... [20 May 2008]
Qualcomm snaps up spectrum for £8m
News It bought the spectrum in auction from regulator Ofcom at a price of £8,334,000. Ofcom's fifth auction of radio spectrum is part of a wider programme to release spectrum for a range of uses. US technology giant Qualcomm has bought part of the UK... [16 May 2008]
Brits want ASBOs for rude mobile users
News UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has also given its approval to the tech. Music blaring out of mobiles and conversations so loud that everyone in the train carriage is forced to listen are just two of the mobile habits that are getting on the UK's wick. [09 May 2008]
Nationwide WiMax in next two years?
News Another hurdle for mobile WiMax is spectrum allocation in the 2.5GHz band, something that will become possible through an Ofcom auction later this year. Speaking at a roundtable discussion yesterday, Ashish Patel said the long-range wireless... [09 May 2008]
Tomorrow's wireless world: Healthcare to wear
News Tomorrow's wireless world could be a better place to be ill, according to Ofcom which has published a report highlighting technologies that could make it outside the research lab over the next 10 to 20 years. [08 May 2008]
O2 hits 3G target at last
News On Friday, Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, said the operator had now rolled out 3G coverage to at least 80 per cent of the UK population, as it was obliged to do. Ofcom warned O2 in February that it was the only 3G licensee to have fallen... [06 May 2008]
iPhone out of stock after £100 price cut
News In separate news, Ofcom has announced O2 has now met the obligations of its 3G licence to achieve 80 per cent overage of the UK population. Ofcom added it will conduct a further assessment to ensure all 3G licensees remain in compliance on 31... [02 May 2008]
Euro e-health getting the right attention
News O is for Ofcom European primary healthcare services are benefiting from broadband, says the European Commission, but there are still wide discrepancies in GPs' use of IT across Europe. An EC e-health survey has found the vast majority (87 per cent... [28 Apr 2008]
BT embraces NetSuite's on-demand software
News O is for Ofcom BT and NetSuite have joined forces to bring web-based on-demand software to the telco's 1.6 million business customers. BT is offering NetSuite's business management applications and will soon provide customer relationship management... [22 Apr 2008]
Warning: Web will run out of space by 2010
News O is for Ofcom The US telecoms giant AT&T has claimed that, without investment, the internet's current network architecture will reach the limits of its capacity by 2010. Speaking at a Westminster eForum on web 2.0 this week in London, Jim Cicconi... [21 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]
