converged network in news
BT adds smart phone to home broadband package
News He added: "We've learnt a huge amount from Fusion that's gone into the user interface [of BT ToGo], getting our addressable marketplace right, getting the support and converged services right, thinking about how it links into the billing environment. [08 May 2008]
Nokia cosies up to customers with Apertio buy
News Apertio, which has 237 employees and numbers O2, Orange, T-Mobile and Vodafone among its customers, provides network infrastructure software aimed at enabling mobile, fixed and converged telecommunications operators to improve access to customer... [03 Jan 2008]
easyJet outsources helpdesk support
News The deal builds on an existing relationship with Alfred McAlpine, which has also been contracted to manage a converged voice and data network for the HQ. easyJet has outsourced its IT helpdesk support to the IT services division of facility... [14 Dec 2007]
Oil company outsources to BT and HP
News The five-year deal - worth 335m Norwegian Krone (£30m) - will see BT operating as the prime contractor and delivering a standardised global Itil-based platform, the global service desk for Aibel end users, as well as a global IP converged network... [15 Nov 2007]
Towergate opts for converged network policy
News Insurance intermediary Towergate has awarded a £1m, three-year contract to consultancy CCT for an Avaya converged IP voice and data network. The converged voice and data system also allows Towergate to introduce new products into its portfolio more... [08 Nov 2007]
Cabinet Office flexes its shared services
News Earlier this year, the Cabinet Office announced a deal with Fujitsu Services for a managed converged voice and data network over IP, called Flex, which it has offered to other public sector organisations to share. [25 Oct 2007]
Cambridge calls for new voice network
News Cambridgeshire County Council has awarded a seven-figure contract for an Avaya converged IP network for its 4,000 workers. The network should save the council £1.2m over the next two years.silicon.com Public Sector [19 Oct 2007]
Sun's Schwartz bets on storage
News Writing on his blog, Jonathan Schwartz revealed the planned merger of Sun's server and storage teams into a converged systems team. For disk storage, over a decade, that's easy to see - just look at the power bill to run a SAN [storage area network]. [03 Oct 2007]
AA slashes £2m a year off voice and data costs
News The new converged network also provides the AA with a roadmap to voice over IP (VoIP). Motoring and breakdown organisation the AA has cut its network costs by almost £2m a year by migrating to a managed voice and data platform. [17 Jul 2007]
Carillion builds on £27m managed services deal
News Construction company Carillion has signed a £26.6m deal with BT to manage a converged IT and comms network over five years, following its merger with Mowlem. The converged network is key to the integration of the two company's legacy systems across... [11 Jun 2007]
Retail development goes shopping for IP
News IT and comms networking company Redstone has been chosen to deploy converged IT and communications infrastructure for retail developments in Bristol and Leicester, in deals worth £3.4m. The converged IT and comms infrastructures will be installed... [31 May 2007]
Orange boss Ahuja steps down
News Since Ahuja took the helm of the operator in March 2004, the company has doubled its subscriber numbers to around 100 million and, like its rivals, has attempted to reposition itself as a converged operator, selling broadband, IPTV (internet... [27 Apr 2007]
Lloyds TSB invests £3.5m in comms update
News The project, run with systems integrator Affiniti, focuses on the installation of a Cisco converged communications system at the bank's new premises in the City of London. The project also involves the setting up of a wireless network, also... [03 Apr 2007]
Security key concern for VoIP rollouts
News Twenty-six per cent of those polled cited "network security issues" as a "major barrier" to implementing a converged IP network at their company. When it comes to rolling out voice over IP (VoIP), the top priority for businesses is call quality... [22 Mar 2007]
Be extends next-gen fat pipes to third of Blighty
News The takeover of Be is a key part of O2's strategy to become a converged communications company, and not just one that offers mobile services. Be, the next-generation broadband network operator purchased by O2 last June, has extended its network to... [16 Feb 2007]
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