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EC shies away from data-roaming regulation
News However, Nick White, the executive vide president of the International Telecommunications Users Group, said business users still perceived "very little progress" with data roaming prices. Speaking at a Westminster e-Forum on data roaming on Monday... [22 Jul 2008]
O2 considers high fibre rollout
News O2 is considering investing in its own fibre-to-the-home network but wants to wait until Ofcom changes telecommunications regulation before it makes an investment. Following BT's Tuesday announcement that it was to plough £1.5bn into a fibre-access... [17 Jul 2008]
EU law to end file-sharers time online?
News A set of telecommunications laws has been given the green light by a European parliamentary committee, which includes amendments that some argue could lead to file-sharers being disconnected by their internet service providers. [09 Jul 2008]
Foreign Office tech overspend leads to project trimming
News The cost of implementing the revamped FCO Telecommunications Network (FTN) has ballooned from £180m to £240m, while the Future Firecrest project to upgrade its desktop systems worldwide is expected to cost £26m more than the £332m originally... [07 Jul 2008]
Mobile operators warn over termination rate cuts
News European telecoms regulatory lobby group ECTA (European Competitive Telecommunications Association) recently called for Reding to cut termination rates which it said penalise consumers. The European Commission's telecoms commissioner, Viviane... [30 Jun 2008]
Open source to 'blow mobiles open'
News Within three years .the notion of telecommunications companies trying to secure an advantage through exclusive rights to a handset will be dead. Open source software will mean the end of proprietary phone and software bundles, and create universal... [30 Jun 2008]
‚¬100bn of consumer cash wasted on mobile termination fees
News The European telecoms regulatory lobby group ECTA (European Competitive Telecommunications Association) has urged the European Commission information society and media commissioner Viviane Reding to force mobile operators to cut mobile termination... [26 Jun 2008]
WiMax Forum stamps 2.5G products with seal of approval
News However, mobile WiMax's chances in the UK are largely dependent on the results of an auction for the same spectrum, to be held by the telecommunications regulator Ofcom towards the end of this summer. [20 Jun 2008]
'Pay to receive' calls won't happen, say UK operators
News Following suggestions by Europe's telecommunications chief that she would not oppose mobile operators that wanted to charge their customers for receiving calls, all the UK's operators have denied wanting to do any such thing. [19 Jun 2008]
Northern Ireland builds high tech credentials
News Chair of telecommunications engineering at the University of Ulster, professor Gerard Parr, told silicon.com: "We really have a huge responsibility in terms of local economic development. Northern Ireland is making a name for itself as an emerging... [02 Jun 2008]
Want to progress in IT? Then be a business swot
News Yeo Gek Cheng, director for IT and telecommunications at recruitment consultancy Hudson Singapore, said any work done by an IT professional would also have an impact, directly or indirectly, on business revenues. [02 Jun 2008]
Tesco spends £100m on network overhaul
News Tesco is about to embark on a five-year £100m overhaul of its telecommunications network that is expected to save the retail giant up to £10m per year. The contract with Cable & Wireless (C&W) is intended to free office staff from their desks by... [28 May 2008]
Wanted: Women must save IT industry
News The telecommunications industry's need for new skills will be driven by a swathe of its workforce reaching retirement age, the report says. The future of the UK's IT industry hangs on its ability to attract and employ more women. [15 Apr 2008]
WiMax to pip LTE 3G at the post?
News LTE is touted as the successor to the existing UMTS (Universal Mobile Telecommunications System) 3G technology, capable of supporting significantly faster data rates. Teresa Kellett, director of global development for telco Sprint Nextel, said... [11 Apr 2008]
BT: EU must harmonise telecoms to save cash
News The study was carried out by Indepen Consulting and has backing from BT, the International Telecommunications Users Group (Intug) and the European Virtual Private Network Users Association (EVUA). BT has released research that claims huge benefits... [08 Apr 2008]
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