next generation cable & wireless
O2 considers high fibre rollout
News C is for Cable & Wireless N is for Next generation 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. [17 Jul 2008]
BT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News C is for Cable & Wireless BT is planning to spend £1.5bn on significantly upgrading its broadband network to support next generation super-fast internet. N is for Next generation BT says the planned investment is part of its strategy to deliver... [15 Jul 2008]
Law firm gets SaaSy with email security
Case Study C is for Cable & Wireless N is for Next generation International law firm Ashurst LLP has turned to web-based email management to help drastically reduce spam and free up time for its tech team. Ashurst has been using technology from email... [15 Jul 2008]
Brits still dissatisfied with broadband speeds
News C is for Cable & Wireless Moreover, some seven million consumers - or nearly half of all broadband customers in the UK - are technically incapable of getting the standard headline speed of 8Mbps as only around half (42 per cent) of non-cable... [14 Jul 2008]
Taylor Woodrow heads for the cloud
Case Study C is for Cable & Wireless N is for Next generation The construction division of Taylor Wimpey has embraced software as a service by adopting Google Apps Premier Edition to improve mobility and flexibility for its workers. [10 Jul 2008]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News C is for Cable & Wireless N is for Next generation The Communications Management Association's (CMA's) Next Generation Access report, issued on Thursday, claims companies' ecommerce operations will suffer unless broadband speeds are increased. [07 Jul 2008]
Ofcom: Mobile broadband driving interest in fibre
News C is for Cable & Wireless N is for Next generation Speaking at a conference hosted by UK trade association for technology, Intellect, Ofcom chief executive, Ed Richards, said mobile broadband's rapid rise in popularity could help encourage fixed... [04 Jul 2008]
Skype touts biz credentials
News C is for Cable & Wireless N is for Next generation According to Skype research, 30 per cent of its 309 million users use it for work and the company is trying to shed the perception of it being just a consumer tool. [02 Jul 2008]
ISPs face fresh threat from file-sharing laws
News C is for Cable & Wireless N is for Next generation But the Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) has hit back, warning the government that legislation could result "in cumbersome regulation". [18 Jun 2008]
Thin clients switch on digitally excluded
Case Study C is for Cable & Wireless N is for Next generation As many of the homes involved in the project don't have landlines installed - instead relying on mobile phones only - Aimes decided to use wireless mesh network technology for last mile connectivity. [17 Jun 2008]
Stolen music still big with MP3 generation
News C is for Cable & Wireless N is for Next generation Young people are getting almost half of their music collection through illegal means. Record industry artist and publisher group, British Music Rights (BMR), claims the average 14- to 24-year-old... [16 Jun 2008]
Nortel ditches WiMax in 4G race
News The company earlier this year joined forces with Clearwire and several other companies including Comcast, Time Warner Cable and Intel in a $12bn joint venture to build a nationwide WiMax network. Vodafone, the largest worldwide wireless operator... [16 Jun 2008]
Tesco spends £100m on network overhaul
News The contract with Cable & Wireless (C&W) is intended to free office staff from their desks by using mobile VoIP phones, allow remote experts to advise customers on the best wines or gadgets via video kiosks and transmit regular video pep-talks for... [28 May 2008]
Don't paper over cracks in the digital nation
Comment C is for Cable & Wireless N is for Next generation Looking at the headline in The Guardian this week and you'd be forgiven for thinking something momentous has happened to Broadband Britain today: 'Fears of digital divide groundless as online... [23 May 2008]
Euro e-health getting the right attention
News C is for Cable & Wireless N is for Next generation 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. [28 Apr 2008]
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