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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. H is for HSDPA Speaking at a roundtable discussion yesterday, Ashish Patel said the long-range...

Tags: 3g, wimax

[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.

Tags: e-health, ofcom, wireless

[08 May 2008]

Euro e-health getting the right attention

News O is for Ofcom H is for HSDPA 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...

Tags: telemonitoring, healthcare, e-health

[28 Apr 2008]

BT embraces NetSuite's on-demand software

News O is for Ofcom H is for HSDPA 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...

Tags: smes, saas, crm, bt

[22 Apr 2008]

Warning: Web will run out of space by 2010

News O is for Ofcom H is for HSDPA 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...

Tags: web, web 2.0, isps, government

[21 Apr 2008]

Europe embracing speedy fat pipes

News O is for Ofcom H is for HSDPA 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.

Tags: online, i2010, eu, broadband

[18 Apr 2008]

Tesco to launch iTunes challenger

News O is for Ofcom H is for HSDPA Tesco Digital will initially offer all of the tracks in Window Media format with around half (1.6 million) also available as MP3s. Broadband from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more.

Tags: mp3, online, digital music, itunes

[15 Apr 2008]

3.5G gizmos mushrooming forth

News O is for Ofcom H is for HSDPA The number of 3.5G devices on the market is mushrooming with 150 per cent annual growth in HSDPA gizmos, according to stats from GSM/3G supplier association the Global Mobile Suppliers Association (GSA).

Tags: mobile broadband, 3.5g, hsdpa

[07 Apr 2008]

In-flight mobile gets Ofcom thumbs up

News In-flight mobile phone calls may soon be a reality for travellers on UK airlines after UK telecoms regulator Ofcom gave its approval to the technology. The news follows a consultation on Ofcom proposals published in October last year and the...

Tags: calls, mobile, ofcom, planes

[26 Mar 2008]

Come an' Avatalk in Second Life, urges BT

News O is for Ofcom H is for HSDPA BT is upping its presence in Second Life with a trial of its free 'Avatalk' phone and texting service. The one month virtual world pilot will start on 26 March allowing users to make 10 free calls (of up to one hour...

Tags: bt, trial, ip, sms

[20 Mar 2008]

'Unlimited broadband' thing of the past?

News O is for Ofcom H is for HSDPA Time is running out for so-called "unlimited broadband" packages, according to analysts and ISPs. For some time, many ISPs have been offering users what they call unlimited broadband, although it almost always comes...

Tags: broadband, iplayer, youtube, isps

[17 Mar 2008]

Berners-Lee bigs up the 'semantic web'

Berners-Lee bigs up the 'semantic web'

News O is for Ofcom H is for HSDPA Speaking at the Royal Society for the Encouragement of Arts, Manufactures & Commerce in London, Berners-Lee said: "Initially there was a huge issue [with the web] that you couldn't find anything.

Tags: berners-lee, semantic web, google, internet

[13 Mar 2008]

Tennis federation rallies web presence

Case Study O is for Ofcom H is for HSDPA The International Tennis Federation (ITF) has beefed up its website to improve availability and speed for millions of tennis fans following the scores of Davis Cup matches online.

Tags: tennis, ntt, website, servers

[12 Mar 2008]

Five weird ways to bridge the digital divide

News O is for Ofcom H is for HSDPA The UN's comms agency, the International Telecommunications Union, is touting the importance of satellite technology in bridging the world's communications divide - as it can offer high-capacity transmission...

Tags: broadband, satellite, wimax, spectrum

[06 Mar 2008]

Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer

Cheat Sheet O is for Ofcom Although these fears seem exaggerated at the moment, industry regulator Ofcom has said there is the possibility that the ISP-content provider business model may need to change in the future to fund the huge growth in digital content.

Tags: isp, online, on demand, iplayer

[05 Mar 2008]

Local gov't adopts web-savvy interaction

News O is for Ofcom H is for HSDPA The number of visitors to council websites sites increased by more than 10 per cent in the past 12 months according to the 2008 Better Connected report from local government IT body the Society of Information...

Tags: socitm, online, web services, local government

[04 Mar 2008]

LinkedIn CEO on 'grown up' social networking

Comment O is for Ofcom O is for Ofcom H is for HSDPA H is for HSDPA On the difference between LinkedIn and Facebook Dan Nye: LinkedIn and Facebook are very different services. LinkedIn is the world's leading professional network, Facebook is a social...

Tags: linkedin, network, online, facebook

[28 Feb 2008]

Fibre connectivity set to change, says EC

News O is for Ofcom An Ofcom spokesperson told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk that the UK regulator had been "working very closely" with the Commission on its own approach to next-generation access regulation, and claimed that "what we are...

Tags: fibre, eu, ec, authority

[28 Feb 2008]

Kerching! Ofcom flogs more spectrum

News Ofcom has announced the results of its fourth radio spectrum auction, awarding licences to 10 organisations. H is for HSDPA Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus

Tags: spectrum, ofcom, operator, band

[22 Feb 2008]

Faster speeds on the cards for Broadband Britain?

News O is for Ofcom And we are having those discussions with Ofcom on a regular basis because we have to because the discussion has moved on to fibre to the curb. Areas the review will consider include whether the public sector has a role to play to...

Tags: broadband, fibre, ofcom, high speed

[22 Feb 2008]

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