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Nationwide WiMax in next two years?

News H is for HSDPA 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. I is for i-mode Speaking at a roundtable discussion yesterday, Ashish Patel said...

Tags: 3g, wimax

[09 May 2008]

Tomorrow's wireless world: Healthcare to wear

News H is for HSDPA 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 H is for HSDPA O is for Ofcom I is for In-flight I welcome the efforts made by healthcare administrations and doctors to work more efficiently. An EC e-health survey has found the vast majority (87 per cent) of European doctors use a computer - and...

Tags: telemonitoring, healthcare, e-health

[28 Apr 2008]

BT embraces NetSuite's on-demand software

News H is for HSDPA O is for Ofcom I is for In-flight 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...

Tags: smes, saas, crm, bt

[22 Apr 2008]

Warning: Web will run out of space by 2010

News H is for HSDPA O is for Ofcom I is for In-flight He said: "I think people agree why the internet is successful. The reason I resist using the term 'net neutrality' is that I don't think government intervention is the right way to do this kind of...

Tags: web, web 2.0, isps, government

[21 Apr 2008]

Europe embracing speedy fat pipes

News H is for HSDPA O is for Ofcom I is for In-flight 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.

Tags: online, i2010, eu, broadband

[18 Apr 2008]

Tesco to launch iTunes challenger

News H is for HSDPA O is for Ofcom I is for In-flight 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

Tags: mp3, online, digital music, itunes

[15 Apr 2008]

3.5G gizmos mushrooming forth

News 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 H is for HSDPA 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...

Tags: calls, mobile, ofcom, planes

[26 Mar 2008]

Come an' Avatalk in Second Life, urges BT

News H is for HSDPA O is for Ofcom I is for In-flight 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...

Tags: bt, trial, ip, sms

[20 Mar 2008]

'Unlimited broadband' thing of the past?

News H is for HSDPA O is for Ofcom I is for In-flight He said: "[Such offers are likely to disappear] quite soon actually - I would say within 12 months, simply because you hear it more and more. For some time, many ISPs have been offering users what...

Tags: broadband, iplayer, youtube, isps

[17 Mar 2008]

Berners-Lee bigs up the 'semantic web'

Berners-Lee bigs up the 'semantic web'

News H is for HSDPA O is for Ofcom I is for In-flight 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 H is for HSDPA O is for Ofcom I is for In-flight 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 H is for HSDPA O is for Ofcom I is for In-flight 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...

Tags: broadband, satellite, wimax, spectrum

[06 Mar 2008]

Cheat Sheet: BBC iPlayer

Cheat Sheet H is for HSDPA 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...

Tags: isp, online, on demand, iplayer

[05 Mar 2008]

Local gov't adopts web-savvy interaction

News H is for HSDPA O is for Ofcom I is for In-flight 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...

Tags: socitm, online, web services, local government

[04 Mar 2008]

LinkedIn CEO on 'grown up' social networking

Comment H is for HSDPA H is for HSDPA O is for Ofcom O is for Ofcom I is for In-flight If you go into the advance search field for example, you can say I'm looking for a product manager who's trained in agile software development in Silicon Valley.

Tags: linkedin, network, online, facebook

[28 Feb 2008]

Fibre connectivity set to change, says EC

News H is for HSDPA 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...

Tags: fibre, eu, ec, authority

[28 Feb 2008]

Kerching! Ofcom flogs more spectrum

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

Tags: spectrum, ofcom, operator, band

[22 Feb 2008]

Faster speeds on the cards for Broadband Britain?

News H is for HSDPA 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. O is for Ofcom Areas the review will consider include whether the public sector has a role...

Tags: broadband, fibre, ofcom, high speed

[22 Feb 2008]

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