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Qualcomm snaps up spectrum for £8m

News It bought the spectrum in auction from regulator Ofcom at a price of £8,334,000. Ofcom's fifth auction of radio spectrum is part of a wider programme to release spectrum for a range of uses. Wireless from A-Z

Tags: qualcomm, wireless, spectrum

[16 May 2008]

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. Wireless from A to Z Z is for Zigbee WiMax is currently only available in very limited...

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]

O2 hits 3G target at last

News On Friday, Ofcom, the UK's communications regulator, said the operator had now rolled out 3G coverage to at least 80 per cent of the UK population, as it was obliged to do. Ofcom warned O2 in February that it was the only 3G licensee to have fallen...

Tags: 3g, o2, ofcom

[06 May 2008]

Euro e-health getting the right attention

News O is for Ofcom The list from A to Z Z is for Zombies An EC e-health survey has found the vast majority (87 per cent) of European doctors use a computer - and almost half (48 per cent) have a broadband connection.

Tags: telemonitoring, healthcare, e-health

[28 Apr 2008]

BT embraces NetSuite's on-demand software

News O is for Ofcom Broadband from A to Z Z is for Zombies BT is offering NetSuite's business management applications and will soon provide customer relationship management (CRM) software from SugarCRM. Click on the links below to find out more.

Tags: smes, saas, crm, bt

[22 Apr 2008]

Warning: Web will run out of space by 2010

News O is for Ofcom The list from A to Z Z is for Zombies Speaking at a Westminster eForum on web 2.0 this week in London, Jim Cicconi, vice president of legislative affairs for AT&T, warned the current systems that constitute the internet will not be...

Tags: web, web 2.0, isps, government

[21 Apr 2008]

Europe embracing speedy fat pipes

News O is for Ofcom Broadband from A to Z Z is for Zombies i2010 is the EU's digital-led strategy to boost growth and jobs, established in 2005. This compares to 62 per cent in 2005. Click on the links below to find out more.

Tags: online, i2010, eu, broadband

[18 Apr 2008]

Tesco to launch iTunes challenger

News O is for Ofcom Broadband from A to Z Z is for Zombies Click on the links below to find out more. A is for ADSL B is for BT C is for Cable & Wireless D is for Dial-up E is for Education F is for Fibre G is for Goonhilly

Tags: mp3, online, digital music, itunes

[15 Apr 2008]

BT: EU must harmonise telecoms to save cash

News The European Commission is keen on the idea of creating a "super-regulator" to oversee and potentially veto national telecoms regulators in Europe - an idea that has met with strong resistance from national regulators such as Ofcom.

Tags: eu, ec, telecoms, bt

[08 Apr 2008]

3.5G gizmos mushrooming forth

News O is for Ofcom The list from A to Z Z is for Zombies There are now 637 high speed downlink packet access products on the market, with almost half (303) of them being mobile phones. Click on the links below to find out more.

Tags: mobile broadband, 3.5g, hsdpa

[07 Apr 2008]

Ofcom primes WiMax spectrum auction

News Ofcom has released details of the largest spectrum auction to date, which will make available a swathe of spectrum suitable for mobile broadband and advanced wireless services via WiMax and 3G tech. However Ofcom notes there are a number of...

Tags: mobile broadband, ofcom, wimax, spectrum

[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 Broadband from A to Z Z is for Zombies The one month virtual world pilot will start on 26 March allowing users to make 10 free calls (of up to one hour each) and send 10 SMS messages to almost anywhere in the world.

Tags: bt, trial, ip, sms

[20 Mar 2008]

'Unlimited broadband' thing of the past?

News O is for Ofcom The list from A to Z Z is for Zombies For some time, many ISPs have been offering users what they call unlimited broadband, although it almost always comes with some kind of "fair usage" cap on downloads.

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 Broadband from A to Z Z is for Zombies Then of course the Google boys came along. And then of course it changed the web. Click on the links below to find out more. A is for ADSL B is for BT

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

[13 Mar 2008]

Tennis federation rallies web presence

Case Study O is for Ofcom Broadband from A to Z Z is for Zombies The ITF runs the annual Davis Cup tournament, which sees nations battling it out in the biggest annual team competition in sport. Click on the links below to find out more.

Tags: tennis, ntt, website, servers

[12 Mar 2008]

Five weird ways to bridge the digital divide

News O is for Ofcom Z is for Zombies The A to Z of broadband Security from A-Z… Biometrics from A-Z… Broadband from A-Z… Wireless from A-Z… Green IT from A-Z… C is for Cable & Wireless D is for Dial-up E is for Education

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 Broadband from A to Z Z is for Zombies Click on the links below to find out more. A is for ADSL B is for BT C is for Cable & Wireless D is for Dial-up E is for Education F is for Fibre G is for Goonhilly

Tags: socitm, online, web services, local government

[04 Mar 2008]

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