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News B is for BT Following BT's Tuesday announcement that it was to plough £1.5bn into a fibre-access rollout to 10 million homes, an O2 spokesperson told silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk that O2 was "not going to move" until Ofcom changed the rules... [17 Jul 2008]
Broadband Britain cheaper and faster than ever
News B is for BT The analyst said the UK's telecoms landscape is set for "enormous change", with the rollout of BT's 21CN all-IP next-gen network this year. The list from A to Z Z is for Zombies Back in 2004, customers could expect to pay an average of... [01 Feb 2008]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News B is for BT Last year, BT Openreach said it was unsure there was demand for next-generation access. Speaking on the subject of NGA investment, Richards seemed to imply the regulator would not put severe price limitations on those companies, such as... [07 Jul 2008]
Where next for broadband Britain?
News B is for BT All-IP next generation networks (NGNs) are being rolled out in the UK - such as BT's 21CN - but NGNs do not solve the problem of legacy copper wiring at street level, from exchanges to cabinets and homes - an issue known as next... [22 Nov 2007]
'Unlimited broadband' thing of the past?
News B is for BT At conferences where the likes of Tiscali and BT are present, you hear them say these things - 'We must move to a new tariffing scheme' - and that tells me they're working hard on this. The list from A to Z [17 Mar 2008]
Ofcom and ISPs kiss and MAC up
News B is for BT A BT spokesman told silicon.com that the company was fully behind the proposals. Broadband from A to Z Z is for Zombies The new rule comes into effect on 14 Februry next year. At present the supplying of these codes is purely voluntary... [13 Dec 2006]
O2: A wannabe BT?
News O2 has revealed plans that could see it lining up to compete with the likes of BT and NTL as it moves increasingly towards fixed-mobile convergence (FMC), broadband and various flavours of telly and advertising. [15 Nov 2006]
Is online TV throttling broadband networks?
News B is for BT BT told silicon.com the full launch of iPlayer hasn't had any impact on the service its customers receive. Although BT wouldn't say whether it employs traffic shaping, the telco said it manages its network to "ensure the best experience... [28 Jan 2008]
Northern Ireland builds high tech credentials
News Software giant SAP has its only UK research facility in the region while BT, Cisco, Citigroup and Nortel are other big players with a presence. ECIT hosts tech companies - such as TDK - and also provides services to boost the research capabilities... [02 Jun 2008]
Telco packages overwhelm customers
News B is for BT Ofcom has called for simplifying the process of switching providers and recently received support from BT for the cause. Silicon.com's A to Z of Broadband Z is for Zombies Given the huge range of services available, from phone line and... [17 Nov 2006]
Top 10 security stories of the year
News Q&A: Bruce Schneier, CTO of BT Counterpane Schneier questioned the very existence of the security industry in his first interview and when silicon.com caught up with him again at the RSA Conference Europe 2007, Schneier went on to give his opinions... [13 Dec 2007]
BT struggling to keep pace with fat pipe demand
News BT engineers are to work round the clock to keep up with rapid growth in the broadband market. The shift to a 24-hour working schedule within BT Openreach - an offshoot of BT - comes after an announcement that Openreach has seen a 420 per cent... [08 Nov 2006]
Does superfast broadband Britain stink of sewage?
News B is for BT BT's forthcoming copper-based ADSL2+ technology will only offer a theoretical maximum of 24Mbps. The list from A to Z Z is for Zombies A-Zs… Security from A-Z… Biometrics from A-Z… Broadband... [23 Jan 2008]
Smaller ISPs: The secret to our success
News The UK broadband market witnessed a lot of consolidation last year, including Thus grabbing two rivals in a £70m spending spree, BT snapping up PlusNet for £67m, and Pipex forking out £10m for Freedom2Surf, £12m for Bulldog and £24m for Toucan. [26 Jan 2007]
NHS network pilot to cut call costs
News B is for BT BT - which is running the £530m N3 project - claims NHS organisations will subsequently make substantial savings on communications by converging voice and data over a single network. The list from A to Z [06 Dec 2007]
