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News O is for Ofcom Telewest came out top of the rankings, which are based on responses from 1,438 customers across the UK, for the second year running, scoring highest on performance and reliability, and customer service and technical support. [05 Dec 2006]
Can Microsoft/Yahoo! deal take on Google?
News O is for Ofcom The potential Microsoft takeover of Yahoo! would help both companies fight Google in the online advertising and services market but it also faces some major challenges and obstacles. That's the view of analysts following Microsoft's... [01 Feb 2008]
Broadband growth fastest in Eastern Europe
News O is for Ofcom The region saw a growth rate of 12.7 per cent during the period with global market share increasing to 3.5 per cent from 2.6 per cent, according to market researchers Point Topic. The Middle East and Africa region showed the second... [20 Dec 2006]
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. [05 Mar 2008]
LinkedIn CEO on 'grown up' social networking
Comment O is for Ofcom O is for Ofcom During 2007, LinkedIn doubled in size in all of its major regions including Europe and signed up its millionth UK member in October, making Blighty the largest market outside the US.silicon.com spoke to LinkedIn CEO... [28 Feb 2008]
ISPs face fresh threat from file-sharing laws
News O is for Ofcom But the Internet Service Providers' Association (ISPA) has hit back, warning the government that legislation could result "in cumbersome regulation". Malcolm Wicks, business, enterprise and regulatory reform minister, told Parliament... [18 Jun 2008]
How fans can grab a slice of the music pie
Comment O is for Ofcom O is for Ofcom It also gives bands unprecedented access to accurate and valuable feedback from the music public.silicon.com spoke to founder David Courtier-Dutton to get the lowdown on Slicethepie and how it is taking on the... [18 Feb 2008]
O2: A wannabe BT?
News O is for Ofcom Speaking in London today, Peter Erskine, CEO of O2, revealed the mobile operator will be seeking to capitalise on the convergence trend with new technologies. It's a trend O2's rivals have all sought to capitalise on, with mobile... [15 Nov 2006]
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. [08 May 2008]
WiMax - spreading to more UK businesses
News Rollouts of the mobile variant of WiMax are dependent on the results of an Ofcom spectrum auction due later this year. On-Communications has said it has decided WiMax is the best technology for providing wireless connectivity to business customers. [10 Jul 2008]
WiMax Forum stamps 2.5G products with seal of approval
News However, mobile WiMax's chances in the UK are largely dependent on the results of an auction for the same spectrum, to be held by the telecommunications regulator Ofcom towards the end of this summer. [20 Jun 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. Speaking at a roundtable discussion yesterday, Ashish Patel said the long-range wireless... [09 May 2008]
Law firm gets SaaSy with email security
Case Study O is for Ofcom 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 management specialist Mimecast to manage its... [15 Jul 2008]
Taylor Woodrow heads for the cloud
Case Study O is for Ofcom Taylor Woodrow has moved its 1,800 staff onto Google Apps for email and other services, estimating it will save £1m per year in the process. The construction division of Taylor Wimpey has embraced software as a service by adopting... [10 Jul 2008]
Thin clients switch on digitally excluded
Case Study O is for Ofcom A project to tackle digital exclusion in socially deprived regions of Merseyside has brought free plug-and-play internet access to hundreds of homes with children of school age. The project is aiming to give digitally excluded... [17 Jun 2008]
