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RSS bt for jWireless spectrum and convergence top Ofcom's hit list
News B is for BT Providing more spectrum for wireless gadgets and increasing competition in the converging fixed line, broadband and TV market will be the top priorities for Ofcom over the next couple of years. [12 Dec 2006]
Euro e-health getting the right attention
News B is for BT 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 majority (87 per cent) of... [28 Apr 2008]
Vodafone venture, Intel sparks chip war and 3G faces Finnish challenge
News The move would take Vodafone into the heart of the coveted Japanese market - Japan Telecom being the country's third largest telecoms group - but also make it an uncomfortable bedfellow with BT, which lays claim to a 20 per cent share in J-Phone. [11 Dec 2000]
Spain says 'hasta manana' to 3G deadline
News Of the pack of 3G pioneers, only BT subsidiary Manx Telecom is sticking to its earlier deadlines - but the scale of their planned roll-out, covering a fraction of the Isle of Man, is far smaller than those of NTT DoCoMo or the Spanish networks. [26 Apr 2001]
M-ads bad news, e-sign investigations and dot-gone...
News E-Centre UK, an industry body representing the likes of J Sainsbury and BT, has been called in to help resolve conflicting legislation. According to the paper such services - which allows retailers to market their goods to a passing phone users... [24 Nov 2000]
MCI WorldCom buys Sprint for over $100bn
News Simon Craven, spokesman for BT said: "We expect to see the consolidation of this industry, leaving four or five major players in the market. MCI WorldCom (MCI) and Sprint have signed a $129bn deal - $115bn in stock plus $14bn in debt and preferred... [06 Oct 1999]
3G roll-outs show lack of Eastern promise
News BT offshoot Manx Telecom is due to launch a 3G network on the Isle of Man by May, racing NTT DoCoMo to be the first 3G network in the world. BT owns a 20 per cent stake in Japan Telecom, and has previously commented that the experience from the... [06 Mar 2001]
Kerching! Ofcom flogs more spectrum
News BT was the fourth largest bidder, splashing out £183,000 on two lots of 32GHz spectrum. Wireless from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more… A is for Antivirus B is for Bluetooth C is for The Cloud [22 Feb 2008]
Stockwatch Daily: Euro tech markets climb on Nasdaq gains
News Vodafone was down more than 2.5 per cent this morning after it agreed to shell out £4.8bn for BT's stakes in Japan Telecom, J-Phone and Airtel. The FTSE TechMark was up 1.43 per cent, while Frankfurt's Neuer Markt climbed more than four per cent. [02 May 2001]
Law firm gets SaaSy with email security
Case Study B is for BT Ashurst has been using technology from email management specialist Mimecast to manage its Microsoft Exchange and Outlook applications. Broadband from A to Z Click on the links below to find out more. [15 Jul 2008]
Thin clients switch on digitally excluded
Case Study B is for BT The project is aiming to give digitally excluded families a leg up onto the internet by installing thin client Windows PCs, complete with the MS Office suite, in their homes. It's the brainchild of the Advanced Internet Methods and... [17 Jun 2008]
Taylor Woodrow heads for the cloud
Case Study B is for BT 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]
