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News O is for Ofcom Following an intervention by Ofcom in 2004, which cut the cost of unbundling, many operators got involved including AOL, BSkyB and Cable & Wireless. O is for Ofcom O is for Ofcom O is for Ofcom [01 Nov 2006]
Is online TV throttling broadband networks?
News Industry regulator Ofcom is also aware of the potential looming conflict and told silicon.com broadband traffic prioritisation is likely to be necessary in the near future as different kinds of traffic such as voice, video and data continue to... [28 Jan 2008]
O2 considers high fibre rollout
News 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 to ensure a... [17 Jul 2008]
Faster speeds on the cards for Broadband Britain?
News Tiscali CEO, Mary Turner, recently told silicon.com fibre to the cabinet - aka backhaul - needs to be "commercialised" as BT is not currently obliged by Ofcom to resell it. O is for Ofcom And we are having those discussions with Ofcom on a regular... [22 Feb 2008]
BT plans £1.5bn fat pipe upgrade
News O is for Ofcom But the company has said comms industry regulator Ofcom needs to look at changing the regulatory environment in order to ensure a "fair rate of return" for companies looking to roll out the technology. [15 Jul 2008]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News O is for Ofcom The CMA's report coincided with a speech given to Intellect, the UK's IT industry body, by Ofcom chief Ed Richards. Richards said: "Ofcom favours a regulatory environment for the next generation of networks and access that both... [07 Jul 2008]
Telco packages overwhelm customers
News Ofcom has called for simplifying the process of switching providers and recently received support from BT for the cause. A "significant minority" of consumers have trouble working out which company offers the best value or quality of service on... [17 Nov 2006]
Ofcom and ISPs kiss and MAC up
News Although Ofcom research shows that 83 per cent of internet users who switch providers find the process easy, a significant minority encounter problems. At present the supplying of these codes is purely voluntary, meaning that industry regulator... [13 Dec 2006]
Broadband summit: Speed is the key
News Companies including BT - which has invested billions in overhauling its core network to an all-IP network known as the 21CN - and Virgin Media, which has announced plans to roll out an up to 50Mbps broadband service by the end of next year, joined... [27 Nov 2007]
Where next for broadband Britain?
News O is for Ofcom This point was echoed by Ofcom exec Peter Phillips, partner, strategy and markets development, who said there is still "a lot of uncertainty" about how long current broadband networks will deliver what consumers need. [22 Nov 2007]
Smaller ISPs: The secret to our success
News In an Ofcom survey, 54 per cent of smaller ISPs claimed their ability to offer personalised products rather than standard packages gave them the advantage over the bigger players. O is for Ofcom Despite Ofcom's best efforts to encourage competition... [26 Jan 2007]
BT embraces NetSuite's on-demand software
News O is for Ofcom 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 provide customer relationship management... [22 Apr 2008]
BT hooks up first 21CN customers
News O is for Ofcom BT has moved its first customers to its 21st Century Network (21CN) in the initial phase of the next-generation network's national rollout. B is for BT Paul Reynolds, chief executive of BT Wholesale and board sponsor of the 21CN... [28 Nov 2006]
BT lags in broadband satisfaction stakes
News O is for Ofcom BT has come bottom of the eight major UK broadband providers in a customer satisfaction survey. BT declined to comment on the findings. B is for BT Behind Tiscali comes Virgin Media with a score of 660, then Sky (657), AOL (646... [06 Dec 2007]
BT rings up more than a million VoIP customers
News O is for Ofcom More than one million consumer customers have signed up for BT's VoIP service since June last year. B is for BT A BT spokesman told silicon.com the reason for the rapid uptake is largely down to the launch back in June of Total... [10 Jan 2007]
