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RSS telcoBT offers free fibre to Glasgow businesses
News The trial is part of the telco's ongoing investment in fibre infrastructure in the UK. BT business customers in the Glasgow Halfway exchange area are being offered the chance to trial fibre to the cabinet (FTTC)... [05 Nov 2009]
'UK must up privacy safeguards following Phorm'
News The announcement follows complaints by UK citizens and privacy groups over the government's lack of action after telco BT conducted trials of the Phorm behavioural advertising service without getting consent from its... [30 Oct 2009]
The business value of Portal for Telecommunications- Telco ROI Framework
White Paper Learn more about the benefit areas and value propositions of a web portals for telecommunications in this sample Telco ROI framework. [27 Oct 2009]
BT takes superfast fibre broadband to 2.5 million homes
News The news follows a July 2008 announcement that saw the telco pledge to deliver some form of fibre access to 10 million homes by 2012. BT has announced it is rolling out superfast fibre broadband directly to 2.5 million... [12 Oct 2009]
BT's home fibre tests: Coming in London and Milton Keynes
News Bradwell Abbey in Milton Keynes will join Highams Park in London as the locations for the fibre dry-run, the telco announced yesterday. BT's fibre plans are part of a planned £1.5bn rollout which the... [02 Oct 2009]
BT to rollout 24Mbps broadband to three-quarters of the UK
News The telco currently provides speeds of up to 24Mbps to around 40 per cent of UK homes and businesses. BT has announced it will extend its planned coverage of 24Mbps broadband to 75 per cent of the UK by 2011 - up from... [28 Sep 2009]
Entel PCS Leads the Way: Chilean Telco Boosts Customer Loyalty With SAS
White Paper As mobile phone penetration rates surpassed fixed-line use during that time, mobile service provider Entel PCS quickly earned its place as a leader in Chile's telecommunications industry. The challenge was to reduce customer churn in the... [19 Sep 2009]
Ford Motor Company Drives Down Telco and IT Costs With MBG
White Paper As part of an overall initiative to streamline its internal businesses using the Web, Ford wanted a solution that could simplify the reallocation of IT and telecom costs. As with most large companies, due to their sheer size, it is... [19 Sep 2009]
An Optimized Supply Chain = Millions in Profits for Denmark's Leading Telco
White Paper Leading Danish telecommunications provider TDC is looking to Supply Chain Management (SCM) to propel the company to even greater heights. The challenge was to Halve inventory; cut annual logistics expenditures by 15 percent; and ensure... [19 Sep 2009]
Thales Speeds Up and Secures Electronic Invoicing at Si.mobil-Vodafone
White Paper Si.mobil-Vodafone is the first private mobile telephony operator in Slovenia and with its variety of new services, products and technologies is competing directly with the large state owned telco. With more than 500,000... [19 Sep 2009]
Photos: BT previews superfast fibre broadband... in Muswell Hill
Photo He said the telco is also in the process of working out the details of what specific terms and conditions customers can expect. Residents of London's N10 district are being invited to try the FTTC service for free until... [17 Sep 2009]
BT trial: Broadband goes further than ever
News The telco said the Broadband Enabling Technology (BET), currently being trialled in Scotland, can take a 1Mbps connection up to 12km both up and downstream, compared to the standard 5km for ADSL. BT is testing a system... [16 Sep 2009]
Judge upholds Microsoft infringement of date-picker patent
News The patent, whose application was originally filed by engineers at US telco AT&T, covers a method of entering information into fields on a computer screen without using a keyboard. A federal appeals court on Friday... [14 Sep 2009]
Open source hack could make mobiles vulnerable to prying ears
News A spokesman for US telco AT&T said: "We take extraordinary care to protect the privacy of our customers and use a variety of tools, many technical and some human approaches. Security researcher Karsten Nohl is launching... [26 Aug 2009]
Apple finally reveals why some iPhone apps get a 'yes' at the App Store
News First, Apple says Google Voice was not rejected, it just hasn't been approved, and that US telco AT&T - the exclusive carrier of the iPhone in the US - was not consulted in that decision at all. It's been over a year... [24 Aug 2009]
