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Exclusive: Former MySQL boss Marten Mickos talks open source
Comment Some years ago there was practically no open source in the mobile and telecoms space, today there is. Fast forward to the present and open source is indeed on the rise - most notably in the mobile... [19 Nov 2009]
Telecoms worker? You're in demand. Techie? Not so much
News Telecoms vacancies increased by 10 per cent month-on-month in September - the highest growth rate across the industry sectors monitored by the Monster Employment Index Europe. ICT workers looking for a... [14 Oct 2009]
IT unemployment hits five-year high
News Unemployment in the IT and telecoms industry has hit a five-year high, new research from industry skills body e-skills has found. The economy may be showing its first green shoots but... [06 Aug 2009]
Red Hat and the Telecommunications Industry
White Paper To remain technologically viable and seize market opportunities as they arise, telecoms need flexible, high-performing, carrier-grade solutions. That's why Red Hat offers the JBoss Communications Platform, a reliable... [05 Aug 2009]
Move over 2G, Europe agrees to give 3G some space
News The GSM standard has been a success story for Europe, where it was born," the European telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding said in a statement. On Monday, the European Commission announced that the practice - known in... [29 Jul 2009]
Revealed: What counts as normal broadband in Britain?
News According to the telecoms regulator, the majority of consumers are happy with the speeds they receive but 26 per cent of those surveyed complained they were not getting the speeds they had expected when they signed up to... [28 Jul 2009]
The Weekly Round-Up: 03.07.09
Round-Up Of course, this great leap forward will mean a major investment in the telecoms infrastructure and the industry is already scratching its head over how to come up with the cash. Glastonbury - home to ley... [03 Jul 2009]
2020: When the world and its toothbrush gets online
News Intel's John Woodget, global director, telecoms sector, gave more conservative data growth predictions, however - at least 20 billion connected devices by 2020 and a 300-fold increase in traffic - but he warned that even... [29 Jun 2009]
$5bn of mobile money destined for the poor
News Pickens said on top of the $5bn, telecoms operators could save up to $2bn from lower customer turnover, and the take-up of financial services would lift by $1.10 their average monthly revenue per user (Arpu). [15 Jun 2009]
Moving sectors? No problem
Comment I joined a major telecoms provider and took up a post in their dot-com business, focusing on new technologies. Moving back to consulting I spent some time working in utilities and large industrial organisations... [05 May 2009]
Techies urged to "bed down" in jobs
News IT professionals not in work were advised to bear in mind that jobs are being advertised in the areas of systems development, IT and telecoms management, programming and systems design. The IT industry... [27 Apr 2009]
'Yes' vote for roaming text message price cap
News Telecoms commissioner, Viviane Reding, said in a European Commission statement: "Today's vote marks the definite end of the roaming rip-off in Europe. The roaming caps are part of a wider set of telecommunications... [23 Apr 2009]
Mobile Email Solutions Using Push Email & PIM Synchronization
White Paper Whether one plans to deploy mobility support into the enterprise environment, or just as an additional service to one's already established portfolio as a telecoms service provider, this set of features should be at the... [22 Apr 2009]
EU backs plans for fat pipe-funding risk to be shared
News EU Telecoms Commissioner Viviane Reding has proposed reforms to make the telecoms industry more competitive and cheaper for customers. Under current EU rules a dominant... [23 Mar 2009]
Orange, Vodafone try outsourcing route to beat the crunch
News The deals fit in with an ongoing trend towards using network-equipment providers as managed-services providers, telecoms analyst Dean Bubley, of Disruptive Analysis, told ZDNet UK on Wednesday. There's some precedence in... [19 Mar 2009]
