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RSS telecomsEurope: Brace yourself for a telecoms overhaul
News The European Parliament and Council of Telecoms Ministers have reached a compromise over the rights of internet users continent-wide, setting Europe on course for a major overhaul of telecoms regulations. [05 Nov 2009]
Telecoms worker? You're in demand. Techie? Not so much
News ICT workers looking for a new job should keep their eye on the telecoms sector. Telecoms vacancies increased by 10 per cent month-on-month in September - the highest growth rate across the industry... [14 Oct 2009]
iPhone coming to Orange as Apple ends its mobile monogamy
News Dave McQueen, principal analyst at Informa Telecoms and Media, said the deal with Orange is good for Apple as it increases the company's addressable market - with the potential for a serious step up if the recently... [28 Sep 2009]
BT fibre broadband pilot: charges for ISPs revealed
News The pilot at Highams Park in London, BT's first FTTH deployment in an existing residential area with an installed copper-based telecoms infrastructure, could involve up to 40,000 households. BT Openreach has released... [23 Sep 2009]
Facebook, Twitter coming to budget mobiles in emerging markets
News Microsoft said Blue Label Telecoms in South Africa will be the first to use OneApp and will use it to offer phones that ship with a dozen mobile applications, including a mobile wallet program as well as the... [25 Aug 2009]
Mahindra Satyam's new CEO on the road ahead for the outsourcing giant
News Subsequently, Indian telecoms integrator Tech Mahindra paid $351m for a 31 per cent majority stake in the company and Mahindra Satyam was born. Having seen Tech Mahindra become the largest telecoms... [10 Aug 2009]
BT superfast fibre broadband destined for London brownfield pilot
News Previously, the IT and telecommunications giant tested a greenfield deployment FTTH at the new Ebbsfleet development in Kent, but the Highams Park pilot will mark BT's first such deployment in an existing residential area with a... [07 Aug 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 the IT industry doesn't seem to be... [06 Aug 2009]
Ofcom to shake up number-porting times
News Last year, an attempt by the telecoms regulator to shorten this process failed, with operators claiming Ofcom had not properly costed its proposals. Ofcom has published new proposals for speeding up number-porting times... [05 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]
Businesses set to show fixed mobile convergence some love - finally
News Its chief selling point is the potential for savings on call costs but the tech has also been sold as a way for enterprises to gain additional telecoms functionality such as unified contacts information. [04 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. Europe has approved the use of 3G services over spectrum currently reserved... [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]
Cheat Sheet: The Police Central e-crime Unit
Cheat Sheet Actually you could - the unit is hoping to use IT experts from banks, telecoms operators and retailers to provide expertise to help the unit carry out its investigations. Bless you, that's not swine flu is it? [20 Jul 2009]
Voice, video, data: £1bn gov't telecoms contract up for grabs
News A £1bn contract to provide telecoms equipment across the public sector has been put out to tender. Central and local government departments, NHS organisations and other public bodies will be provided with... [10 Jul 2009]
