Salesforce CEO Marc Benioff has claimed that marketing businesses will be"moving into an LTE world",dismissing the need for socially-connected platforms to use a superfast broadband network. During a Q&A session at Dreamforce 2012,the ...
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An ex BT programme manager has branded the government's plans–and BT's part in them–to have superfast broadband available to 90 per cent of the UK by 2015 a"Westminster myth",accusing those in charge of trying to base"internet ...
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An ex BT programme manager has branded the government's plans–and BT's part in them–to have superfast broadband available to 90 per cent of the UK by 2015 a"Westminster myth",accusing those in charge of trying to base"internet ...
Tags: Westminster myth, Final Third, BT, Goudhurst
Maria Miller has already looked to make her mark as Culture Secretary as the government promises to remove the need for local councils'approval to install broadband cabinets. Miller,who replaced Jeremy Hunt as part of the ministerial ...
Former CTO of BT,Peter Cochrane,has responded to the government and BT who had hit back at his claims that UK's broadband plans were"visionless",by sarcastically encouraging the government to show off its plans to fast-growing economies ...
The House of Lords Communications Committee today slammed the government's broadband strategy, claiming the UK "can and must do better" when rolling out internet infrastructure. The committee has been gathering evidence since February ...
Virgin Media posted a steady increase in sales for its second quarter of 2012, with total revenue up 4.2% to £1.03bn and business revenue up 9.8% to £166m, compared to the same period in 2011. Neil Berkett, CEO of Virgin ...
Tags: Virgin Media, superfast broadband, TV, broadband-related services
BT today announced it had won the tender to roll out superfast broadband across Wales. The deal aims to provide 96%of the country with connections of up to 80Mbps by 2015,helping reach the UK's government's goal of having the best ...
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BT has won the tender to provide fibre broadband across rural North Yorkshire, the company confirmed today. The agreement will see the UK's largest county be the first to receive funding from the government's Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) ...
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Rural areas will need to help finance broadband roll-outs if UK schemes for better connectivity are to succeed. This was the conclusion of Conservative MP Rory Stewart, who spoke at the House of Lords' communications select committee ...
Tags: Broadband infrastructure, broadband, wireless, Rural wireless service
The European Commission(EC)plans to have its broadband policy formally adopted by member states by the end of 2012. EC vice-president and leader of the digital agenda,Neelie Kroes,outlined key aspects of the policy during a speech in ...
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Ofcom today set out proposals to cap the prices BT can charge for leasing its telecoms infrastructure, which it claims will lead to real-time price reductions for most customers. The regulator said the lines, which are rented by companies ...
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BT is to offer fibre-to-the-premises(FTTP)connections at the request of customers in trials it is launching today. The Openreach arm of the telecoms giant is giving eight areas the opportunity to upgrade their connections to a possible ...
Tags: BT, FTTP, Broadband, UK, FTTC connections
Ofcom has revealed plans to regulate telecoms operators'leased line infrastructure across the UK,but is to consult for industry views. The Business Connectivity Market Review looks at leased line infrastructure rented by numerous ...
Tags: Ofcom, telecoms operator, line infrastructure, BT, UK