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Second Draft of The Controversial Communications Data Bill Is to Be Released Next Month
Feb 17, 2013The second draft of the controversial Communications Data Bill, which aims to allow unparalleled interception of data about UK citizens' online communications and voice calls, is to be released next month. Government publishes draft ...
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Ofcom Will Have to Pay for Each Phone Number Allocated to Them as of Next Year
Dec 27, 2012Ofcom today announced new rules for telecoms providers meaning they will have to pay for each phone number allocated to them as of next year. Currently the likes of BT, Virgin Media and TalkTalk can request blocks of 1,000 numbers from ...
Tags: Ofcom, telecoms, telephone, Virgin Media, TalkTalk
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Broadband Speeds in The UK Have More Than Doubled Over The Past Four Years
Dec 27, 2012Broadband speeds in the UK have more than doubled over the past four years as a result of the roll-out of superfast networks. A report published by Ofcom today (15 August 2012) claimed the average download speed reached 9Mbps in May 2012, ...
Tags: Broadband, superfast networks, Ofcom, UK
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The Two Technology Giants Were The Final Competitors for The 40m Contract
Dec 24, 2012Cumbria County Council has turned down bids from BT and Fujitsu to complete its superfast broadband roll-out across the region. The two technology giants were the final competitors for the 40m contract, funded by central government, to ...
Tags: Cumbria County Council, superfast broadband, Internet, networking
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No One Was Against The Sentiment of Rolling out Broadband to Every Home in The UK by 2015
Dec 18, 2012Jeremy Hunt's promise in 2010 that the UK would lead Europe with its broadband infrastructure within five years raised a few eyebrows. No one was against the sentiment of rolling out broadband to every home in the UK by 2015 – even ...
Tags: Jeremy Hunt, broadband infrastructure, UK
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Staffordshire County Council Managed to Save Pound 1.5m with PSN Deployment
Dec 18, 2012Staffordshire County Council claims it has managed to save pound 1.5m by adopting the Cabinet Office framework for a public sector network. Staffordshire County Council was one of the first to embrace the public sector network (PSN) ...
Tags: Staffordshire County Council, PSN, public sector network
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Much Debate Has Occurred in The Past 24 Hours Over The Real Term Cuts to Benefits
Dec 7, 2012Yesterday, the chancellor of the exchequer stood at the dispatch box in the House of Commons to present his autumn statement to the UK. Much debate has occurred in the past 24 hours over the real term cuts to benefits, dropping the fuel ...
Tags: chancellor of the exchequer, fuel tax, 4G spectrum auction, broadband
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Mobile Operators Need Help in Tackling a "Backhaul Bottleneck"
Nov 7, 2012Vodafone has claimed that mobile operators need help in tackling a "backhaul bottleneck" in order to roll out a successful 4G network. At a Westminster e-forum event today, Vodafone's head of regulatory affairs, Matthew Braovac, argued ...
Tags: Computer, Products, Successful
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The £100m Pot Was Created to Be Split Between The Four Capital Cities in The UK
Oct 23, 2012BT and Virgin Media have each submitted complaints to the European Commission (EC) about plans for a state-funded broadband network in Birmingham. The City Council was awarded the money for the project after applying to the Urban ...