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Ofcom Has Identified a Number of Spectrum Bands
Nov 27, 2013Communications regulator Ofcom has identified a number of spectrum bands that could be used for 5G mobile broadband. The new spectrum, which represents seven times the amount released for the 4G auction, could expand mobile data capacity ...
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BT Has Signed a Multi-Million Pound Contract with Oracle
Oct 25, 2013BT has signed a multi-million pound contract with Oracle, for the technology giant's human capital management (HCM) software suite. The exact financial terms were not disclosed. Further reading Rural broadband rollout slammed for ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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PAC Have Criticised The Rural Broadband Rollout Intended
Sep 29, 2013MPs on the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) have criticised the rural broadband rollout intended to provide fast internet access to 90 per cent of UK homes by 2015 for favouring BT and adding as much as £20 to council tax bills. In a ...
Tags: Computer Products
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BT Sport and Timeline Television Implemented a Data Transfer and Automation Platform
Aug 13, 2013BT Sport and partner Timeline Television have implemented a high-speed data transfer and automation platform from Aspera for BT's live sport coverage. Aspera's fasp transfer solution and Orchestra workflow automation software were the ...
Tags: BT Sport, High-Speed File
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BT Has Hit Back Against Press Criticism Generated by The National Audit Office's Report
Jul 8, 2013BT has hit back against press criticism generated by the National Audit Office's report into the rising costs and delays that have affected the government's rural fibre-broadband rollout. The company says, in particular, that it has not ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Arqiva Has Won The Government Tender to Deliver The Mobile Infrastructure Project
May 14, 2013The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has announced that communications infrastructure provider Arqiva has won the government tender to deliver The Mobile Infrastructure Project (MIP), designed to improve mobile connectivity in rural ...
Tags: Arqiva, Government Contract
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A U.S. Federal Communications Commission Cap on Rural Telephone Subsidies
Dec 31, 2012IDG News Service - A U.S. Federal Communications Commission cap on rural telephone subsidies will cost jobs in rural areas and lead to higher prices for customers in those areas, a group of rural carriers said. The FCC's cap on payments ...
Tags: Federal Communications Commission, telecom, rural, US
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Remote Areas of Scotland Are Now Able to Access Superfast Broadband
Dec 26, 2012Remote areas of Scotland are now able to access superfast broadband, thanks to a research project by two of the country's universities. The University of Edinburgh and the University of the Highlands and Islands have been working together ...
Tags: Scottish Universities, Rural Broadband, Tegola project, academic network
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BT Openreach's Fibre to The Premises Is Now Available to Communications Providers
Dec 26, 2012BT Openreach's fibre to the premises (FTTP) is now available to communications providers, supporting 40Mbps to 330Mbps downstream and 2Mbps to 30Mbps upstream in a select few areas of the UK. The service will initially be available in the ...
Tags: FTTP, BT Openreach, rural broadband, network
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The European Commission Gave The Green Light to The Broadband Delivery UK Scheme
Dec 26, 2012Local authorities could pay double that of central government to fund the broadband roll-out across the UK. The European Commission gave the green light to the Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) scheme, which will see a £530m pot of ...
Tags: Internet infrastructure, Computer Products, Broadband Bill
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Fujitsu Has Pulled out of Tender to Roll out Superfast Broadband Across Rural Cumbria
Dec 26, 2012Fujitsu has pulled out of the £40m tender to roll out superfast broadband across rural Cumbria. However, Computer Weekly has learned the supplier didn't fully complete the bidding process. A council document, seen by a source, ...
Tags: Fujitsu, superfast broadband, bidding process, rural Cumbria
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Access to Broadband Service in Remote Regions Was a Key Issue at The CTO Meeting
Dec 26, 2012With more than 70 percent of Africa's population living in rural areas, access to broadband service in remote regions was a key issue at the recently concluded Commonwealth Telecommunications Organization (CTO) meeting in Sierra Leone. In ...
Tags: CTO, Public, Private Sector Balance, Africa, ICT Development
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Geo Networks Teams up with B4RN to Provide Superfast Internet Connections to Remote Areas
Dec 26, 2012Geo Networks is teaming up with Broadband for the Rural North (B4RN) to provide superfast internet connections to remote areas in Lancashire. The company is known for its dark fibre installations – recycling pre-installed fibre ...
Tags: Geo Networks, Broadband, Rural North, internet connections
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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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Investment of Pound 32m to Get Superfast Broadband to Rural Areas Is Brought Into Question
Dec 17, 2012Lancashire County Council’s investment of pound 32m to get superfast broadband to rural areas is being brought into question by a local MP, who claims other, more pressing social issues should take priority. Graham Jones, Labour MP ...