Unlimited-broadband offers to go 'within a year'
News Analysts and ISPs indicate the days of the 'unlimited broadband' package are numbered because of the explosion in internet video use [14 Mar 2008]
- Nonsense: The Bandwidth Party continues. - D Tomlinson
- Pachyderms and fibre - David Meyer
- The Limits to Bandwidth - D Tomlinson
- Exaggerating the problem - harpless
When narrow minds meet next-gen broadband
Leader The announcement of an independent review into next-generation broadband should be a call to arms for the UK's tech innovators [25 Feb 2008]
- Islands of Fibre - David Brunnen
- Killer apps for fibre - David Meyer
- killer apps? - David Brunnen
Thinktank: Phorm a 'green light for lawbreaking'
News After the Information Commissioner appears to back the privacy claims of web-advertising firm Phorm, a prominent thinktank claims Phorm's activities are still illegal [07 Apr 2008]
- Bad News - Moley
- Targetted Technology? - 55454
Switching broadband provider is still problematic
News Despite Ofcom rules introduced a year ago to make the process easier, broadband subscribers are still reporting difficulties when moving to a new provider [18 Feb 2008]
- Italy - eddiebaby
Network-performance issues eat up tech time
News IT professionals spend one month of the year determining the cause of network issues, and performance problems appear to be rising, according to research [02 Apr 2008]
- Points out the need for more proactive management - 1000061853
- But the problem is lack of awareness - Yellowcave
Vendors tackle high telepresence costs
Analysis The top-five telepresence vendors are trying to encourage more companies to adopt the high-end videoconferencing technology, which so far has proved tricky to sell [01 Apr 2008]
- Market traction - RichardThurston
AT&T: Internet to hit full capacity by 2010
News The company has warned of the need for urgent investment in the internet's infrastructure, deliberately avoiding the term 'net neutrality' [18 Apr 2008]
- Alarm Bells Again? - L. DiMeglio
Phorm attacks critics over 'illegality' claims
News The targeted-advertising company accuses the Foundation for Information Policy Research of wanting to stifle 'new developments' — a claim described by FIPR as being unrealistic [10 Apr 2008]
- Initial Response - Moley
Broadband Britain sees costs fall as speeds rise
News Fat pipes are cheaper and faster than ever, with average broadband costs falling 36 percent in the past four years [04 Feb 2008]
- What's the point? - 52374
- Broadband Britain sees costs fall as speeds rise - TonyC
BCS joins calls for Phorm service to be opt-in
News The British Computer Society has joined the information commissioner in calling for Phorm's targeted-ad service to be opt-in to comply with privacy law [30 Apr 2008]
- Web site creators... how do they 'opt in'? - 1000250712
BT responds to 'unethical' contract criticism
News The communications provider has introduced a three-month grace period for PSTN line customers who do not want to be automatically 'upgraded' to a new 12-month contract [20 Feb 2008]
- Outrageous - 57715
EU votes against disconnecting file-sharers
News Two reports from the European Parliament argue that if filesharers of copyrighted material are not trying to make money from their actions, they should not be criminalised or thrown off the internet [11 Apr 2008]
- Finally something clever in EU - LadyRoot
PlusNet suffers data-centre outage
News The ISP says services have been restored after an unexplained power outage at its primary data centre early on Thursday morning [21 Feb 2008]
Gov't seeks to boost UK broadband networks
News An independent review has been launched into barriers preventing the rollout of high-speed, next-generation broadband networks in the UK [25 Feb 2008]
- The other network - 1000215420
BT calls for Euro-wide telecoms regulations
News The IT and telecoms provider claims European companies could benefit from being able to arrange a single contract for all their fixed or mobile services across the region [07 Apr 2008]
Gartner: Unified comms is not about saving money
News Bringing voice, email and instant messaging onto a single IP platform is expensive and the business case should be based on productivity and collaboration drivers, the analyst firm claims [23 Apr 2008]
How telepresence is targeting healthcare
Case Study A Scottish hospital is investigating whether high-end videoconferencing technology could have a role to play in the treatment of patients [17 Mar 2008]
BT invites Second Life users to AvaTalk
News The company is exploring demand for virtual-to-real-world communications via a one-month trial of its free phone and texting service [25 Mar 2008]
WiMax's head start over LTE may decide 4G race
News Sprint Nextel believes WiMax may become more widely adopted than the long-term evolution of 3G because the tech has arrived first [11 Apr 2008]
Operators want fewer new mobile masts
News Admitting they are unlikely to increase revenues as mobile data usage rises, operators say they need to cut costs by re-using existing base stations for new mobile technologies [06 Mar 2008]
Citrix makes Evergreen WAN union with Microsoft
News The two companies' product allows branch offices to take advantage of WAN optimisation without removing the branch server [19 Feb 2008]
