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HP And Cisco Battle Over Network Security
News Instead of centralised core routing, ProCurve uses a system that is similar to that used by telecoms operators, with "intelligent" switches at the edge of the network. Cisco currently has the largest market share for network switches, with HP's...
[February 13, 2006, 12:15]
Intellect Launches ICT Networking Group
News Intellect, the trade association for the IT and telecoms industries, has launched a social network for young people. Patrons include John Suffolk, the government's chief information officer, and Karen Price, chief executive officer of e-skills, the...
[April 26, 2007, 15:47]
Telecoms Convergence Brings Revolution
News The next major advances in telecoms will come through the increased integration between mobile and fixed networks, according to network operators and equipment manufacturers speaking at the 3GSM World Congress in Cannes on Monday.
[February 14, 2005, 13:25]
BA Goes Virtual With Vanco Network Deal
News British Airways has selected virtual-network operator Vanco to manage a portion of its telecoms infrastructure in a bid to drive down communications costs across the airline. The deal, announced at Vanco's annual customer and employee networking...
[February 24, 2005, 15:55]
BT Nails Down Contracts For Next-generation Network
News BT has finally completed its negotiations with several major telecoms equipment manufacturers over the technology that will power a forthcoming IP-based network across the UK. BT is thought to be the first incumbent telecoms operator to attempt a...
[March 7, 2006, 15:55]
Broadband Boom Saves BT From Break-up
News UK telecoms regulator Oftel published its response to the Culture Media and Sport Committee report on communications on Wednesday, and ruled out breaking up BT. Go to the Telecoms forum. The recent surge in broadband take-up in the UK has saved BT...
[July 17, 2002, 10:45]
BT Launches Access Services Division
News Openreach will oversee the maintenance of BT's national telecoms network and the installation of new infrastructure. A crucial part of Openreach's role is to give every telecoms service provider fair and equal access to BT's network.
[January 11, 2006, 11:25]
EU Telecoms Ministers Meet To Save 3G
News EU telecoms ministers including UK e-minister Patricia Hewitt met today to discuss methods of helping those companies that paid large sums of money for third-generation (3G) network licences. The EU Telecoms Council was expected to recommend that...
[April 4, 2001, 16:24]
OpenCloud Launches Telecoms Developer Portal
News OpenCloud, a supplier of in-network application servers for the telecoms industry, has launched a developer portal in the hope of creating new applications for heavily saturated telecoms markets such as Western Europe, the US and the Far East.
[March 11, 2008, 17:32]
NTL Funds Unbundling Boost
News Telecoms and cable television provider NTL will spend £65m on placing its equipment in BT telephone exchanges -- a process known as local loop unbundling (LLU). As the rollout of broadband Internet access became an issue at the height of the...
[September 21, 2004, 15:25]
ISPs Wary Of BT's Network Upgrade Plans
News A body representing many of the UK's ISPs has warned that BT should be prevented from monopolising the UK's telecoms market through its forthcoming 21st Century Network (21CN) . The Internet Services Providers' Association (ISPA) has told...
[April 13, 2005, 18:20]
BT Dodges Break-up Bullet
News BT and Ofcom have agreed to sweeping changes to the way rival telecoms operators access BT's UK telecommunications network. The telecoms industry was still digesting the implications of Ofcom's announcement on Thursday morning, with one insider...
[June 23, 2005, 11:45]
Energis Backs Calls For BT Break-up
News UK telecoms operator Energis has urged Ofcom to stop trying to 'paper over the cracks' and instead make decisive moves to break-up the telecoms giant. Speaking on Monday, Energis effectively rejected BT's offer of widespread internal changes to...
[February 7, 2005, 17:30]
KPNQwest Collapse Threatens Europe's Net
News The collapse of KPNQwest, which operates Europe's largest fibre-optic network, is one of the more spectacular failures among alternative telecoms firms that spent heavily to capitalise on growing demand for data transfer at the height of the tech...
[May 31, 2002, 12:53]
Thus On Rivals, Regulation And Recovery
News Like all UK telecoms operators, Thus has been through several challenging years. PM: I don't think there has been a successful merger and acquisition which has added value in the telecoms sector in recent times.
[January 12, 2007, 13:10]
BT Offers Landmark Changes To Avoid Break-up
News The United Kingdom has the opportunity to create the most exciting and innovative telecoms market in the world. Competing telecoms companies were taking a wary view of BT's plans. BT has offered to make widespread changes to the way it operates its...
[February 3, 2005, 16:35]
Wireless Broadband Threatened By Licensing Plan?
News Community broadband activists and some in the telecoms industry are concerned that the rollout of wireless broadband networks in rural areas could be hampered if, as widely expected, the government decides to license the use of part of the 5GHz...
[March 7, 2003, 9:27]
Telcos Battle To Control Community Wireless
News A clash has broken out in the US between the City of Philadelphia and an incumbent telecommunications firm, which illustrates how Wi-Fi is shaking up the telecoms market. But Verizon, a major US telecoms operator, has been pushing for the right to...
[December 1, 2004, 14:50]
Networks Show Drops Telecoms, Stays In Birmingham
News The show has changed its name from Networks Telecom owing to the continued downturn in the telecoms field and will re-focus on enterprise networking. Telecoms was a comparatively recent addition to the show's coverage, added to capitalise on the...
[June 25, 2002, 15:05]
Inmarsat Launches Global Mobile Broadband
News The service is aimed at mobile users in locations with unreliable telecoms infrastructure. The company said: "The service is designed for mobile users who want dependable, secure broadband access when working in locations with an unreliable or non...
[December 7, 2005, 16:30]
