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BT slammed for 'ignoring' broadband interest
Talkback We're told telecomms is not a BT monopoly. You and I canot set up a telecomms business; it requires a licence. Telecomms are like roads -- can road construction companies just build roads where and when they like ?
[December 3, 2003, 11:55]
Five years ago: Intel's Grove: UK must use IT better
News Grove slated European telecomms companies for hindering the adoption of high-bandwidth technologies: "What is important is increased bandwidth and lower costs. Neither is being served [sufficiently] by the [European] telecomms industries.
[February 6, 2002, 6:01]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog And talking of uncertain telecomms commerce, the big restructure is afoot at BT. Friday Foreign investments? For sale. BT Wireless (that's Cellnet)? An independent company -- and, effectively, for sale.
[May 11, 2001, 16:00]
UK shrugs off American broadband troubles
News But despite the US experience, the UK telecomms industry remains confident that it can cope. Yet despite the experience over the pond, the UK telecomms industry is confident that it can sustain a high level of quality as broadband rolls out.
[March 20, 2000, 8:42]
Skype: Do you get what you pay for?
Talkback How many of these 'complaints' come from sources that could be tracked down to belonging to the big telecomms companies who are nervous of Skype's success? I'm using Skype and Skype out with no problems at all.
[April 29, 2005, 10:38]
AT&T acquires Planet Internet
News The US telecomms giant has purchased Dutch-owned Planet Internet, which launched a high-profile consumer-orientated Internet service earlier this year. AT&T is one step closer to offering an Internet service in the UK.
[November 25, 1996, 16:16]
Nokia ups IP Mobility range
News Mobile telecomms giant Nokia has revealed that wireless LAN technology will form the core of its IP Mobility strategy. The company's system will include wireless LAN access points, wireless LAN cards, software and utilities for installation...
[September 30, 1999, 6:52]
Nuggets: Wappy days for Alcatel
News The telecomms industry has decamped en masse and headed down to Cannes for the GSM World Congress this week. When not swanning around on yachts several companies have taken the time to launch a variety of, surprise surprise, WAP products.
[February 2, 2000, 11:22]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog There is no European telecomms regulator, no Euro-Ofcom. Friday 20/10/2006 One of the intriguing aspects of the mobile-roaming rip-off is the way it has exposed a fundamental flaw in regulation. There are various standards bodies such as ETSI...
[October 20, 2006, 19:20]
Guy Kewney's Weekend Diary
News Reason: the telecomms suppliers were not providing appropriate ones. Last week, the TMA (Telephone Managers Association) did a big spread about how it had surveyed its members. It found that more than three quarters of TMA members were buying...
[February 8, 1997, 7:00]
NTL trials 18Mbps broadband
Talkback Further, the Asian countries governments have always heavily subsidised the telecomms infrastructure in their country, your 'phat' japanese line is probably partly paid for by the japanese govt, whilst over here the UK govt has only relatively...
[March 18, 2005, 11:23]
Tiscali's 'sell-off' plans and the media
Blog Comment Pipex make an interesting comparative story - they are the equivalent of a telecomms car boot sale, after selling their consumer broadband business, they have been trying to sell their wireless, networking services and web hosting groups for some...
[January 24, 2008, 19:44]
LineOne goes free(ish)
News Subscribers will have to commit to spending £5 a month on voice calls, register with telecomms company Quip and purchase a £20 telephone dialler -- a box that redirects calls via LineOne. The latest ISP to offer unmetered access is LineOne, which...
[March 10, 2000, 14:47]
EC wants giant data network
Talkback Can anyone tell me why broadband prices are so expensive - we pay £16.00 for 512k connection with 1Mb download per month and yet tariiffs in France will drop to €20 euros (£13) a month for access to 2 megabits per second, and to €18 euros for...
[July 27, 2004, 14:51]
C&W announces massive UK staff cull
Talkback Want to build your own Telecomms empire, I show you how.https://www.mobiles-3g.2u.co.uk/join/ do not delay. Offer these hard workers a real choice in life. Take an opportunity to grow your own business, folks.
[February 28, 2006, 12:44]
Drop yer pet a line on the ol' dog 'n' bone
News The Sun newspaper said that one of the firms helping to develop the devices was Japanese telecomms giant NTT DoCoMo, although no trace of the project could be found on the company's web-site this morning.
[October 28, 1999, 9:28]
Olivetti Group starts seeing black
News The PC operation Olivetti Computers Worldwide, of which the Olivetti Group still owns a 10 per cent stake, was sold off in January while Mannesmann will buy a 25 per cent stake of Olivetti's telecomms assets by December 15 for L1,100 billion.
[December 12, 1997, 11:52]
Media player-less Windows finally named
Talkback Its only what has been done to ensure more access to telecomms post monopoly already, and MS can then compete on the merits of its applications against other developers, which I'm sure it won't mind given the resources it has to do this.
[March 29, 2005, 13:42]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog In commerce -- especially telecomms commerce -- nothing is certain any more. Thursday Telewest continues to make me feel uneasy. It's a cable company, right? And cable companies are notoriously clueless, right?
[May 11, 2001, 16:00]
Psion/Amstrad - Ex-Dataflex exec pans Amstrad's 'can of worms'
News Dataflex is a rump business; Amstrad's old, core business is a dog; and BetaCom [Amstrad's telecomms business] is a cash cow. Not everybody was surprised by the sudden death of the Amstrad/Psion deal last Friday.
[July 30, 1996, 12:39]
