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HP: European telcos to become cloud providers
News Most major telecoms companies in Europe will become cloud providers within the next 12 to 18 months, HP's European head of innovation and sustainable computing has said. In July, the telecoms and media commissioner, Viviane Reding, said Europe was...
[October 8, 2009, 9:19]
Bank of England alarmed by telecom debts
News The Bank of England will add its voice to warnings over the amount of borrowing run up by telecoms companies Thursday. In its six-monthly Financial Stability Review, the Bank will warn that the huge debts run up by telecoms companies are a worry...
[December 11, 2000, 8:24]
Telefonica, China Unicom in $1bn stock swap deal
News One of the world's largest telecoms companies, Telefonica, has announced a $1bn share swap with Chinese operator China Unicom. Independent telecoms analyst Dean Bubley said the deal would be beneficial for both companies, giving them a foothold in...
[September 7, 2009, 17:23]
Broadband threatened by road digging charges
News Concern is growing that the rollout and take-up of broadband services by UK companies could be damaged if telecoms firms are forced to pay up to £500 per day to dig up roads and install equipment. Richard Allan MP, who represents Sheffield Hallam...
[May 14, 2002, 9:54]
Broadband fixed wireless auction: nil bids
News The government's latest attempt to persuade telecoms companies to buy a broadband fixed wireless licence has been running for two weeks -- and so far it has not attracted a single bid, ZDNet UK can reveal.
[October 26, 2001, 17:32]
Analyst: Beware the telecoms mini-bubble
News Analysts have warned of an imminent "mini-bubble" as telecoms companies rush into the converged world of triple-play services. Forrester telecoms analyst Lars Godell, who published a major report on triple-play strategies on Friday, told ZDNet UK...
[June 9, 2006, 14:35]
Net access 'becoming a commodity'
News Incumbent telecoms providers have been told to start falling into line with utilities companies as bandwidth and connectivity become commodity products, piped into customers' homes like gas and electricity.
[March 1, 2005, 8:50]
Firms unprepared for telecoms disasters
News Despite most companies admitting that a telecoms failure would massively impact their ability to do business, only one in ten firms have a back-up telecoms system in place, according to research published by the Business Continuity Institute (BCI...
[March 17, 2005, 10:15]
Regulator clamps down on rogue dialler cash
News The regulator announced on Thursday that telecoms companies such as BT will no longer be allowed to pass on call revenues to premium-rate service operators until at least 30 days after the call was made.
[August 5, 2005, 15:25]
BT faces EC wrath over local-loop unbundling
News BT could face intervention from the European Commission if an inquiry into local-loop unbundling (LLU) concludes that the telco has attempted to hamper the efforts of other telecoms companies to provide ADSL services.
[September 18, 2001, 16:54]
EFF: Don't protect US telcos from spying lawsuits
News The Electronic Frontier Foundation, a US-based advocacy group for internet users, is expected to argue in a US court on Tuesday that it's unconstitutional to prevent Americans from suing the telecoms companies that allegedly helped the federal...
[December 2, 2008, 11:17]
EC: Tech industry must recruit more women
News Sixty-six percent of telecoms companies have no women on the board. In 66 percent of telecoms companies, there are no women on the board and in 14 major IT companies the figure is less than 10 per cent.
[March 9, 2007, 14:41]
UK lags behind in Europe in IT optimism
News Forty-four percent of French companies expect IT and telecoms to be the major driving force behind their economy for 2004, according to the survey. Chris Williams, partner at the firm, said: "Our last survey was conducted before the Iraq conflict...
[December 4, 2003, 16:00]
UK Government suffers data retention blow
News The UK government is proposing that ISPs and phone companies retain their customers' telecoms traffic data for up to two years and give law enforcement agencies access to that data -- if needed -- in a criminal investigation.
[September 17, 2002, 12:30]
Regulator considers VoIP phone numbers
News VoIP has often been perceived as a massive threat to traditional telecoms companies, as it could destroy the profits they make from voice calls. The UK's telecoms regulator is considering issuing ranges of telephone numbers to voice and video...
[April 2, 2002, 13:12]
BT broadband strength sparks Parliament fight
News Members of the Trade and Industry select committee angered Ben Verwaayen, chief executive of BT, by claiming that BT had an unhealthy dominance over other telecoms companies in the UK, and that splitting the telco in half would benefit the British...
[November 12, 2003, 15:00]
EU telecoms gets regulatory shake-up
News Many countries in Europe still have a dominant telecoms incumbent, like BT used to be in the UK before the creation of Openreach, which was supposed to allow rival companies equivalent opportunities in the market.
[November 14, 2007, 13:24]
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]
EC cracks down on local-loop unbundling
News The five EC member states are accused of failing to make their incumbent telecoms companies provide precise details of how rival companies can gain access to their networks -- a process known as local-loop unbundling.
[March 21, 2002, 14:31]
Incumbent telcos accused of plotting against VoIP
News Old-school telecoms operators are suspected of scheming behind the scenes in an attempt to hamper the new wave of companies offering IP-based telephony services. Bert Whyte, chief executive of net.com -- a maker of broadband telecoms equipment...
[October 8, 2004, 10:55]
