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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]
Telecoms market still not competitive says Oftel
News Oftel admits Thursday that BT's prices are too high and that the telecoms market is still not competitive as it confirms it will maintain price controls on the telco. The telecoms regulator admits it has been forced to maintain the controls because...
[February 2, 2001, 11:01]
Reding: Telecoms Package to survive clause row
Blog Europe's telecommunications commissioner, Viviane Reding, has told ZDNet UK that the Telecoms Package, a collection of new laws that many fear will be sunk by a contentious net-neutrality clause, will not all have to go to a conciliation process.
[June 25, 2009, 13:22]
Converged services could slash telecoms bills
News Telecoms watcher Analysys predicts the cheaper bills will be heralded by the advent of converged services, as businesses begin to route more of their voice traffic over Wi-Fi rather than cellular connections, helping them avoid fixed-to-mobile...
[March 9, 2007, 17:19]
Ofcom pleads for Telecoms Package to pass
News The head of UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has urged European parliamentarians and telecommunications ministers to resolve an argument that has erupted over a raft of new legislation. At the European Competitive Telecommunications Association (ECTA...
[June 25, 2009, 11:38]
European telecoms set for growth
News The European telecoms industry, one of the hardest hit by the ICT slump of the past few years, is now in a healthier state and will show modest growth this year, according to analyst IDC. In a report published on Friday, the company said that the...
[February 16, 2004, 10:55]
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]
EU telecoms vote prompts file-sharing fears
News The vote concerns the passage of a parcel of laws called the 'Telecoms Package'. The Telecoms Package contains several amendments — recently added by British Conservative MEPs Malcolm Harbour and Syed Kamall — that cover copyright issues.
[July 7, 2008, 17:12]
Ofcom announces telecoms review
News New communications regulator Ofcom has announced its intention to put the telecoms industry under the spotlight for the first time in over a decade. As well as undertaking research itself, Ofcom will be having a word with telecoms experts and the...
[December 15, 2003, 9:30]
EC telecoms overhaul sparks alarm
News Brussels is threatening a complete overhaul of the way the telecoms sector is controlled. Among the changes Reding proposed are a single European agency to distribute spectrum to operators; increased pressure on telcos to adopt “structural...
[June 29, 2006, 15:50]
Small firms baffled by telecoms terms
Talkback Well I have worked in the telecoms industry for 20 years. My girlfriend looks after a small office of around 15 staff. When looking at a new PBX / Key system the people that came to see her assumed that she knew what lines, excahnge lines, camp on...
[June 14, 2005, 12:37]
Ethernet marches towards telecoms domination
News Ethernet has taken another step towards becoming the protocol of choice for metropolitan telecoms networking, even though some experts remain unconvinced that businesses are genuinely keen to use it to connect their local networks together.
[October 13, 2003, 11:50]
BT-MCI merger will create world's second largest telecoms group
News BT this morning announced it has entered a $20 billion merger agreement with MCI the US's second largest telecoms group. BT is roughly twice the size of MCI and acquired a 20 per cent stake in 1993, creating the Concert Communications Services...
[November 4, 1996, 11:26]
Ericsson charts route in the 'new telecoms world'
News Nilsson, who yesterday unveiled Ericsson's roadmap at the Business Design Centre, said convergence of the telecoms and datacoms industries was one of the key driving forces for the company's strategy and, to this end, he pledged strong commitment...
[November 3, 1998, 9:37]
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]
British Gas takes on BT in telecoms market
News It claims the move is the first step towards a more competitive telecoms market. Marketing director of British Gas, Ian El-Mokadem believes there is a long way to go before the telecoms market is as open as the energy market in the UK.
[September 4, 2000, 10:19]
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]
Cloud pushing telecoms into bandwidth boost
News Cloud computing and net neutrality are becoming major factors in forcing telecoms operators to upgrade their core network bandwidth, according to an industry analyst. In turn, top industry players such as Nortel, Cisco and Juniper Networks are...
[June 9, 2009, 16:36]
BT demands open standards in telecoms
News Paul Reynolds, chief executive of BT Wholesale, told the 21st Century Communications World Forum on Monday that the telco wants to destroy the telecoms sector's culture of closed proprietary systems in favour of the "plug-and-play" ways of the IT...
[February 21, 2005, 16:05]
China telecoms market to overtake Japan by 2014
News The latest annual report from the analyst firm estimated the country's telecoms market generated $110bn (£70bn) last year, "making it the second largest telecommunications services market in the Asia-Pacific region after Japan".
[July 27, 2009, 9:51]
