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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]
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]
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]
EC pares down plans for telecoms super-regulator
News The European Commission has agreed to pare back plans for a telecoms super-regulator, following a European Parliament vote in September. Telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding had wanted a large body that could manage and potentially overrule...
[November 11, 2008, 11:38]
Net-neutrality clause likely to delay telecoms reform
News The last-minute addition of a net-neutrality clause to a package of telecommunications reforms will probably delay the package's approval by telecoms ministers, the European Parliament has said. On Wednesday the Parliament voted through the...
[May 7, 2009, 12:16]
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]
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]
Blair called to stick to telecoms commitment
News Telecoms ministers signed a further commitment to the timetable at the beginning of October. This is no longer a telecoms issue, it is an issue of national competitiveness. Earlier this year Tony Blair made a commitment to opening up the local loop...
[October 18, 2000, 12:03]
EU telecoms gets regulatory shake-up
News The European Commission has adopted a raft of proposals that will see Europe's telecoms infrastructure dramatically shaken up. At the heart of the proposals, which represent the biggest change in telecoms regulation for five years, is the...
[November 14, 2007, 13:24]
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]
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]
Tech billionaire sees telecoms turmoil ahead
News Sir Terry Matthews, the technology entrepreneur who became Wales' first billionaire, has warned that some of the major players in the telecoms industry risk disaster if they fail to adapt to the challenges posed by technologies such as IP networking.
[November 18, 2005, 12:30]
EC to host hearing on the future of telecoms
News The European Commission's public hearing on the future of telecommunications, starting Wednesday in Brussels, is expected to attract around 600 delegates as the stage is set to radically alter telecoms regulation across Europe.
[May 9, 2000, 13:35]
Telecoms staff work hardest - report
News If you're looking to find the hardest workers, you might want to turn your attention towards telecoms, according to a new report. Out of the 14 sectors that came under the microscope in the study by Proudfoot Consulting, the most productive was...
[December 4, 2003, 15:20]
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]
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]
MEPs propose Europe-wide telecoms regulator
News An organisation encompassing Europe's national telecommunications regulators should be set up to ensure the harmonisation of spectrum use and other telecoms issues across the continent, the European Parliament's industry committee has said.
[July 9, 2008, 17:36]
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]
Telecoms takeover frenzy as Thus targets Energis
News C&W is reported to be offering around £710m for Energis, which is the third-largest UK telecoms firm behind BT and C&W. Thus and Cable & Wireless (C&W) have clashed in a battle to buy fellow telco Energis, as both strive to compete better against...
[August 15, 2005, 16:30]
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]
