TMA 2000: Broadband Not Enough
News To fulfill its promise as the provider of video, the much-hyped broadband Internet will need a corporate make-over. This is the conclusion of one of the key speakers at this year's Telecommunication Managers Association conference in Brighton.
[October 9, 2000, 15:13]
Union Bangs The Drum For Universal Broadband
News Speaking at TMA 2002 on Tuesday, the CWU's deputy general secretary for telecoms, Jeannie Drake, insisted that the government had to invest in pilot schemes, demos, education and awareness programmes as well as funding research into innovative...
[October 22, 2002, 12:09]
Guy Kewney's Weekend Diary
News 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 "inappropriate" products. Unfortunately, he is also the TMA's most...
[February 8, 1997, 7:00]
Oftel Promises 'major' Review Of Line Charges
News White was among delegates gathered at the TMA (Telecommunications Managers Association) conference in Brighton. In his opening remarks at the TMA conference he claimed metered access was holding back Internet take-up in the UK.
[November 30, 1999, 9:32]
Pick Your Own Bandwidth With Satellite Broadband
News Lambkin, who was promoting SatDrive at TMA 2002 in Brighton, believes a home office worker would be happy to pay to quickly download a large file such as a new software upgrade, or multimedia work for a client.
[October 22, 2002, 15:32]
Five Years Ago: Orange Offers ISDN Access
News Mobile communications company, Orange unveiled a direct access to ISDN service at the TMA conference in Brighton. The service allows users to connect to ISDN via a PC Data card. Calls are charged at Orange rates rather than ISDN rates and the...
[November 24, 2001, 6:00]
BT Hurt By Niche Suppliers, Poor Quality
News BT's dominance of the UK business market is waning, according to a report from the Telecommunications Managers Association (TMA), which also revealed that UK firms are getting a poor deal on quality of service.
[January 30, 1998, 15:34]
ISDN Cards Duck £100 Barrier
News UK connectivity specialist Electronic Frontier will greet the annual TMA telecommunications show on November 25 by slashing prices on ISDN cards to under £100 at the entry-level. The move poses an interesting price challenge to the coming wave of...
[November 8, 1996, 10:23]
Sony Moves Into Desktop Videoconferencing
News Sonyhas announced its first desktop videoconferencing system, unveiled at the TMA conference in Brighton. The Trinicom 500 system costs just £1,500 and offers videoconferencing using standard PC technology and ISDN connectivity.
[November 26, 1996, 1:38]
UK Tech Week: Philips Launches Affordable Video Conferencing
News Exhibitors can talk live to Philips employees at the company's HQ in Eindhoven, or to the TMA exhibition in Brighton. Live demonstrations of the 230 and 430 video conferencing suites are taking place at Earl's Court this week.
[October 6, 1998, 11:22]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog TMA's there, so industry myth has it, so that the managers can spend a dirty weekend with their secretaries 'on business', although it would be uncouth for me to report on any such naughtiness. TMA is an annual event beloved of suits, where...
[October 10, 1998, 8:33]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
News TMA's there, so industry myth has it, so that the managers can spend a dirty weekend with their secretaries 'on business', although it would be uncouth for me to report on any such naughtiness. TMA is an annual event beloved of suits, where...
[October 10, 1998, 7:33]
Demon Could Sue BT For Poaching Customers
News Speaking at TMA 2000 Monday, a Demon spokeswoman said: "BT has been advising customers that we won't be offering SurfTime and this has led to a loss of customers. Demon Internet is considering legal action against beleagured telco British...
[October 10, 2000, 9:54]
Convergence: Another 50 Years For Comunications Managers!
Talkback It has been embracing the process of change and then convergence ever since it came out of the Institute of Administrative Management some 25 years ago and then changed from TMA (Telecoms Managers Association) to CMA (Communications Management...
[July 28, 2007, 9:18]
ADSL Pricing: Industry Reacts
News Johnson vehemently disagrees with BT's chairman Iain Vallance who told delegates at the TMA conference in Brighton this week that ADSL is not ready for the masses. Industry reaction to BT's ADSL pricing announcement Thursday has been a mixed bag...
[December 3, 1999, 8:54]
Photos: Microsoft Veteran Blasts Into Orbit
News It'll be cramped quarters for the three men in the Soyuz TMA-10 spacecraft. Saturday's launch of a Russian rocket will mark the fifth time a tourist has flown into space. This time around, the high-flying passenger will be Charles Simonyi, who...
[April 11, 2007, 12:19]
BT Suspends ADSL Rollout
News Speaking at the TMA conference in Brighton last week, Chris Parker, head of e-Economy in the office of the e-Envoy, said there is a "big problem" with GPs, primary schools and other services in rural areas that cannot access broadband.
[November 5, 2001, 12:02]
Music Industry At Odds With BT Over Napster
News And while the music industry rushes to support the maverick US provider, cries of inappropriate censorship came from the Head of the TMA (Telecoms Managers' Association). Unlike telecoms providers across the pond, BT has labelled Napster...
[May 19, 2000, 9:57]
'Urgent Action Needed' Over Broadband Divide
News One of the leading figures in the UK broadband scene has demanded immediate action to address the fact that one in three households cannot get affordable broadband. Keith Todd, chairman of the Broadband Stakeholders Group (BSG), warned on Monday...
[October 21, 2002, 14:17]
