February 20, 2008
H2O Networks recently appeared in the news with a campaign for a roll-out of a true fibre-to-the-home service in various UK towns. A press release today provides detail of a dark fibre service that can be bought from the company. H2O Networks will install a dark fibre from £699 per month in a local area as a point-to-point connection. Meaning that ...
H20 Local fibre service for £699 a month
by Dave NixonH2O Networks recently appeared in the news with a campaign for a roll-out of a true fibre-to-the-home service in various UK towns. A press release today provides detail of a dark fibre service that can be bought from the company. H2O Networks will install a dark fibre from £699 per month in a local area as a point-to-point connection. Meaning that ...
Two arrested for using home owners wireless network
by Dave NixonTwo men have been arrested for unlawful access to a wireless network. Some readers may remember this has occurred before. The short article in the Berwick Advertiser specifies the incident happened around lunchtime on Sunday 17th February and implicated two men with laptops sat in a parked car. No solid information is specified on what condition the wireless network was in, ...
BBC to consider changing compression used for iPlayer service
by Dave NixonThe BBC iPlayer is not devoid of its opponents but it has attracted 2.2 million people who have watched a sum of 17 million programmes. What is remarkable is that the newly launched streaming service may be due a renovation later this year according to The Register. The Flash based streaming service extended the number of video playing devices the service ...
North Yorkshire County Council in £42.4m broadband contract
by Dave NixonSome 500 locations in North Yorkshire including schools, libraries and council offices are set to profit from a new ten year broadband contract just announced by North Yorkshire County Council. The £42.4m contract was awarded to NYnet after a three year period which saw eight other prospective bidders pursuing the contract. The Yorkshire Post article approximates that the expenditure of this ...
Snap Mobile games agreement with PopCap
by Lin FreestoneNokia and PopCap Games, a developer and publisher of casual games, will bring connected mobile Java games to the SNAP Mobile platform. The Chuzzle is the first game to be re-developed by PopCap under a multi-game agreement. Nokia's Snap Mobile is a Java gaming solution that covers middleware and technology, hosting, maintenance, and online community management. It is available to ...
Pre-paid service introduced by Vizada
by Lin FreestoneVizada, a provider of global satellite communications solutions, has launched the Universal Card pre-paid service for mobile satellite communications. The service enables users to make private calls, send SMS and e-mail from a single card over both Inmarsat and Iridium mobile satellite terminals. The Universal Card is designed to simplify administration for customers managing large fleets of terminals such as ...
Market research highlights smartphone gaming preference
by Jan HarrisMagmic Games and Information Solutions Group (ISG) have conducted market research which shows that 90% of consumers of mobile entertainment products on smartphones, believe that this type of device gives them a superior gaming experience to traditional handsets. The survey also showed that playing games on smartphones such as Blackberry devices, is becoming the most popular method of gaming for ...
Catcher lands order from mystery international handset vendor
by David MastersCatcher Technology, manufacturer of magnesium-alloy cases, has revealed that they have received orders for handset cases from an un-named international handset vendor. Shipments to the vendor will start in the second quarter of this year. Speculations around the identity of the mystery vendor include Nokia and High Tech Computer (HTC). Boosted by this new order, Catcher is predicting a strong growth ...
Taiwanese firms seeking to buy international patents in auctions
by David MastersFollowing last year's success of the Taiwan International Patent Auction Platform (TIPA), Taiwan's Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has announced that two auctions will be held this year, in June and October. TIPA was set up to allow international companies to sell of their inventory of unused patents to Taiwanese companies who might still benefit from the patents. The auction ...
February 19, 2008
In the past it used to be the case that you had to pay for migration to a new broadband provider. Eclipse is overturning this current of money by paying businesses for switching to their broadband services. The reimbursement differs according to the business product switched to: * £10 for switching to Eclipse Teleworker or Business Broadband Option 1 ...
Rewards for those moving to Eclipse business broadband service
by Dave NixonIn the past it used to be the case that you had to pay for migration to a new broadband provider. Eclipse is overturning this current of money by paying businesses for switching to their broadband services. The reimbursement differs according to the business product switched to: * £10 for switching to Eclipse Teleworker or Business Broadband Option 1 ...
New broadband service with 570GB utilization allowance
by Dave NixonSeriously! has initiated a new product named Seriously! Allowance which offers what appears to be a huge usage allowance of 570GB for £59.99 a month. The 570GB is split as 150GB allowance for the time period Monday to Friday, 8am to 10pm, with the outstanding 420GB usable off-peak which is all other times. To provide some idea of the allowance of ...
Who is the UK’s largest IPTV service ?
by Dave NixonWhat is a true IPTV service? A pertinent question. Informitv.com maintains that the 150,000 customers with BT Vision do not come into the reckoning and disregards the diverse video sites such as YouTube or catch-up services like BBC iPlayer and Channel4 4oD. Thee crown it seems is worn by to Freewire TV who multicast the core 25 Freeview channels over an IP ...
WiMAX Forum plans certification at 700Mhz
by Jan HarrisThe WiMAX Forum is planning Mobile WiMAX certification in the 700 MHz frequency band, in response to demand from service providers who are increasingly selecting WiMAX for next generation mobile broadband technology. Work on the 700 MHz frequency band certification is already underway, and will be in addition to the existing 2.3 GHz and 2.5 GHz frequency bands. The published specifications ...
2008 mobile phone sales in Taiwan to top 7.5 million
by David MastersSales of mobile phone handsets in Taiwan hit 7.42 million units in 2007, representing a 7.5% increase on 2006 sales figures. 2008 sales of handsets are predicted to exceed 7.5 million units. Between 6.6 and 6.8 million of these sales will be accounted for by Taiwan's six major telecom service providers. Top of the list of purchasers will be Chunghwa Telecom ...
2007 profit of $91 million for Cal-Comp
by David MastersCal-Comp Electronics have reported their results for 2007, with after tax profits of NT$2.86 billion (US$90.8 million) on total revenues of NT$92.58 billion. The after tax profits are equivalent to a net earnings per share (EPS) of NT$0.73. The company is projecting total revenues for 2008 in excess of NT$100 billion. Shipments of handsets, set-top boxes (STBs) and hard disk storage ...
OpenMoko to release Neo 2 in second quarter
by David MastersOpenMoko, a Taiwan-based developer of Linux-based open source handset platforms, has revealed plans to release version 2 of its Neo open source handset in the second quarter of this year. The plans were announced by OpenMoko's president, Sean Moss-Pultz, who said that as well as pushing sales of open source handsets, the company hopes to work in co-operation with hardware device ...
February 18, 2008
According to Simplifydigital, consumers waste £400m a year buying separate phone, broadband and digital TV packages. A poll carried out for the company, by YouGov, found that 39% of households do not take advantage of the savings available by buying bundled services, even though these savings can amount to £160 a year. Simplifydigital's call centres help consumers choose the cheapest option ...
Simplifydigital says bundled TV, phone & broadband ‘cheaper’
by Jan HarrisAccording to Simplifydigital, consumers waste £400m a year buying separate phone, broadband and digital TV packages. A poll carried out for the company, by YouGov, found that 39% of households do not take advantage of the savings available by buying bundled services, even though these savings can amount to £160 a year. Simplifydigital's call centres help consumers choose the cheapest option ...
HwaCom-Asustek secure consecutive order from CHT
by David MastersHwaCom Systems, a Taiwan-based integrator, together with their hardware partner Asustek Computer, have landed an order of 180,000 set-top boxes (STBs) from Chunghwa Telecom (CHT). This order follows a contract that HwaCom-Asustek signed with CHT in late January for the supply of 270,000 STBs. The current order is worth an estimated NT$628 million (US$19.9 million), compared with the NT$941 million ...
BandRich land order from Stelera
by David MastersNetwork equipment manufacturer BandRich, a subsidiary of Taiwan-based High Tech Computer (HTC), has received orders from US-based wireless broadband operator Stelera Wireless for its 3.5G HSDPA data card, the C105. The C105 data card will be used by Stelera to support the company's advanced wireless services (AWS). Stelera's aim is to provide broadband services to rural areas across the US. ...
Qualcomm work with Mio and HTC on product development
by David MastersQualcomm is hoping to leverage its QST- and Snapdragon-series chipsets by working alongside a number of Taiwan-based companies to develop new mobile consumer products. New products resulting from the co-operations are expected to be released in the second half of 2008. Luis Pineda, senior vice president of marketing and product management at Qualcomm CSMA Technologies (QCT), said that the QST-series ...
