July 1, 2009
India-based Tata Communications has won a $1.5 billion five-year outsourcing contract from BT. Under the terms of the deal, the two companies will share infrastructures for international telecoms traffic, with BT using Tata's global submarine cable, and Tata using BT's distribution channel for its international traffic into the UK. Tata will provide Direct Dial, International Direct Dial (IDD), and other voice termination ...
Tata wins $1.5bn BT contract
by David MastersIndia-based Tata Communications has won a $1.5 billion five-year outsourcing contract from BT. Under the terms of the deal, the two companies will share infrastructures for international telecoms traffic, with BT using Tata's global submarine cable, and Tata using BT's distribution channel for its international traffic into the UK. Tata will provide Direct Dial, International Direct Dial (IDD), and other voice termination ...
June 23, 2009
MacAce.net, a Bodmin, Cornwall-based ISP which offers broadband solely for Apple Mac users, was named “Best Mac-Friendly ISP” at the 2009 MacWorld Awards. Winning the award is a reflection of the high regard in which MacAce.net is held by its customers, as the award is based on customer nominations and visitors to its website. MacAce triumphed in the category despite ...
Macworld names MacAce.net ‘Best ISP’
by Jan HarrisMacAce.net, a Bodmin, Cornwall-based ISP which offers broadband solely for Apple Mac users, was named “Best Mac-Friendly ISP” at the 2009 MacWorld Awards. Winning the award is a reflection of the high regard in which MacAce.net is held by its customers, as the award is based on customer nominations and visitors to its website. MacAce triumphed in the category despite ...
June 22, 2009
Business communications provider Colt Telecom has appointed Tanuja Randery to take charge of Global Business and the Major Enterprise Division in the UK and Ireland. In her new position, Randery will spearhead the development of Colt's business with its largest pan-European customers. She will take charge of the Account Sales Directors and Global Professional Services teams across Europe and the USA. Previously, Randery ...
Colt appoints Randery as head of global business
by David MastersBusiness communications provider Colt Telecom has appointed Tanuja Randery to take charge of Global Business and the Major Enterprise Division in the UK and Ireland. In her new position, Randery will spearhead the development of Colt's business with its largest pan-European customers. She will take charge of the Account Sales Directors and Global Professional Services teams across Europe and the USA. Previously, Randery ...
Ip.access and Blue Ocean win Global Telecom award
by Alan HartenIp.access and Blue Ocean Wireless have been awarded a Global Telecom Business Innovation Award for their joint effort in creating a global service from Blue Ocean, which uses the ip.access nanoGSMA picocells aboard commercial ships, allowing the crew to use 2G services from the ship for mobile connectivity to merchants. For their collaborative effort they received an award in the category ...
June 17, 2009
Visitors to Google Maps will soon be able to see the best money-off deals offered by local businesses following an agreement between Google and voucher search engine BView. Any vouchers created by local businesses at BView.co.uk will automatically feature on Google Maps – giving a highly visible web presence to firms that are often invisible online. With most consumers spending £4 ...
Google Maps to display money-off vouchers
by David MastersVisitors to Google Maps will soon be able to see the best money-off deals offered by local businesses following an agreement between Google and voucher search engine BView. Any vouchers created by local businesses at BView.co.uk will automatically feature on Google Maps – giving a highly visible web presence to firms that are often invisible online. With most consumers spending £4 ...
June 15, 2009
Growth in the telecoms market is stalling, industry analysts at TeleGeography revealed this week. The world's top twenty service providers saw revenues increase just 3% on year during the first quarter of 2009, including growth from mergers and acquisitions. The providers' overall revenue of $251 billion for the quarter represents a 1% drop on the previous three months. Emerging markets in the east ...
Telecoms growth “stalling” due to market saturation
by David MastersGrowth in the telecoms market is stalling, industry analysts at TeleGeography revealed this week. The world's top twenty service providers saw revenues increase just 3% on year during the first quarter of 2009, including growth from mergers and acquisitions. The providers' overall revenue of $251 billion for the quarter represents a 1% drop on the previous three months. Emerging markets in the east ...
Samsung sells 1,400 WiMax stations to Saudi operator
by David MastersSamsung is to provide Saudi Arabia-based mobile operator Etihad Etisalat with WiMax products and services. Under the terms of the $100 million deal, Samsung will provide Etihad Etisalat, also known as Mobily, with WiMax Wave2 base stations, area service network gateways, and related equipment and services. Samsung will deliver 1,400 new base stations, increasing Mobily's total number of WiMax stations to 1,800. The ...
June 10, 2009
Timico plans to strengthen its market position by rebranding recent acquisitions under the Timico brand name. KeConnect and Twang.net, both acquired by Timico in recent months, are to be renamed Timico, bolstering the overall size and capabilities of the company. Timico believes that combining the three companies under a single trading name will make Timico stronger and more innovative, enabling it to ...
Timico renames recent acquisitions
by David MastersTimico plans to strengthen its market position by rebranding recent acquisitions under the Timico brand name. KeConnect and Twang.net, both acquired by Timico in recent months, are to be renamed Timico, bolstering the overall size and capabilities of the company. Timico believes that combining the three companies under a single trading name will make Timico stronger and more innovative, enabling it to ...
June 3, 2009
BT's Quick Start security portfolio will now include database security software from Secerno, following a deal between the two companies. BT's Secure Networking Quick Start Service is a “short-focused assessment” that enables businesses to rapidly assess their network security, identify network weaknesses, and take cost effective action to fix current security threats and prevent future security breaches. Adding Secerno's DataStream software to ...
BT adds Secerno to security portfolio
by David MastersBT's Quick Start security portfolio will now include database security software from Secerno, following a deal between the two companies. BT's Secure Networking Quick Start Service is a “short-focused assessment” that enables businesses to rapidly assess their network security, identify network weaknesses, and take cost effective action to fix current security threats and prevent future security breaches. Adding Secerno's DataStream software to ...
June 2, 2009
Telecoms provider Timico has won the contract to provide business surveyor Ruddle Merz with a suite of unified communications (UC) solutions. Timico has updated Ruddle Merz's insecure IT infrastructure to a fully secure, flexible, and scalable network. Solutions provided by Timico include IT support, VoIP, bonded broadband, a fully virtualised network, and virtual storage. Chris Tombs, Timico chief executive, said: “In these current ...
Timico wins UC contract at Ruddle Merz
by David MastersTelecoms provider Timico has won the contract to provide business surveyor Ruddle Merz with a suite of unified communications (UC) solutions. Timico has updated Ruddle Merz's insecure IT infrastructure to a fully secure, flexible, and scalable network. Solutions provided by Timico include IT support, VoIP, bonded broadband, a fully virtualised network, and virtual storage. Chris Tombs, Timico chief executive, said: “In these current ...
May 29, 2009
BT has launched a new ‘bonded-ADSL’ service in Lincolnshire that will provide a faster broadband service to businesses which have previously had to manage with low broadband speeds due to their distance from the local telephone exchange. BT has utilised technology from Sharedband Ltd to provide the service, which can support a variety of business applications, including Virtual Private Networks. This will ...
BT offers faster broadband for Lincolnshire businesses
by Jan HarrisBT has launched a new ‘bonded-ADSL’ service in Lincolnshire that will provide a faster broadband service to businesses which have previously had to manage with low broadband speeds due to their distance from the local telephone exchange. BT has utilised technology from Sharedband Ltd to provide the service, which can support a variety of business applications, including Virtual Private Networks. This will ...
May 27, 2009
The telecom firm of C&W (Cable & Wireless) was forced to absorb £189m in losses as it watched its profits for the year fall by 13% due to high costs for a recent acquisition, and costs related to overhauling its London office, which forced the company to lay off 25% of its workforce. Outside of the losses due to the one ...
C&W loss and gain
by Alan HartenThe telecom firm of C&W (Cable & Wireless) was forced to absorb £189m in losses as it watched its profits for the year fall by 13% due to high costs for a recent acquisition, and costs related to overhauling its London office, which forced the company to lay off 25% of its workforce. Outside of the losses due to the one ...
May 19, 2009
Vodafone said today that it will continue its tight discipline in cutting costs to counter weaker revenues from voice and messaging in Europe. Reporting its results for year ending 31 March 2009, the telecoms giant posted a 50% fall in net profits to £3.1 billion despite overall revenues increasing 15.6% to £41.0 billion and the results being propped up by the ...
Vodafone profits plunge 50% on writedowns
by David MastersVodafone said today that it will continue its tight discipline in cutting costs to counter weaker revenues from voice and messaging in Europe. Reporting its results for year ending 31 March 2009, the telecoms giant posted a 50% fall in net profits to £3.1 billion despite overall revenues increasing 15.6% to £41.0 billion and the results being propped up by the ...
May 14, 2009
Vodafone has announced plans to launch a mobile application store in an attempt to emulate the success of Apple's iPhone app store. The news follows similar announcements from a host of leading players in mobile telecoms, including Research in Motion (RIM), Nokia, and Microsoft. With 290 million worldwide customers, a well designed app store could prove lucrative for the world's largest mobile ...
Vodafone store to sell mobile apps
by David MastersVodafone has announced plans to launch a mobile application store in an attempt to emulate the success of Apple's iPhone app store. The news follows similar announcements from a host of leading players in mobile telecoms, including Research in Motion (RIM), Nokia, and Microsoft. With 290 million worldwide customers, a well designed app store could prove lucrative for the world's largest mobile ...
May 12, 2009
Many broadband users in the UK are getting only half the download speed they signed up to, whilst others are confused about exactly what they're paying for. Speed tests by Broadband Genie found that the average connection of broadband customers runs at just 45.8% of the speed they signed up for. "Consumers are confused about their broadband connections, and even when they ...
Broadband users confused by download speeds
by David MastersMany broadband users in the UK are getting only half the download speed they signed up to, whilst others are confused about exactly what they're paying for. Speed tests by Broadband Genie found that the average connection of broadband customers runs at just 45.8% of the speed they signed up for. "Consumers are confused about their broadband connections, and even when they ...
May 11, 2009
UK-based ISP Zen Internet this week appointed Andrew Saunders as head of product management and marketing. He will take responsibility for developing Zen's business-to-business products and will introduce new voice-centric services. Saunders formerly worked for an unnamed WiMax Fixed Wireless Access provider. His experience in the telecoms industry includes time with Avaya, Mitel, Samsung and SDX Business Systems. "I am delighted to be joining ...
Zen Internet appoints marketing manager
by David MastersUK-based ISP Zen Internet this week appointed Andrew Saunders as head of product management and marketing. He will take responsibility for developing Zen's business-to-business products and will introduce new voice-centric services. Saunders formerly worked for an unnamed WiMax Fixed Wireless Access provider. His experience in the telecoms industry includes time with Avaya, Mitel, Samsung and SDX Business Systems. "I am delighted to be joining ...
May 8, 2009
UK-based Timico Group would argue that 'fast' defines it as a company, and recent developments seem to back up their claim. First is the fact that Timico is now one of the country's fastest-growing ISPs, serving primarily the business market, but more importantly it has given the world an ultra-fast 16Mbps ADSL service based on ADSL2+, which not only ...
Timico offers High-Speed Internet solutions
by Alan HartenUK-based Timico Group would argue that 'fast' defines it as a company, and recent developments seem to back up their claim. First is the fact that Timico is now one of the country's fastest-growing ISPs, serving primarily the business market, but more importantly it has given the world an ultra-fast 16Mbps ADSL service based on ADSL2+, which not only ...
May 5, 2009
Social networking was launched to the masses in 2004 when Facebook first dipped its toes into the worldwide web. Five years later, exclusive social networking for the powerful and mighty has arrived, with the launch of meettheboss.com. MeettheBoss is open solely to chief executives, and proudly boasts of 'the secure walls that surround the site'. Initially only available to finance bosses, MeettheBoss recently ...
MeettheBoss: social networking for telecoms executives
by David MastersSocial networking was launched to the masses in 2004 when Facebook first dipped its toes into the worldwide web. Five years later, exclusive social networking for the powerful and mighty has arrived, with the launch of meettheboss.com. MeettheBoss is open solely to chief executives, and proudly boasts of 'the secure walls that surround the site'. Initially only available to finance bosses, MeettheBoss recently ...
April 21, 2009
BT has announced a deal to provide Wi-Fi across at 650 Starbucks coffeehouses in the UK and Ireland. The deal builds on the increasing popularity of BT’s Wi-Fi service, and with coffee shops currently the third most popular venue for logging onto the Internet, the deal looks set to benefit both parties. The new Wi-Fi service will be installed this ...
BT in Wi-Fi deal with Starbucks
by Jan HarrisBT has announced a deal to provide Wi-Fi across at 650 Starbucks coffeehouses in the UK and Ireland. The deal builds on the increasing popularity of BT’s Wi-Fi service, and with coffee shops currently the third most popular venue for logging onto the Internet, the deal looks set to benefit both parties. The new Wi-Fi service will be installed this ...
April 15, 2009
ISPreview.co.uk, the consumer information site, has released details of its latest survey, which shows that nearly a quarter of customers of UK internet service providers (ISPs) have received a warning about excessive broadband usage. The survey gathered information from 557 customers. Of these, over 45% said that if they received such a warning letter, they would switch to ...
ISP’s warning letters could scare customers away
by Jan HarrisISPreview.co.uk, the consumer information site, has released details of its latest survey, which shows that nearly a quarter of customers of UK internet service providers (ISPs) have received a warning about excessive broadband usage. The survey gathered information from 557 customers. Of these, over 45% said that if they received such a warning letter, they would switch to ...
