Voice & Data
Faced with a looming deadline, Oldham Council needed a telecoms provider that could accomplish a swift migration to IP telephony
23 Jun 2008
UK-based Aeromark aims to make mobility simpler and more affordable by offering applications as a managed service
16 Jun 2008
SpinVox forwards voice messages as text or email to PCs and mobiles to boost staff productivity
14 Mar 2008Elinia’s James Carnie says compliance with standards is key in gaining the trust of clients
18 Feb 2008A look at last week's IT industry winners and losers, including iPhone wannabes and Microsoft
24 Sep 2007As voice-over-IP traffic doubles over the coming year, call quality on some services looks set to fall
07 Aug 2006Jim Rivera argues that systems to support web services are up to all the hype
02 Jun 2005Vodafone's data-only 3G service offers reasonable speed, but high charges may stifle business uptake
13 Apr 2004Many groups and organisations in rural areas of the UK are increasing the pressure on BT to extend broadband coverage
17 Nov 2003SDSL broadband services could provide firms with faster upstream and downstream bandwidth than ADSL, and could provide better value for money than E1 leased lines
24 Jul 2003Midband was pitched as the next best thing to broadband, but with so little to differentiate it from BT's existing ISDN services, is there any point in signing up, asks Alan Stevens
19 May 2003There are many factors preventing carriers and service providers from making fixed wireless broadband services available throughout the UK, says Martin Courtney
12 May 2003Spanish telecoms carrier Telefonica provides GPRS data services, but innocents abroad may face difficulties, writes Guy Kewney
22 Apr 2003A new BT scheme to widen broadband coverage in rural areas will benefit the carrier's ADSL business more than the communities it is meant to serve, says Martin Courtney
11 Apr 2003An innovative system to reduce the cost of fast telecoms links is unlikely to get of the ground, predicts Guy Kewney
31 Mar 2003Providing large numbers of teleworkers with secure, reliable remote access to corporate LANs does not have to be as complicated as vendors suggest, says Martin Courtney
28 Mar 2003Mesh systems could provide fixed wireless broadband links in many environments, and Intel's backing may speed up adoption
28 Mar 2003London's congestion charges might lead to more staff working at home via VPNs. If this does happen, IT managers will have even more work on their plate, warns Dave Bailey
25 Feb 2003Market forces have driven BT to extend its wholesale SDSL service. But it will not hurry to offer service guarantees, predicts Martin Courtney
14 Feb 2003Wireless service providers are currently concentrating on urban customers, so when will people in rural areas come in from the broadband wilderness, asks Martin Courtney
03 Feb 2003BT's fast Midband data links should attract teleworkers and branch offices, but broadband in the UK would be more advanced if it had arrived five years ago, writes Bill Pechey
10 Jan 2003AOL has teamed up with BSkyB to offer a portal for instant messaging and email services on the digital television platform
09 Dec 2002A scheme to provide free online connections in pubs poses a big challenge for telecoms providers such as BT, argues Guy Kewney
09 Dec 2002European Commission-led moves to limit interference to radio services could outlaw many DSL systems and set back broadband development by several years, warns Bill Pechey
22 Nov 2002High-speed fibre to the doorstep would do wonders for the UK economy, but unless the government acts there is little chance of it becoming a reality, argues Martin Courtney
15 Nov 2002
Business users can get hands on the latest 3G iPhone at special corporate rates from 11 July 04 Jul 2008
T-Mobile promises 80 per cent cut in roaming rates 20 Jun 2008
The iPaq 914c is a mobile messaging device designed to work with the latest communciation and management tools 01 Aug 2008
It is time for IT leaders to harness social networking tools as a means of boosting productivity 31 Jul 2008
Case study : Council speeds its way to convergence