Jan
26

UK operators offered indefinite 3G licenses

Mobile operators will be allowed to keep their 3G licences indefinitely if they agree to new spending plans outlined by communications minister Lord Carter. The offer is designed to placate concerns.. more
Jan
26

China Unicom announces WCDMA winners

China Unicom has announced the winning bidders in its first WCDMA infrastructure tender. Huawei, Motorola and Ericsson are the biggest winners, whilst smaller contracts went to ZTE, Nokia Siemens Networks, and.. more
Jan
26

Virgin Media’s P2P plans shelved

Has Virgin Media caved in to pressure from the big players in the music industry, by shelving its plans to introduce a fully legal and above board music sharing service for.. more
Jan
26

Emails reach 210 billion per day

According to recent research by the website performance business Pingdom, last year there were two hundred and ten billion emails sent each and every day to internet users located all around the world. This staggering figure looks even more spectacular when it is considered that.. more
Jan
26

Future of Teletext in the balance

The media regulator, Ofcom, is questioning the need for the long standing public service Teletext, in light of the growth in digital and internet TV. It is expected that Ofcom could recommend that Teletext may not have much use after 2014, even though the service.. more
Jan
26

Dell Mini 10 on sale at Tesco

Tesco is almost always at the front of the queue when it comes to getting the latest technology onto supermarket shelves, somewhere between its stores’ special offers and discounted seasonal goods. Now, the Dell Mini 10 has hit the stores with a price tag of.. more
Jan
26

Plans for broadband for all to be revealed

The future of digital Britain could mean that the government will end up regulating the internet in order to adjust the balance between the television and the internet. This is just part of a report being compiled by the communications minister, Lord Carter, who is.. more
Jan
26

UK may get broadband tax

The UK music and entertainment industry must have been taking notice the Isle of Man government’s plans to introduce a tax, in an attempt to satisfy all parties with regards to the downloading of music. The International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) estimates that.. more
Jan
23

Five.tv chooses Claranet for web hosting

TV broadcaster Channel Five has outsourced its web hosting and management to Claranet in an attempt to better engage with viewers. The content of Five’s website will be moved to a single location, Five.tv, including revamped content for popular shows Fifth Gear, Five News, The.. more
Jan
23

Ofcom's knuckles rapped over termination rates

The UK Competition Commission has ruled that Ofcom set maximum termination rates for mobile calls too high. Termination rates are the charge mobile operators make for incoming phone calls The ruling relates to a 2007 complaint by BT, who said that Ofcom calculated the figures.. more