Consumers confused over mobile broadband

Despite the rapid growth in the use of mobile broadband, a recent report from the billing and OSS provider, Convergys, states that around fifty per cent of mobile phone users do.. more

Successful 20 Mbps mobile broadband test for Vodafone

Mobile broadband provider Vodafone has once again shown off its supremacy in the HSPA+ market, by demonstrating its latest test of a connection speed in excess of 20 Mbps. This is.. more

Ofcom may look into Premier League deal

Could the satellite sports provider Setanta still end up with some extra matches from the Premier League? It seems that BSkyB’s victory, when they walked away from the FA with even.. more

Sky bundles not good for Phones4u

Selling the various packages provided by BSkyB from a high street location could be considered an easy pitch, after all BSkyB is providing satellite TV, telephone and broadband services at very attractive rates. But for staff at Phones4U, selling these packages is nowhere near as.. more

Foxy bingo launches through Sky’s red button

The world of bingo has changed so much over the past couple of years that the game hardly resembles its origins, which for providers like Foxy Bingo means that there are new openings for their games. First it went online and now for the first.. more

Comverse launches future-proof IMS solution

Telecoms systems provider, Comverse, has launched a new future proof end-to-end IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS) solution, that allows for fast network roll-out and interoperability. The Comverse IMS solution is designed to accelerate the rollout of rich communication services, including converged messaging, address book management, residential.. more

HaiVision Launches SHARE-HD

HaiVision Systems Inc has announced SHARE-HD Network Video Recorder — a performance network video appliance capable of recording up to 10 simultaneous streams of high-definition (HD) or WXGA content. SHARE-HD is designed for medical, military, and educational network video systems and can record multiple HD,.. more

NCast Announces the Telepresenter M4 at ISE 2009

NCast Corporation has announced the telepresenter M4, a high resolution video and graphics encoder utilising industry-standard H.264 technology for live streaming or presentation capture and archiving. Higher than hi-def, the 1920×1200 capabilities of the M4 allow for universal playback using Flash, Quicktime, Silverlight and other.. more

Samsung unveils solar powered smartphone

Samsung has unveiled a new solar powered mobile phone. The Blue Earth touchscreen smartphone features a solar panel back to provide power. Other green features include casing made from recycled water bottles – a move that echoes Motorola’s Renew handset. The charger is energy efficient,.. more

BT broadband gets Ofcom boost

The telecom regulator Ofcom has indicated that it will not oppose the plan by BT to introduce next gen broadband to around ten million households around the UK. The investment, which was announced last year, is said to be around £1.5 billion and has been.. more