http://www.silicon.com Results for telecoms en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://services.silicon.com/itoutsourcing/0,3800004871,39661655,00.htm On joining the organisation in 2005, Highways Agency director of information Denise Plumpton inherited the whole portfolio of outsourcing deals - different contracts for helpdesk, different contracts for application support and different contracts... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 24 Nov 2009 12:00:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/os/0,39024651,39643702,00.htm Some years ago there was practically no open source in the mobile and telecoms space, today there is. In an exclusive interview, former MySQL boss and silicon.com Agenda Setter, Marten Mickos talks to Tim Ferguson about the state of open source... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:41:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60823449p,00.htm Getting the balance right between meeting the inbound call expectations of busy customers and optimising telecoms costs is the goal for many ICT managers. Technology now enables far more powerful and flexible contact centre platforms to be created... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 18 Nov 2009 12:20:39 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/telecoms/0,39024659,39629410,00.htm The European Parliament and Council of Telecoms Ministers have reached a compromise over the rights of internet users continent-wide, setting Europe on course for a major overhaul of telecoms regulations. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 16:04:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60778656p,00.htm This white paper is intended to provide service providers with IBM's point of view on the power of collaboration in a Web 2.0 environment and to introduce a new IBM solution that can help telecoms to use collaboration as a tool for enabling... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 27 Oct 2009 00:19:39 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/careers/0,39024671,39577316,00.htm ICT workers looking for a new job should keep their eye on the telecoms sector. Telecoms vacancies increased by 10 per cent month-on-month in September - the highest growth rate across the industry sectors monitored by the Monster Employment Index... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 14 Oct 2009 14:44:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39546157,00.htm Dave McQueen, principal analyst at Informa Telecoms and Media, said the deal with Orange is good for Apple as it increases the company's addressable market - with the potential for a serious step up if the recently announced proposed merger... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 28 Sep 2009 17:07:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39532784,00.htm The pilot at Highams Park in London, BT's first FTTH deployment in an existing residential area with an installed copper-based telecoms infrastructure, could involve up to 40,000 households. BT Openreach has released details of the fees it plans to... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:25:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://software.silicon.com/applications/0,39024653,39498402,00.htm Microsoft said Blue Label Telecoms in South Africa will be the first to use OneApp and will use it to offer phones that ship with a dozen mobile applications, including a mobile wallet program as well as the social-networking tools. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 25 Aug 2009 08:44:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://services.silicon.com/itoutsourcing/0,3800004871,39479723,00.htm Subsequently, Indian telecoms integrator Tech Mahindra paid $351m for a 31 per cent majority stake in the company and Mahindra Satyam was born. Having seen Tech Mahindra become the largest telecoms software services in India, Gurnani said that... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:00:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39481134,00.htm Previously, the IT and telecommunications giant tested a greenfield deployment FTTH at the new Ebbsfleet development in Kent, but the Highams Park pilot will mark BT's first such deployment in an existing residential area with a copper-based... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 07 Aug 2009 17:32:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/itdirector/0,39024673,39479721,00.htm Unemployment in the IT and telecoms industry has hit a five-year high, new research from industry skills body e-skills has found. The economy may be showing its first green shoots but the IT industry doesn't seem to be showing any signs of perking... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 06 Aug 2009 14:57:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39478057,00.htm Last year, an attempt by the telecoms regulator to shorten this process failed, with operators claiming Ofcom had not properly costed its proposals. Ofcom has published new proposals for speeding up number-porting times - the time it takes a mobile... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 05 Aug 2009 08:51:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60642349p,00.htm To remain technologically viable and seize market opportunities as they arise, telecoms need flexible, high-performing, carrier-grade solutions. That's why Red Hat offers the JBoss Communications Platform, a reliable middleware platform, already... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 05 Aug 2009 01:21:13 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39476531,00.htm Its chief selling point is the potential for savings on call costs but the tech has also been sold as a way for enterprises to gain additional telecoms functionality such as unified contacts information. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:50:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39470592,00.htm The GSM standard has been a success story for Europe, where it was born," the European telecoms commissioner Viviane Reding said in a statement. Europe has approved the use of 3G services over spectrum currently reserved for 2G. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 29 Jul 2009 08:46:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://networks.silicon.com/broadband/0,39024661,39469034,00.htm According to the telecoms regulator, the majority of consumers are happy with the speeds they receive but 26 per cent of those surveyed complained they were not getting the speeds they had expected when they signed up to their ISP. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 28 Jul 2009 15:46:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39453994,00.htm Actually you could - the unit is hoping to use IT experts from banks, telecoms operators and retailers to provide expertise to help the unit carry out its investigations. Bless you, that's not swine flu is it? editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 20 Jul 2009 17:23:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39450334,00.htm A £1bn contract to provide telecoms equipment across the public sector has been put out to tender. Central and local government departments, NHS organisations and other public bodies will be provided with telecoms goods, services and client side... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 10 Jul 2009 11:42:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://management.silicon.com/smedirector/0,39024679,39450333,00.htm European clouds should be set up within the next five years to encourage small business take-up of on-demand IT services, the European commissioner for telecoms and media has said. She identified some short-term goals, calling again for the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:38:02 +0000