Advertising Worth GBP 6 billion To Telecom Companies by 2011

Advertising has turned out to be the major source of generating revenues for the Telecom Carriers across the globe, a research from the analyst firm Gartner revealed

THU 28 AUG. 2008 |Featured in: News

5 Ways The New Skypephone S2 Could Make A Big Difference

Three's new Skypephone S2 has just made it off the shelves and the mere fact that it is being launched less than a year after the first model is a testament to the popularity and versatility of the product

WED 20 AUG. 2008 |Featured in: News

Landline Broadband User Customer base Shrinks as Mobile Internet Numbers Rocket

A recent survey report which was undertaken by YouGov has indicated that the rising popularity of Mobile Broadband services can adversely affect the financials of traditional Internet Service Providers (ISP)

WED 20 AUG. 2008 |Featured in: News

50mbps Internet Possible With Current Copper Phone Lines, Says Ofcom

Ofcom has been pretty upbeat about the potential of the current copper landlines in a recent announcement; the communications watchdog reckons that the lines can sustain maximum transfer speeds of 50mbps, but only in theory

MON 18 AUG. 2008 |Featured in: News

Ofcom delays 2.6GHz Spectrum Action Again

UK’s telecom regulatory authority, The Office of Communications (Ofcom), has further delayed the much awaited auction of 2.6 GHz spectrum, which was scheduled to take place in October this year

FRI 15 AUG. 2008 |Featured in: News

Triple Play Bundles Help Britons Save on Broadband, Telephony and TV

Another interesting nugget came out of the Ofcom Report published today, over the widespread adoption of Triple play bundles which bring together broadband, fixed telephony and television services on one bill

THU 14 AUG. 2008 |Featured in: News

Microblogging Service Twitter Cuts UK SMS In Bid To Save Money

Twitter has announced that UK users of the service will be no longer able to receive any updates by SMS; they were previously allowed up to a maximum of 1000 texts per month

THU 14 AUG. 2008 |Featured in: News

Caller ID spoofing moves phishing to the phone

It seems that criminals in the US have discovered that the latest generation of spoof caller ID services can be used to fool punters into thinking that an incoming call originates from their bank.

THU 07 AUG. 2008 |Featured in: News

O2 Joins Mobile Broadband Foray With Unique Dual Internet Package

Telefonica-owned O2 is the first amongst mainstream Internet Service Providers to offer a package that offers caters both for mobile and landline users

THU 31 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News

Tracking a withheld caller ID made easy

My thanks to the Engadget guys for posting a video  showing how, with a little technical ingenuity, using the Asterisk open source telecoms software and an SIP connection into a minor telco - who kindly rents out such services - it's possible to unmask a withheld ID telephone call.

TUE 22 JULY 2008 |Featured in: News