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Business Telecommunications Services, Fraud, security:

Over half of UK firms believe their cybersecurity protection is above average

Senior executives in the UK may be overconfident about their cybersecurity protection, according to a survey conducted by research and consultancy firm Ovum for Silicon Valley analytics firm FICO. The survey, conducted in March and April 2017, interviewed 350 CXOs and senior security officers in the US, Canada, the UK and the Nordics, from the…
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Posted on , 22nd June 2017
Business Phones, Nortel:

Nortel 1100 IP phones – for all your business communications’ needs

The Nortel 1100 IP Series are a range of sleek, ergonomically designed desk phones with high-resolution displays. Increasing productivity, the Nortel 1100 IP phones provide access to information and multimedia via high-resolution displays, USB connectivity, and XAS and G-XAS application support. Supporting data and web-based applications, some of the 1100 IP series include USB peripheral…
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Posted on , 14th June 2017
Business Phones, Cisco, Unified Communications, VoIP:

Cisco IP Phones – to meet the needs of your organisation

The Cisco IP Phone portfolio includes a range of user-friendly, full-featured phones that meet the needs of any organisation. This includes standard models for lobby areas, executive models for managers and frequent callers and models to suit manufacturing environments. Cisco Unified Communications Solutions brings together voice, video, data, and mobile applications on fixed and mobile…
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Posted on , 7th June 2017
Business Mobile, Ofcom:

Ofcom propose reforms to speed up process of switching mobile operators

New ‘text-to-switch’ plan aims to give greater control to mobile customers. Ofcom claims around 38% of those who changed mobile provider (2.5 million people) said they had experienced at least one major problem when switching. This includes contacting their current provider (11%), cancelling their service (10%), or keeping their existing number (10%). With Ofcom’s proposed…
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Posted on , 23rd May 2017
Business Broadband, Business Mobile, Business Telecommunications Services:

Poor telecoms services prevent four million employees working from home

A quarter of the 2,006 UK adult workers interviewed said they had problems with their broadband or mobile services which had made working from home difficult. Almost half of those (46%) experienced such severe problems it has put them off working from home at all. In the last year, remote workers spent a combined £190…
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Posted on , 4th May 2017
BT, Business Broadband, Business News, Ofcom, Openreach:

Ofcom call for the opening up of BT’s infrastructure to allow for new fibre broadband investment

Ofcom has set out detailed plans to improve access to Openreach’s infrastructure in order to support fibre investment. This should make it cheaper and easier for other providers to connect their own fibre broadband directly to homes and offices. Designed to encourage investment in the next generation of ultrafast internet connections, as well as reducing…
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Posted on , 25th April 2017
BT, Business Broadband, Business Mobile, Business News, Business Telecommunications Services:

Links kiosks from BT are the phone box of the future

The new Links kiosks will offer free ultrafast Wi-Fi, mobile charging, calls and local information. Opening on major high streets across London this year, starting with the borough of Southwark, Links kiosks are set to provide digital innovation fit for the modern age to the streets of the UK’s capital. Ultramodern in design, the Links…
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Posted on , 20th April 2017