Tagged: Digital Britain & News
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‘Collaboration between telecom networks is the future, but it will be a hard nut to crack’ News
12.08.2010 Eircom CEO Paul Donovan says the operator has a vital role in defining Ireland’s economic destiny.Tags: TIF 2010 - The Next Economy, Eircom, TIF, Meteor, FTTH, Fibre Networks, LTE, Broadband, Digital Britain -
UK plans to get every adult online by 2015 News
12.07.2010 In a move reminiscent of Finland’s intention of making internet access a legal right, the UK Government’s new digital champion Martha Lane Fox has written a manifesto aiming to... -
Digital Britain bill now likely to pass into law News
08.04.2010 Britain’s digital economy bill has passed the third reading in the House of Commons meaning it is now likely to pass into law. Last minute changes focused on tackling piracy.Categories: -
Fibre tax likely to be opposed in the UK News
01.03.2010 The majority of people living in the UK do not support the Labour Government’s plan to introduce a 50pc + VAT tax on all fixed lines to fund the rollout of super fast, next...Categories: Comms, Government -
UK Tories propose 100Mbps broadband by 2017 News
01.02.2010 The UK Conservative Party has unveiled a new broadband plan which it reckons will trump the existing Digital Britain plan to provide 100Mbps to the majority of homes in the UK...Categories: CommsTags: Broadband, Digital Britain, -
Ireland has the potential to become the world’s green data-centre capital News
12.11.2009 Eco-friendly data centres could be Ireland’s winning card to play during the digital age.Categories: Clean Tech -
If you want a smart economy it’s about the infrastructure, stupid! News
23.09.2009 European countries need to start thinking of the provision of essential next-generation communications infrastructure as a public good and vital for social justice, the...Categories: Comms, Government -
‘Digital Britain’ architect outlines the size of the prize for Ireland’s economy News
10.09.2009 Gordon Brown’s former head of strategy, Lord Stephen Carter, says timing is important for Ireland.Categories: Comms, Digital Life -
Digital Britain appoints tech Czar News
06.08.2009 Following his appointment as head of the Digital Britain project, treasury minister Stephen Timms said that better broadband access for UK homes and businesses was at “the top...Categories: Digital Life, Government -
Digital Britain plan not ambitious enough, says Ovum News
17.06.2009 Lord Steve Carter’s ‘broadband for all’ proposal under the Digital Britain plan, while a pleasant surprise, could run into problems and may not represent value to the taxpayer,...Categories: CommsTags: Digital Britain, Digital 21 -
UK to charge 50pc tax to fund universal fibre broadband News
17.06.2009 In a creative move aimed at building up a fund to pay for fibre for all, the Digital Britain report by Lord Steve Carter proposes a 50p sterling per month levy on all copper lines. -
Digital Britain: UK to make broadband universal by 2012 News
16.06.2009 The digital economy will be vital to the UK’s economic future, and as part of the country’s Digital Britain report published today, universal access to broadband will be made a...Tags: BBC, Digital Britain, -
Keep media local, UTV warns Digital Britain’s architects News
23.03.2009 UTV has called on the architects of Digital Britain not to absorb regional broadcast licences into a single Channel 3 licence, arguing that regional providers have a valuable...Categories: New MediaTags: UTV, Digital Britain, -
Digital Britain: just a recession-busting ploy? News
30.01.2009 The timely rollout of the Digital Britain manifesto by the UK Government shows the kind of foresight and energy needed to help economies emerge faster from recession than others.Categories: Comms, Government