Notification under Section 107(6) of the Communications Act 2003 - Mapesbury Communications Limited | Ofcom
Mapesbury Communications or MCOM have applied for "Code Powers". If granted this will give them the rights to digs roads, erect masts etc.
MCOM were awarded a low power GSM license ("Guard Band") and are launching services under the UK01 brand.
Code powers should allow them to construct a GSM network and offer competing services with the current big 5 MNOs.
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31 Ocak 2008 Perşembe
30 Ocak 2008 Çarşamba
28 Ocak 2008 Pazartesi
10, 28, 32 and 40 GHz award
The following applications have met the requirements to bid for spectrum in the 10, 28, 32 and 40 GHz bands: -
Arqiva Limited;
British Telecommunications Plc;
Digiweb Ltd;
Faultbasic Ltd;
MLL Telecom Ltd;
Orange Personal Communications Services Limited;
Red-M Services Limited;
T-Mobile (UK) Ltd;
Transfinite Systems Ltd and
UK Broadband Ltd
They still have until January 30th 2008 to pull out if they wish.
More details at Ofcom
Arqiva Limited;
British Telecommunications Plc;
Digiweb Ltd;
Faultbasic Ltd;
MLL Telecom Ltd;
Orange Personal Communications Services Limited;
Red-M Services Limited;
T-Mobile (UK) Ltd;
Transfinite Systems Ltd and
UK Broadband Ltd
They still have until January 30th 2008 to pull out if they wish.
More details at Ofcom
24 Ocak 2008 Perşembe
15 Ocak 2008 Salı
bit-tech.net | Homebrew WiFi-to-3G router
bit-tech.net | Homebrew WiFi-to-3G router
If you need to connect your laptop to the Interweb and only have a Windows Mobile 6 device (it may work with WM5) with 3G you can use Bluetooth or serial (in some circumstances).
Now there's a program that uses WiFi on the WM device that turns it into a router i.e. WiFi to 3G and devices can then connect to the WiFi and access the Internet.
Ensure that the 3G services is on a unlimited data plan or else the bills may be quite large.
The software is available from here.
If you need to connect your laptop to the Interweb and only have a Windows Mobile 6 device (it may work with WM5) with 3G you can use Bluetooth or serial (in some circumstances).
Now there's a program that uses WiFi on the WM device that turns it into a router i.e. WiFi to 3G and devices can then connect to the WiFi and access the Internet.
Ensure that the 3G services is on a unlimited data plan or else the bills may be quite large.
The software is available from here.
11 Ocak 2008 Cuma
Food Allergies Stir a Mother to Action [NY Times]
"Ms. O’Brien encourages people to do what she did: throw out as much nonorganic processed food as you can afford to. Avoid anything genetically modified, artificially created or raised with hormones. Don’t eat food with ingredients you can’t pronounce.
Once she cleaned out her cupboards, she said, her four children started behaving better. Their health problems, which her doctor attributed to allergies to milk and other foods, cleared up."
Once she cleaned out her cupboards, she said, her four children started behaving better. Their health problems, which her doctor attributed to allergies to milk and other foods, cleared up."
10 Ocak 2008 Perşembe
What's new at MacExpo Jan 15th
What are Apple going to announce at MacExpo?
* New Cinema displays? Probably in-line with the new iMacs with glass screeens.
* MacBookUltra? Seems on the cards, an ultra portable MacBookPro which touch sensitive screen, gesture/handwriting support/etc. Probably solid-state disk for fast boot-up. MacOS X has already been ported to small devices, this could extend that so as well as using technologies such as Quickview to read documents on the go, they can be edited too.
* UltraDock? A docking system for the MacBookUltra that turns it into an iMac for use in the office etc.
* 3G iPhone? It's been on the cards ever since Apple launched the original version. Supporting HSPA it will also have push-email allowing corporate users to ween off their Blackberries.
* iTunes 7.6? Well it turns out that some DVDs have already been released that have versions of the film in WMV (Windows Media Video) and H.264 (the format the iPod uses). Insert this into a Mac and a dialog pops up saying "iTunes 7.6 required". iTunes is also likely to support downloading/renting videos from the iTunes store.
It's all rumour of curse, but the keynote is on Jan 15th about 5pm UK time.
* New Cinema displays? Probably in-line with the new iMacs with glass screeens.
* MacBookUltra? Seems on the cards, an ultra portable MacBookPro which touch sensitive screen, gesture/handwriting support/etc. Probably solid-state disk for fast boot-up. MacOS X has already been ported to small devices, this could extend that so as well as using technologies such as Quickview to read documents on the go, they can be edited too.
* UltraDock? A docking system for the MacBookUltra that turns it into an iMac for use in the office etc.
* 3G iPhone? It's been on the cards ever since Apple launched the original version. Supporting HSPA it will also have push-email allowing corporate users to ween off their Blackberries.
* iTunes 7.6? Well it turns out that some DVDs have already been released that have versions of the film in WMV (Windows Media Video) and H.264 (the format the iPod uses). Insert this into a Mac and a dialog pops up saying "iTunes 7.6 required". iTunes is also likely to support downloading/renting videos from the iTunes store.
It's all rumour of curse, but the keynote is on Jan 15th about 5pm UK time.
BT bets its future on broadband 20 times faster than now | Technology | The Guardian
BT bets its future on broadband 20 times faster than now | Technology | The Guardian
BT is to fibre 10,000 homes as part of a trial in Ebbsfleet next August. The system will support speeds of 100Mb/s (though this could probably be increased). It's a new build area so fibre will be part of the build-process and used instead of traditional copper telephony, presumably directly into BT's 21CN.
The service will be put in by BT Openreach meaning it will be available to other ISPs and media players as well as BT.
Though copper is currently the norm, fibre for all new-builds should be thought about. Unfortunately this doesn't cover existing infrastructure so current homes will be stuck with DSL services for a while. It's been estimated to replace the current copper would cost around £10bn and if BT did it, it would lead them into a regulatory nightmare.
BT is to fibre 10,000 homes as part of a trial in Ebbsfleet next August. The system will support speeds of 100Mb/s (though this could probably be increased). It's a new build area so fibre will be part of the build-process and used instead of traditional copper telephony, presumably directly into BT's 21CN.
The service will be put in by BT Openreach meaning it will be available to other ISPs and media players as well as BT.
Though copper is currently the norm, fibre for all new-builds should be thought about. Unfortunately this doesn't cover existing infrastructure so current homes will be stuck with DSL services for a while. It's been estimated to replace the current copper would cost around £10bn and if BT did it, it would lead them into a regulatory nightmare.
telecoms.com
telecoms.com
It had to happen and now T-Mobile is offering unlimited WiFi with it's Web'n'Walk Plus and Max for £12.50 per month. Users can use any of T-Mobile's HotSpots at Starbucks, Texaco service stations and other locations.
O2 have already bundled free WiFi into their iPhone plans using The Cloud's WiFi network and BT bundle WiFi with their Internet access products.
WiFi isn't particularly good for large widescale networks, but is cheap for high speed data access compared to 3G, so it should save T-Mobile money in the long run.
It had to happen and now T-Mobile is offering unlimited WiFi with it's Web'n'Walk Plus and Max for £12.50 per month. Users can use any of T-Mobile's HotSpots at Starbucks, Texaco service stations and other locations.
O2 have already bundled free WiFi into their iPhone plans using The Cloud's WiFi network and BT bundle WiFi with their Internet access products.
WiFi isn't particularly good for large widescale networks, but is cheap for high speed data access compared to 3G, so it should save T-Mobile money in the long run.
Apple released new Quad Core MacPros
Ahead of next week's MacExpo in SanFran Apple have updated their MacPros with new Quad Core CPUs. Each machine can take 2 processors (so that's 8 cores), 4 hard disks (SATA or SAS), 1 or 2 16x SuperDrives, an Airport (WiFi 802.11n) and a SAS RAID controller.
The stock video card is an NVIDIA 8800, but this can be downgraded to an ATI card. However the system can now hold 4 of the ATI cards allowing a MacPro to drive 4 cinema displays simultaneously. The top of the range card is an NVidia FX4600.
If buying one, wait until Apple announces their new Cinema displays which should be at MacExpo.
The stock video card is an NVIDIA 8800, but this can be downgraded to an ATI card. However the system can now hold 4 of the ATI cards allowing a MacPro to drive 4 cinema displays simultaneously. The top of the range card is an NVidia FX4600.
If buying one, wait until Apple announces their new Cinema displays which should be at MacExpo.
9 Ocak 2008 Çarşamba
8 Ocak 2008 Salı
Good News for Whales
Whales win big... thanks to you.
From: NRDC - Frances Beinecke (alerts@nrdcactionfund.org)
Sent: Tue 1/08/08 6:33 PM
Fantastic news! A federal court in California has just imposed
the strongest-ever protections for whales against an onslaught
of military sonar.
The new controls are the result of an NRDC lawsuit that demanded
the Navy rein in its deadly sonar before beginning two years of
maneuvers near the Channel Islands -- one of the world's most
sensitive environments and home to five endangered species of
whales.
The Navy itself estimates that the booming sonar would harass or
harm marine mammals some 170,000 times -- and cause permanent
injury in more than 400 cases.
U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper said the Navy's
existing plan for protecting marine mammals was "grossly
inadequate." And she has ordered the Navy to put a series of
precautionary measures in place -- many of them recommended by
NRDC -- that will go a long way toward protecting whales from
needless injury and death.
For starters, the Navy will not be permitted to use its
dangerous mid-frequency sonar within 12 miles of the California
coast, a zone that is heavily used by migrating whales and
dolphins. Sonar will also be banned in the Catalina Basin, an
underwater canyon with a high density of whales.
The Navy will also have to monitor for marine mammals -- from
the ship and from the air -- both before and during its sonar
exercises. If any marine mammals are spotted within 2200 yards
of the ship, the Navy will have to shut down its sonar.
These safeguards represent a giant leap forward in our
decade-long campaign to make sure that whales don't have to die
for the sake of military practice.
I want to thank you for advancing our campaign for whales
through your tenacious online activism. Needless to say, this
fight is far from over and many more court battles lay ahead.
But case by case, we are accomplishing what many thought
impossible: forcing the Navy to obey our environmental laws and
stop its needless killing of whales -- and all without
compromising military readiness.
Thank you for standing with NRDC in defense of the world's
marine mammals.
Sincerely,
Frances Beinecke
President
NRDC
P.S. In the wake of this landmark victory, please help us build
nationwide opposition to a separate Navy plan that would put a
sonar range right next to a key migratory route for endangered
whales by clicking here:
www.nrdcactionfund.org/whales_nc_tell_friends
From: NRDC - Frances Beinecke (alerts@nrdcactionfund.org)
Sent: Tue 1/08/08 6:33 PM
Fantastic news! A federal court in California has just imposed
the strongest-ever protections for whales against an onslaught
of military sonar.
The new controls are the result of an NRDC lawsuit that demanded
the Navy rein in its deadly sonar before beginning two years of
maneuvers near the Channel Islands -- one of the world's most
sensitive environments and home to five endangered species of
whales.
The Navy itself estimates that the booming sonar would harass or
harm marine mammals some 170,000 times -- and cause permanent
injury in more than 400 cases.
U.S. District Judge Florence-Marie Cooper said the Navy's
existing plan for protecting marine mammals was "grossly
inadequate." And she has ordered the Navy to put a series of
precautionary measures in place -- many of them recommended by
NRDC -- that will go a long way toward protecting whales from
needless injury and death.
For starters, the Navy will not be permitted to use its
dangerous mid-frequency sonar within 12 miles of the California
coast, a zone that is heavily used by migrating whales and
dolphins. Sonar will also be banned in the Catalina Basin, an
underwater canyon with a high density of whales.
The Navy will also have to monitor for marine mammals -- from
the ship and from the air -- both before and during its sonar
exercises. If any marine mammals are spotted within 2200 yards
of the ship, the Navy will have to shut down its sonar.
These safeguards represent a giant leap forward in our
decade-long campaign to make sure that whales don't have to die
for the sake of military practice.
I want to thank you for advancing our campaign for whales
through your tenacious online activism. Needless to say, this
fight is far from over and many more court battles lay ahead.
But case by case, we are accomplishing what many thought
impossible: forcing the Navy to obey our environmental laws and
stop its needless killing of whales -- and all without
compromising military readiness.
Thank you for standing with NRDC in defense of the world's
marine mammals.
Sincerely,
Frances Beinecke
President
NRDC
P.S. In the wake of this landmark victory, please help us build
nationwide opposition to a separate Navy plan that would put a
sonar range right next to a key migratory route for endangered
whales by clicking here:
www.nrdcactionfund.org/whales_nc_tell_friends