Ofcom to undertake a Strategic Review of Digital Communications

Ofcom , the Super Regulator, is holding a Strategic Review of Digital Communications to promote competition and investment in converged dig...

Ofcom consults on whitespace co-existance

Ofcom , the Super regulator that handles radio spectrum as part of its remit, is holding a consultation on the coexistence of whitespace de...

Sky buys O2 Broadband

BSkyB the media giant has agreed to acquire O2/Telefonica 's O2 broadband service (this also includes the Be broadband service that O2...

Ofcom mandates battery back-up for FTTP services

Ofcom has published a statement mandating battery back-up for fibre provided broadband. The Communication Provider must provide at least 1...

2.6GHz spectrum Auction on again?

ZDnet has reported that the Government has sent proposals for 800MHz, 2.6GHz and 2G/3G bands to Ofcom, which could mean Ofcom holding an auc...

O2 to allow "free" access to social networking sites

During October and November O2 is going to allow free mobile data access to social networking sites MySpace and Facebook, after which it wil...