Ofcom: Sky garners few complaints across broadband, TV, mobile and telephone, but BT, EE, Plusnet fare badly July 8, 2016 Things aren't getting much better. The total number of complaints made to Ofcom in between the last three months of 2015 and the first three months of 2016 was stable – though, to be fair, there was a slight decline in pay-monthly mobile complaints. Sky consistently got less complaints than the industry average, while Virgin [...]
New Women’s Business Council chief Cilla Snowball says more needs to be done for female empowerment in UK firms July 8, 2016 Female representation on FTSE100 boards has risen from 12.5 per cent to 26 per cent in a year according to a report released yesterday. The latest Female FTSE Board Report by Cranfield University, City University London and Queen Mary University London also shows that, overall, the percentage of women on all FTSE boards has increased since [...]
Gloves come off in telecom legal battle over fibre networks July 6, 2016 TalkTalk has criticised CityFibre’s decision to challenge Ofcom over fibre network access. Yesterday alternative network provider CityFibre complained to the competitions watchdog that new Ofcom rules allowing rival service providers such as Sky and Vodafone to connect their own equipment to parts of the Openreach infrastructure network – known as dark fibre – would prevent [...]
European Commission approves new cyber security initiative and funding July 5, 2016 The European Commission wants EU member states to work together on cyber security. The European Union's executive body has signed an agreement that'll have member states funding and working together with private groups to prevent cyber attacks. There have been repeated warnings over the vulnerability of both private and public institutions in recent months. And it seems we're [...]
Multinationals warned over risk of cyber attacks July 5, 2016 Large multinationals are being warned over their preparations against cyber attacks. Companies have admitted to feeling constrained by regulation, resources, and dependence on third parties, with only a fifth of IT decision makers confident they are able to deal with the growing threat of cyber-criminals. Research from KPMG and BT found that almost half (47 [...]
Revenues up at Slug and Lettuce owner Stonegate Pub Company July 4, 2016 Slug and Lettuce and Yates owner Stonegate Pub Company toasted healthy double-digit revenue growth in its first-half results today. The figures Total revenue across Stonegate's 660 managed pubs and bars was up 12.8 per cent to £342m for the 28 weeks to 10 April, up from £303m in the first half of 2015. Like-for-like revenue increased [...]
London tech heavyweights call for European talent to remain in the capital following Brexit vote June 30, 2016 The London tech community has called for non-UK Europeans working in the sector to stay following the country’s vote to quit the European Union. Russ Shaw, founder of lobby group Tech London Advocates (TLA), has gathered around 150 signatures, including the Mayor of London and the likes of entrepreneur and angel investor Sherry Coutu and co-chief executive of digital literacy [...]
Oracle and BT team up for UK cloud push June 28, 2016 US software giant Oracle has entered into a partnership with BT to grow its cloud computing business. Oracle customers will be able to get on to it’s cloud through BT’s network. BT’s so-called cloud of clouds was launched in April last year and has already partnered with Amazon, Microsoft Azure, Salesforce and Cisco. After a [...]
BT has been ordered to pay an £8,000 fine for dangerous roadworks June 28, 2016 British Telecom (BT) has been told it must pay more than £8,000 for "dangerous and disruptive roadworks", in its 37th prosecution since 2010. Transport for London prospected BT for the poorly managed roadworks, leading BT to appear before Westminster Magistrates’ Court on 22 June. The BT offences, which took place on the Transport for London Road [...]
From telecoms provider to tech innovator: Can the old guard make the leap? June 20, 2016 The global telecoms industry faces the most challenging risk environment in living memory. Profitability is being squeezed by disruptive competitors, regulatory change and unrelenting cyber attacks. The threats facing telecoms today are diversifying and multiplying. At BDO our recent industry report, 2016 Telecommunications Risk Factors Survey, highlights strategic and operational risks reported by sixty telecoms [...]