Opinion

Opinion

Voice networking and VoIP

• Passive optical LAN: When network speed, bandwidth and security matter

  Copper-based local area networks are increasingly unfit for purpose in a digital enterprise, but passive optical LANs may be a solution. Tech evangelist Paul Ryan, European chair of the Association of Passive Optical LAN, explains why  Continue Reading

• ESN: a long-term evolution or a game-changing revolution?

  There is little doubt that the Home Office’s plan to update the Emergency Services Network is transformational, but how does it compare internationally?  Continue Reading

• How can telcos respond to the strategic questions they face?

  Traditional telcos are under tremendous pressure to reinvent themselves to remain competitive and relevant. BDO’s Christian Goetz looks at the options  Continue Reading

• Making the case for network modernisation

  It's time to break out of reactive investment mode, says Dale Vile, research director at analyst group Freeform Dynamics  Continue Reading

• Laying the iOS 6 Foundation

  The main purpose of Apple's purchase of NeXT in the 1990s was to obtain the operating system that was to become today's OS X and iOS  Continue Reading

• Near field communication (NFC): Latest shockwave of the technological invasion

  By Vedak Coskun, co-author of "Professional NFC Application Development for Android"  Continue Reading

• The digital silver lining for technology inclusivity

  Mainstream devices are becoming increasingly user-friendly for disabled people as design becomes more inclusive for all of us  Continue Reading

• Google enters the fray in battle for smartphone technology patents

  Patents equal real strategic value, right? It was only last week that Google, one of the world's largest technology companies, purchased Motorola Mobility in a deal worth $12.5bn.  Continue Reading

• Security zone: Mobile malware is already costing you money

  Mobile malware has already been predicted, and it is fair to say that it is now here. There are already numerous exploits and scams in the wild that have been used to exploit users and mobile devices alike.  Continue Reading

• Why FTTC isn’t enough and how the UK might do more

  The UK government recently announced its strategy to deliver improved rural broadband services - one of the longstanding and well-documented problems facing the UK. The ambition to construct the best broadband network in Europe by 2015 is admirable,...  Continue Reading

• Forrester: Harnessing mobile UC to transform the business

  The appeal of unified communications (UC) has been the convergence of all business communication applications across the range of enterprise interfaces, including the PC, telephone, web, and mobile  Continue Reading

• Can social media save local government?

  The great Ernest Hemingway once said: "There is no rule on how to write. Sometimes it comes easily and perfectly; sometimes it's like drilling rock and...

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• Opinion: eBay could innovate to rescue Skype Sale

  News that eBay is facing a copyright claim from the founders of Skype's innovative peer-to-peer 'Global Index' (GI) technology has left its proposed sale of the internet calling business on decidedly dodgy ground, writes Nick Wallin, patent attorney...  Continue Reading

• Benchmarking ISP service: the Harley Davidson standard

  Would the telecoms industry benefit from establishing a standardised benchmark for measuring customer service across the sector? If customer service needs to be improved, is this the best way to do it?  Continue Reading

• Why the TIME has come for videoconferencing

  Hectic schedules, limited budgets and environmental concerns are increasing the popularity of videoconferencing and telepresence, writes Jeff...

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