Intelligent Communications Update
SECURITY DANGER
A recent survey has shown that 35% of businesses with mobile workforces leave computer security employees to their own devices when protecting confidential information stored on lap tops and mobile devices when out of the workplace.
Almost a third of mobile workers share their company provided lap tops and other mobile devices with at least one other member of their family including revealing their passwords
Post Office and Broadband
Today the Post Office launches it’s Nationwide Broadband and Home Phone offer, using the BT network, it is primarily aimed at the over 50’s who make up 25% of the UK’s Broadband subscribers. It will also allow subscribers to pay for their broadband service in cash at local Post Offices, removing the need to set up direct debits.
They hope to attract 1 million users by 2010.
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BT DELAYS
Relatives of a severely ill Chorley (NW England) pensioner have been hit with a bill from BT for £171 for an emergency alarm system they don’t even have.
Signing up for the Help the Aged’s lifeline service – a security alert which dials an emergency number at the push of a button over the phone line. The problem is it relies on a phone line which this pensioner has never had. The family have been trying to get BT to install the line since June 2007 so you can imagine their shock when they received a bill for £171 for the line that does not exist.
Unfortunately, this is becoming a regular occurrence for new subscribers to BT who appear to have problems installing new lines.
It is not just domestic lines that are kept waiting I have heard of many businesses that are waiting for new or extra lines which are vital to the smooth running of their business.
If you have heard of or personally experienced problems with your application for a new line, please leave a comment explaining your problem.
Mobile Take Flight
Ofcom that will enable airlines to offer mobile communication services on UK-registered aircraft has set out new proposals.
It will be up to the individual airlines to measure consumer demand and even then, they will be subject to the relevant UK and European aviation authorities.
On board base systems will connect to the consumers hand set, both of which must still be switched off during take off and landing as a safety precaution.
Once the aircraft reaches 3000mtrs, the cabin crew may switch the system on, allowing users the facility to use the aircrafts network to make and receive calls which will be routed via a satellite link to the ground network. Their normal service provider will bill users.
Using mobiles on aircraft
The proposed system includes an on-board base station which connects to the passengers’ own mobile phone handsets. Both of these must be switched off during take-off and landing to eliminate interference with other terrestrial mobile networks.
Once the aircraft reaches a minimum height of 3000 metres, the cabin crew may switch on the system. Mobile handsets will then be able to use the aircraft’s network service to make and receive calls which will be routed via a satellite link to the network on the ground. Calls will be billed through passengers’ normal service providers.
For a number of years some airlines have offered customers in-flight outbound telephone services via the airline’s own network. Today’s proposals will allow airlines to enable passengers to use their own mobile handsets.
Seven year Itch!
CommsIQ reports that in the seven years since its mass market introduction, broadband has become one of the fastest growing communications technologies. More than 13 million UK homes and small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are now connected to broadband, compared with 9.9 million a year earlier and 330,000 in 2001.
The demand for extra speed has seen some concern as some providers working within the advertising standards rules advertised potential speeds that could not be provided to all clients, the words ‘up to’ being in very small print.
Selecting a provider that delivers quality connections with top rate reliability is critical for businesses, and CommsIQ prides itself in providing its clients with connections and services that hit all the right buttons.