Symbian raises fresh funds
The Financial Times reports that Symbian has raised £20.75m from existing shareholders and “…secured its part in the development of next generation mobile phones…”.
Read MoreInternet access charges to rise
“We are looking at pricing. We have not made a decision yet, but I think that all the pricing pressure in the market is upwards. I would be surprised if there were not price rises from…
Read MoreForbidden milestone in online video
“While the industry is spending around £100bn worldwide on rolling out broadband at a time when broadband companies are facing bankruptcy, we have been concentrating on improving compression rates by around 2% a week since early…
Read MoreGreg Hirst appointed to Board of Directors
Forbidden Technologies announces that we have appointed our Business Development Director, Greg Hirst, to the Board of Directors.
Read MoreEnergis exits Emblaze
Energis, the independent telecoms operator, is reported to have sold its entire stake in Emblaze late last week.
Read MoreTravel industry buoyant
“Strong consumer spending has meant that companies have been able to maintain high profit margins”, says the FT today in an article on the outlook for inflation. “It’s been a very good market; there’s been plenty…
Read Moremm0 links with Handspring
mm02 has “signed a group-wide agreement with Handspring to distribute and market Handspring Inc’s Treo family of compact wireless communicators“. The Treo “will subsequently be GPRS upgradeable”.
Read MoreNew BT broadband product
BT’s new “plug and play” service launched today will “cut wholesale prices from a £150 connection fee and £30 per month subscription to a £50 connection fee and £25 subscription”.
Read MoreBT broadcasting is third priority
In a change of emphasis, Sir Christopher Bland, Chairman of BT, is reported as saying “Real high-quality video would require an enhanced capital expenditure which we are not ready to commit to yet… It’s a judgment…
Read MoreBT plans SDSL technology
Electronics Weekly reports BT as saying “Although ADSL can handle video, it’s not very good. We’ll have to use SDSL”. In a related article, the Financial Times mentions a cable source as saying that the cost…
Read MoreSo psyched to part of the A+E Networks deployment of Blackbird.
Kevin Tobin - Senior Director of Production, A+E Networks