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MAY 2007
VoIP Security: The Return of the Phreakers
Phreaking, the illegal gaining of access to a provider’s telephone infrastructure, is on the increase as a new generation of phreakers seek to exploit their growing knowledge of today’s VoIP networks and technology.

May 07
Protecting customers – regulating VoIP
Voice over IP (VoIP) is having an increasing impact on the UK telecommunications sector and the past year has seen the launch of wide range of new services targeted at domestic customers. There may be as many as 3 million VoIP users in the UK by the end of this year.

May 2007
Ofcom Orders greater clarity on VoIP and 999
Ofcom is turning a close regulatory eye on VoIP services this summer with a new code of practice that will require all providers to spell out to potential customers exactly what their service does and doesn’t offer . This includes some specific rulings on emergency calls.

May 07
Investing in next generation access infrastructures
Most industry observers agree that demand for domestic bandwidth will grow under the stimulus of emerging media-rich content, services and applications. But by how much?

May 07
Broadbanding the UK: the story so far
In the seven years since it came to the mass market, broadband has become one of the fastest-ever growing communications technologies with far speedier customer take-up than radio, TV or traditional telephony ever achieved.

May 07
SMEs in dark about new ‘green regulations’ on equipment disposal
If your business sells electrical and electronic equipment to domestic consumers, then life is about to get more complicated.

May 07
Undetected, financially motivated malware threatens 75% of businesses in 2007
News of the theft of 45.7 million credit card details from the retailer that trades in the UK as TKMaxx is likely to push IT security even higher up business agendas as the new financial year launches. And they will be looking for help to make their organisations more secure.

FEBRUARY 2007
Growing Audience Participation Reaps Rewards For Media Companies And Charities
Broadcast and printed media companies seeking to offset the fall in UK advertising spend are taking advantage of so-called 'audience engagement' formats to generate new revenues.