Quinn has a second chance April 11, 2010 LIKE BT Group, the former state-owned telecoms firm, Qinetiq has struggled to shake off its public sector ethos since it was privatised in 2003. It has a remarkably impressive history; starting life as the Defence Evaluation and Research Agency (Dera), its scientists invented the liquid crystal display and carbon fibre. But a prohibitively expensive cost [...]
Latitudinal thinking in Aldwych June 14, 2010 28-50 140 Fetter Lane, EC4A 1BT 020 7242 8877 www.2850.co.uk Cost per person without wine: £30 THE first thing to chew on at 28-50 is its name. It gets stuck in the teeth, frankly, involving two non-symmetrical numbers that bear no obvious relation to each other. For the innumerate among us, it’s a bit intimidating, [...]
Latitudinal thinking in Aldwych June 14, 2010 28-50 140 Fetter Lane, EC4A 1BT 020 7242 8877 www.2850.co.uk Cost per person without wine: £30 THE first thing to chew on at 28-50 is its name. It gets stuck in the teeth, frankly, involving two non-symmetrical numbers that bear no obvious relation to each other. For the innumerate among us, it’s a bit intimidating, [...]
Pace set for World Cup sales boost April 19, 2010 PACE, the set-top box maker, is expecting a World Cup sales boost as operators role out high-definition TV ahead of the summer football tournament. The UK-based company said sales in the first half of the year will outpeform the second six months as millions tune into the World Cup. However trading for the overall year [...]
BT in next generation push September 24, 2009 BT has unveiled ambitious plans to double the number of homes that are able to receive 24 megabit broadband by spring 2011. Currently 40 per cent of UK homes and business are reached by the telecoms group’s fast copper network, but it said that number will rise to 75 per cent under the plans. The [...]
BT in next generation push September 24, 2009 BT has unveiled ambitious plans to double the number of homes that are able to receive 24 megabit broadband by spring 2011. Currently 40 per cent of UK homes and business are reached by the telecoms group’s fast copper network, but it said that number will rise to 75 per cent under the plans. The [...]
CITY MOVES | WHO’S SWITCHING JOBS March 22, 2010 Mirae Asset Global Investments Elliot Berman has been promoted to the role of head of sales for the EMEA region at Asian asset management firm Mirae Asset. Berman originally joined the group’s UK team in August 2008 as a senior manager for European distribution. He previously worked at Morley Fund Management, latterly as sales manager [...]
Light at the end of the tunnel for Psion as it cuts its losses March 4, 2010 TECHNOLOGY group Psion more than halved its full-year pre-tax loss as it made huge cost savings. Losses in 2009 were £3m, compared with £7.6m the year before. Sales fell 15 per cent to £170m, hurt by the impact of foreign exchange movements. However, the company’s operating margin moved from a negative in the first half [...]
Virgin and BT join forces in BSkyB attack October 4, 2009 Virgin Media and BT have hit out at BSkyB’s pricing mechanism for its premium channels, saying that its “near monopoly” restricts consumer choice and keeps prices high. The attack came in a joint submission to Ofcom, which is consulting over its proposals to control the wholesale pay-TV market, that would mean BSkyB having to sell [...]
Digital bill is savaged by ISP bosses March 10, 2010 ON the morning Gordon Brown insisted Britain’s digital economy would be the envy of the world, his digital economy bill was being savaged by business chiefs. Web giants Google, Facebook, eBay and Yahoo have teamed up with internet service providers including BT, Virgin Media, Orange, TalkTalk to protest against an amendment to the digital economy [...]