By @edent · mobile ofcom · 3 comments · 600 words · read ~1,146 times.
Here's a little telephony mystery for you - can you find out how much your phone provider charges for 056 calls? (Skip the background and jump to the survey) Background Way back in the mists of time - 2004 - Ofcom decreed that "Voice over Broadband" was going to be the next big thing. VoB […]
Continue reading →By @edent · 4g internet mobile NaBloPoMo ofcom parliament personal piconf12 · 2 comments · 900 words · read ~388 times.
As part of the Parliament and Internet Conference, there was a panel discussion about 4G networks. These are my notes on the session. I've applied the Chatham House Rule - mostly because I can't remember who said what, rather than any backroom skulduggery. Any errors are mine and mine alone. Neither Vodafone nor EE have […]
Continue reading →By @edent · mobile ofcom · 2 comments · 300 words · read ~479 times.
You cannot fail to have noticed that in most American films and TV shows, all the phone numbers start 555. This is a reserved number in the North American Numbering Plan. It means that it's a number which will never connect to a real person or service. So you can avoid the situation where a […]
Continue reading →By @edent · BBC blog drm encryption ofcom shakespeare · 2 comments · 350 words
As Shakespeare said... "[Blog posts are] a tale told by an idiot, full of sound and fury, signifying nothing." Today Ofcom published the responses it had for its consultation on plans for the BBC to encrypt its HD broadcasts. The blogosphere went nuts! DRM? Not on our watch. Boing Boing mobilised its army of commentators, […]
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