Mark Gracey, Regulatory Manager for THUS and Demon Broadband, has been named the new Chair of ISPA Council following a vote at the Internet Services Provider Association’s (ISPA’s) AGM. Mark has worked in the internet industry since 1995 and represents THUS on the IWF Funding Council and is a member of Nominet's .uk Policy Stakeholder Committee. As Chair of ISPA Council Mark will represent…
Stephen Carter, the author of the former government's Digital Britain report, has attacked the coalition government's decision to delay the two-megabits-per-second universal service commitment from 2012 to 2015. Speaking at a Westminster Media Forum on Thursday, Carter — a former head of Ofcom — also lamented the failure of the regulator to force through the auction of spectrum that…
Extra bandwidth demands may overload company systems. New features in the BBC iPlayer could place significant extra demand on business networks, according to security and management firm Blue Coat. The ability of the iPlayer to support HD content and automatically download programmes when marked as a 'favourite' are likely to have the most impact, Nigel Hawthorn, vice president of EMEA…
Messages on company websites and social media services such as Twitter to be subject to same rules as TV and newspaper ads Marketing messages that appear on company websites and social media services such as Facebook and Twitter are to be subject to the same regulations as adverts that appear on television, newspapers or other media. The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) said today the…
The THUS Media Centre is now fully connected with Twitter, so all the news update, articles and case studies that we add in the future will be added to our Twitter feed. Sign up to Twitter and follow THUSNews on Twitter to keep up to date on all things happening at THUS.…
THUS Managing Director Stewart Smythe is confident, affable and gets things done quickly. He's now on a mission to drive his channel and has the staunch support of parent company Cable & Wireless Worldwide. Read the full article published on Comms Dealer online - http://www.comms-dealer.com/business-profile/thus-offers-new-deal…
Support for educational institutions prioritised to ease the stress of Clearing Tuesday, 10h August 2010 – For universities and further education colleges, the commercial and competitive pressures that come with the challenge of filling places on their courses, ensures that ‘Clearing’ is the most stressful time of the year for all involved. Read more…
THUS is delighted to bring you the first issue of our 'New Times' magazine, packed with news, articles and interviews with our Exec Team. THUS New Times…
As well as putting a figure on the cost of the ‘winter freeze’ to small businesses, recent research from the Bank of Scotland has backed THUS’s case for remote and flexible working solutions. With nearly seven in ten small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) feeling the financial impact and more than a third experiencing closure of premises for at least one day, the business case for…
We are shocked! Yep, shocked, stunned and almost rendered speechless. A survey by the Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) has found that 24% of companies are dissatisfied with the broadband service they receive from their ISP. ONLY 24% ??? With speeds and reliability being cited as the main causes of dissatisfaction, the FSB is calling for ISPs to be obliged to deliver speeds of…
