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The Top 10 Communication Skills for Business In order to run a successful business, you need to have a variety of business communications skills. Being able to communicate effectively with others will help you to build important relationships, sell your products and services, retain talented employees and valuable customers, secure investment and negotiate the best…

Hannes Ametsreiter, CEO of Vodafone in Germany, has called on the Government in Germany to prioritise fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) and 5G network technology or risk losing its global competitiveness. “A country that prefers to extract the last remnants of capacity out of copper networks rather than investing in a future-safe fibre optic infrastructure is jeopardising its…

Top 5 Business Mobile Handsets Smartphones have become an important aspect in business over the years. I remember when smartphones were first launched and the OS that started it all – Symbian. While Symbian may have died a death a few years ago, after a long drawn out process by Nokia it shook up the…

The Government’s Digital Economy Minister Ed Vaizey has launched the annual Cyber Governance Health Check for this. The ‘Health Check’ is aimed at improving the cyber security of the UK’s 350 largest businesses, in wake of the TalkTalk attack in October. The health check is designed as part of the Government’s five-year £860m National Cyber…

A History of BT The history of British Telecom goes all the way back to the very first telecommunication companies in the UK and, as such, BT claims that it is the oldest telecommunications company in the world. Back then, things were very different from what we think of now from BT telephone systems, but…

The pros and cons of a wireless network If you are looking for the best solutions for your business, you will likely have considered opting for a wireless network installation. Improvements in technology ensure that wireless connectivity is of a higher and more reliable standard than ever before and an increasing number of people are…

Broadband Troubleshooting by Broadband Engineers Birmingham The importance of a reliable and effective broadband connection cannot be overstated for businesses in the modern era. This means you need to make sure that your broadband is working well at all times, and these broadband troubleshooting tips will help you out if you are experiencing issues. Make…

The Government have reported that following the Connection Voucher Scheme, businesses who took up the offer saw an average profit increase of £1300 a year. Firms also reported that they saw employee effectiveness and system efficiency increase, and said that their faster broadband connection had made it easier to deliver on goods or services for…

What to Consider When Getting a Business Mobile Package When it comes to being effective in business, there is a need to communicate effectively and to be reachable at all suitable times. This means that you need to provide your employees with the right tools for the job and, in many cases, this means providing…

In their biannual transparency report, Facebook have revealed that requests for customer data have soared in the first half of 2015 when compared to the previous period. Requests from the UK Government increased 1,018 to 3,384 between January 2015 and June 2015, though only 78.04% of these requests were fulfilled. Across all countries, requests for…