Date: 28/11/11 Coverage area of broadband internet services expanded
As a result of measures implemented by “Aztelekom” Production Association the coverage area of the broadband internet services has been expanded. Now around 8,500 new users can be connected to the broadband internet. After installing NGN equipment in Sumgait and Ganja cities,
Date: 24/11/11 E-government portal created in Azerbaijan
An e-government portal has been launched in Azerbaijan. A deputy communications and information technology minister, Elmir Valizade,
Date: 24/11/11 Azerbaijan Government portal defined
The Launching of an Electronic Government portal in Azerbaijan is expected to take place in March 2012, a Ministry of Communications and Information Technology source told. It is expected that the total number of electronic services provided by the departments of the republic would be 300.
Date: 21/11/11 Birmingham council aims to deploy £125m city-wide wireless broadband network
Birmingham City Council is seeking a partner to help it deploy a city-wide wireless network that aims to improve digital connectivity for citizens. The contract will be worth up to £125m, according to an online tender. The notice said: "Birmingham City Council wishes to take positive action towards improving digital connectivity across Birmingham,
Date: 21/11/11 European Parliament votes in favour of net neutrality
The European Parliament has seen a big majority vote in favour of adopting its resolution on Net Neutrality. It is believed that this move will put pressure on the European Commission and vice president of the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes to regulate on net neutrality and move away from a ‘wait and see' approach
Date: 17/11/11 Canada regulator rules on wholesale Internet billing
Canada's telecommunications regulator said Tuesday that telephone and cable providers will have two options in how they charge small, independent Internet providers for wholesale access to their networks--but volume-based billing isn't in the cards. The ruling will have the biggest impact on Bell Canada,
Date: 17/11/11 Facebook, Google oppose US online piracy bills
Internet heavyweights Facebook, Google Inc., Twitter Inc. and Yahoo Inc. joined ranks on Tuesday to oppose legislation in the U.S. Congress intended to crack down on online piracy. In a joint letter, the firms said they "support the bills' stated goals--providing additional enforcement tools to combat foreign 'rogue' websites that are dedicated
Date: 16/11/11 European Commission claims 95 per cent of citizens have broadband access
The European Commission estimates that around 95 per cent of European Union citizens now have basic broadband access, as the organisation aims
Date: 16/11/11 Wi-Fi coming to Baku Metro
A Wi-Fi network is to be installed at Baku underground stations soon, the Baku Metro said press office said. The Wi-Fi network will first be installed in central stations and as part of the reconstruction of Mashadi Azizbayov station. “This station is being reconstructed in a modern form.
Date: 15/11/11 AZ-CERT computer emergency response team can be improved
The effectiveness of the Computer Emergency Response AZ-CERT team can be enhanced by working in close cooperation with Internet service providers in Azerbaijan, Chief Engineer at the Information Technology Institute of the Azerbaijani National Academy of Sciences (ANAS) Rashid Alakbarov told .
Date: 15/11/11 Azerbaijani president’s Twitter audience tops 19,000 people
Currently, Azerbaijani politicians, stars of show business and public figures have their blogs in Twitter. The number of permanent subscribers to the
Date: 14/11/11 Google builds on dominant US search position in October - ComScore
Google Inc. continued to build on its dominant position in the U.S. search engine market, as its share of searches edged up 0.3 percentage points in October from the prior month and rival Yahoo Inc. lost ground, according to comScore Inc. The market researcher said Google's search market share was 65.6% in October.
Date: 14/11/11 eBay claims unreliable mobile networks cost UK economy £1.29bn
eBay on Friday warned that patchy mobile network coverage, slow connection speeds and poor reliability is costing the U.K. economy £1.29 billion per year in lost sales. "The reliability of mobile broadband currently significantly inhibits m-commerce sales," the online auction Website said in
Date: 14/11/11 UK faces superfast digital divide say network providers
Speakers at the Westminster eForum said that around 10% of the UK will not be able to get superfast broadband in the next decade. Government funds set aside to address so-called notspots were insufficient, they said. BT said that EU targets for all citizens to have speeds of at least 30Mbps (megabits per second)
Date: 11/11/11 Over 526,000 Facebook users in Azerbaijan
Number of Facebook users in Azerbaijan reached 526,180 on 10 November against 518,800 in October, according to Facebakers, which monitors Facebook. The number of Facebook users in Azerbaijan increased 141,320 individuals or 36.72% over the last six months and 88,200 individuals or 20.14% over the last three months.
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