With the financial market in turmoil and businesses finding it difficult to obtain funding, the media focus has tended to ignore the energy sector in recent weeks. However, there have been some interesting and dramatic events taking place, all of which will have a major impact on small businesses. The difficult trading conditions in the [...]
BT has been granted permission by telecoms regulator Ofcom to charge its rivals up to 11% more for using its network services. The news follows Ofcom’s announcement in May that it would be re-examining the prices that BT’s Openreach division is allowed to charge rival companies for wholesale access to local exchanges. Read the full [...]
Mobile network operator Orange has been awarded the accolade of best mobile broadband provider in an independent poll by market research firm YouGov. According to YouGov’s report on the poll, Orange has significantly improved its customer satisfaction ratings, as well as winning over customers from other operators because of its outstanding network performance. Read the [...]
Merrill warns oil prices could fall to $25 Merrill Lynch warned that oil prices could fall as low as $25 a barrel next year if the recession affecting the US, Europe and Japan extended to China, the main driver of demand growth in commodity markets in recent years. Francisco Blanch, head of commodities research at [...]
Nokia releases its answer to Apple’s iPhone Nokia, the world’s largest mobile phone maker, has finally responded to the threat posed by touch-screen based smartphones such as Apple’s iPhone with a model of its own. But it could be a case of too little too late. The N97 handset was unveiled in Barcelona on Monday [...]