OPENREACH EXTENDS SUPERFAST BROADBAND NETWORK
Openreach has recently shed more light on plans to extend its Fibre To The Premises (FTTP) superfast broadband network to aid small businesses across the UK. Verastar comments.
Accessing superfast broadband
In this fast-paced digital world, British small businesses need …
UK SMES UNAWARE OF POTENTIAL TAX RELIEF
Verastar reports on new research, which indicates that UK-based small to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) are unaware of the tax relief they can potentially claim under British law.
Understanding of tax relief
British businesses can receive a variety of reliefs and …
EU TECH PACKAGE TO HELP UK BUSINESSES COMPETE GLOBALLY
Verastar reports on the announcement of the European Union’s (EU) new technology package, which will provide UK businesses with the structural support they require to “compete on the world stage.”
Technology and growth
The link between technology and expansion is …
BROADBAND SPEEDS ARE IMPACTING UK BUSINESSES
Verastar reports on the findings of recently released research, which indicate that slow broadband speeds are impeding UK business productivity.
Universal Service Obligation
The Register writes that last year, the UK government committed to introducing a Universal Service Obligation of …
MAJORITY OF UK BUSINESSES BELIEVE STAFF REQUIRE MORE DIGITAL SKILLS
Verastar reports on the findings of a new study, which suggest that a majority of UK-based businesses believe that their employees require more digital skills to thrive in the workplace.
Digital skills gap
Increasingly, digital skills are fast becoming extremely …
ENERGY NETWORK INNOVATION IS TOP GOVERNMENT PRIORITY
The UK’s Energy Minister has recently assured network operators that the government has made supporting energy network innovation a “top priority.”
Ofgem review
Utility Week writes that in December, UK energy regulator Ofgem launched a consultation on the future of …
OFCOM CHIEF PROMISES TO DELIVER ON BUSINESS BROADBAND
Verastar reports on UK telecoms regulator Ofcom’s recent promise to ensure that British companies receive access to superfast broadband services.
Ofcom’s commitment
Last month, Ofcom published its Strategic Review of Digital Communications report. It detailed plans to improve minimum broadband …
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES SHOWN TO AID SME DEVELOPMENT
DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES SHOWN TO AID SME DEVELOPMENT
New statistics have indicated to Verastar that small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) which maximise digital technologies experience a more rapid pace of development.
Essential to company survival
Software solutions provider SAP recently …
UK MPS CALL FOR BT OPENREACH SPLIT
Over 100 members of the UK Parliament recently called for telecoms regulator Ofcom to split Openreach, which controls the nation’s broadband infrastructure,away from the rest BT.
BT Openreach
Last year, Prime Minister David Cameron pledged that every home and business …
TECHNOLOGY WILL BE THE MOST IMPORTANT FACTOR FOR SME GROWTH IN 2016
Verastar has learned that UK small and medium sized enterprises (SMEs) believe the availability of more ‘better technology’ will be the most important contributor to business expansion in 2016.
Growth factors
Barclays Business, a division of banking giant Barclays, has …
