UK MANUFACTURERS CALL FOR GOVERNMENT BUSINESS BROADBAND REVIEW
UK MANUFACTURERS CALL FOR GOVERNMENT BUSINESS BROADBAND REVIEW
Verastar has learned that EEF, a UK industry body for manufacturing companies, has called on the British government to launch a review of business broadband competition.
Business utility
EEF recently released a …
UK SMES EXPOSE THEMSELVES TO CYBER-CRIME RISK
Despite a number of high profile cases this year, UK-based small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) lack insurance that would safeguard their ventures from cyber-crime.
Cost of cyber-crime
The advent of digital technologies has made it essential that businesses safeguard …
OFCOM RELEASE SECOND QUARTER MARKET UPDATE
Industry figures suggest that the number of small business and home broadband connections in the UK increased throughout the first half of 2015.
Broadband connections
Telecoms industry regulator Ofcom has released its ‘Market Update’ for the second quarter …
THE RISKS POSED BY CYBER-CRIME
Speakers at a recent seminar on preventing cyber-crime explained that digital security breaches pose a significant risk to businesses across the UK.
Impact of cyber attacks
Nicola Fulford, head of data protection and member of the cross-departmental cyber security team …
SMES ACROSS UK WORKING WITH INSUFFICIENT BROADBAND
The City of London Corporation, the local authority responsible for the UK capital’s Square Mile area, has suggested that thousands of businesses in the district are working with outdated broadband. Statistics show that insufficient broadband speeds are not just a …
CBI HAILS UK GOVERNMENT’S ‘FAST INTERNET’ PLAN
The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) has praised the UK government’s plans to introduce universal ‘fast internet’ by 2020.
Fast broadband
There are a wealth of statistics to suggest that small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) throughout the UK rely …
WAYLEAVE TEMPLATE AGREEMENT SHOULD BE USED ACROSS THE UK
The Verastar team discusses why the City of London’s new ‘wayleave’ template agreement should be used across the UK to help small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) connect to broadband.
Establishing connections
SMEs across the UK rely on broadband to …
POOR CYBER SECURITY COULD IMPACT SME SUPPLIERS
The Verastar team discuss poor cyber-security, and the impact it could have on small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) that supply larger companies throughout the UK.
Risk to SME revenue
A report issued by the UK government in February 2015 …
THOUSANDS OF TECHNOLOGY SMES MISSING OUT ON TAX RELIEF
The results of a new survey have illustrated to the Verastar team that thousands of technology-based UK small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs) are failing to claim tax relief.
Research and Development
In the year 2000 the government launched a …
BROADBAND NOW CONSIDERED “FOURTH UTILITY”
A new survey has shown Verastar’s belief that effective broadband is key to business success for the UK’s small to medium sized enterprises (SMEs).
Fourth utility
The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) found that UK SMEs believe that access to …
