ISPA News 30/01/07
ISPA Gets Personal with Internet Security
ISPA’s Annual Parliamentary Advisory Forum
Magrathea “It’s better to talk”
Free VoIP starter package for members
Hardcopy, hot off the press
ISPA’s Bi-annual magazine now available
Three’s the Magic Number
Meet ISPA’s newest members
ISPA In The News
A significant ‘Niche’ of the ISP market
Awards News
Last Days of Ticket Sales for The 2007 ISPAs
Network with CEO’s, CTO’s and managing directors of the Internet industry
Let Us Entertain You
Lee Hurst to compere at The 2007 ISPAs
Monitoring and MOTs for the mission critical
Staying one step ahead of cyber crime with UKFast
Going, Going, Gone.
Last three award sponsorships taken
ISPA Gets Personal with Internet Security
ISPA’s Annual Parliamentary Advisory Forum
This year ISPA’s annual parliamentary advisory forum (PAF) addressed the important issue of personal Internet security.
The forum was well attended by key industry players, government officials, parliamentarians and lawyers who participated in a Q&A seminar.
The keynote address was delivered by Professor the Lord Broers, Chair of the House of Lords Science and Technology, leading the inquiry into Personal Internet Security. Lord Broers underlined the importance of educating users on the nature of the threat faced on the Internet.
Head of Marketing at Brightview, Matthew Henton and Information Security Specialist at LogicaCMG, Dave Martin provided the industry perspective.
A Q&A session followed with the panel concluding along with many of the delegates that only a combined multi-stakeholder approach targeting technological factors and the awareness of individual users would increase security.
The PAF is one of ISPA’s main events, providing the ISP industry with a platform to discuss a different regulatory issue both relevant and timely for the Internet sector. Members are invited to participate in all ISPA events.
For more information on the benefits of joining ISPA, please contact The ISPA Secretariat.
Magrathea “It’s better to talk”
Free VoIP starter package for members
As a leading provider of wholesale VoIP services, Magrathea are fully aware of how challenging it can be for some companies to get started in the VoIP market.
As such, ISPA members have the chance to offer this increasingly popular technology to their customers with a free VoIP starter pack.
For full details of how to take advantage of this offer please visit the ‘Deals for members’ page which also has information on other exclusive member benefits.
Advantages of membership can be found here or please contact the ISPA Press Office
Hardcopy, hot off the press
ISPA’s Bi-annual magazine now available
‘Hardcopy’, ISPA’s bi-annual magazine is now available, focusing on the issue of ‘net neutrality and how a US debate has migrated over to affect the UK ISP market.
One significant issue of the debate is the filtering of traffic by ISPs to meet the demands of customers constantly pushing for faster services with higher latency.
Three ISPA members give their views on this topical issue.
If you haven't received ISPA's newest edition of Hardcopy and you would like a copy, please contact the ISPA press office with your name, company and postal address.
Three’s the Magic Number
Meet ISPA’s newest members
Three new companies, eager to enjoy the many benefits of membership, have joined ISPA this month.
Joining ISPA this month are Vodafone. On the 1 January 1985 Vodafone made the UK’s first mobile call. It marked the launch of the mobile industry and transformed global communications. Today Vodafone is one of the world’s leading international mobile telecommunications groups.
Manchester based UK Grid provide a reliable and cost effective range of connectivity, network and bandwidth services. Their services include IP transit, premium colocation and data centre services to suit every size of business.
Also joining this month are Pro-Net who provide communications solutions to mission critical business customers throughout the United Kingdom and Europe.
If you are not members of ISPA and you would like to find out more about the many advantages of membership your company could be enjoying, please visit the benefits of membership page or contact the ISPA Secretariat.
ISPA In The News
A significant ‘Niche’ of the ISP market
At the request of the Internet Services Providers’ Association (ISPA UK) – the UK’s leading Internet trade association – Ofcom undertook research into the niche ISP market.
The research discovered that there are nearly 700 niche ISPs serving 30% of UK business customers and 5% of UK households. Collectively these niche ISPs turnover £1.15 billion each year.
The full report can be accessed here.
For more information and further ISPA coverage please visit the ISPA media coverage page.