Press Releases
Internet Opportunity Survey 2011
3 October 2011:
CMA warns lack of superfast broadband is hampering UK business innovation.
'UK businesses are constrained to current generation broadband through a significant lack of availability of super-fast broadband. Current business planning for superfast broadband is limited, as is the ambition to use the service as a platform to generate new revenue opportunities. A 'safety-first' attitude based upon business efficiency rather than opportunity and innovation is clearly revealed by respondents to the survey.' (CMA Internet Opportunity Survey 2011).
CMA says Digital Economy Bill could be death knell for public access to WiFi
23 March 2010:
CMA, part of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, is concerned that the Digital Economy Bill (DEB) promises to deliver what could be the death knell for public access WiFi points in the likes of coffee shops, pubs, clubs and hotels across the UK.
Universal Broadband Needs to Arrive Sooner for UK Economy, says CMA
12 February 2010:
CMA, part of BCS, The Chartered Institute for IT, is calling for sea-change in the Government and opposition parties’ attitude towards the roll-out of universal broadband to enable the online economy to flourish - and help the UK out of recession.
Telecoms businesses believe Ofcom should provide framework for investment in NGA - CMA survey
14 July 2009:
The vast majority of telecoms businesses (nine out of 10) believe Ofcom should provide the regulatory framework to support investment in next generation access (NGA) networks. Only 28 per cent of those recently surveyed by the Communications Management Association (CMA), part of the BCS Group, agreed that market-led initiatives would be sufficient to ensure the full rollout of next generation access.
Carbon Intent Guidelines
23 April 2009:
The Carbon Intent Guidelines are the results of CMA's project into the use of IT in home-working and tele-conferencing. Supported by the Carbon Trust, the Project surveyed 84 communications user organisations and examined in depth 4 case studies; HSBC, the Immigration Advisory Service, Atkins and Bristol City Council.
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CMA's Digital Britain Response
13 March 2009:
CMA's offical response to Lord Steve Carter's Digital Britain Report
CMA launches Telecoms Manifesto to kick-start economic recovery
24 February 2009:
CMA (Communications Management Association) has launched its first Manifesto setting out a 5-point action plan aimed at helping the UK out of the recession. It calls upon the current and future governments to put ICT at the heart of economic recovery in order to breathe life into UK enterprise and the national economy.
UK must implement high performance telecommunications
19 February 2009:
According to findings in the latest CMA survey, 94% of businesses believe that the UK needs a high performance telecommunications infrastructure in every part of the country in order for the UK to compete on a global basis. CMA, part of the BCS group, is the representative body for business users of communication, networks and services.
CMA Annual Conference 2009
17 February 2009:
At the forthcoming two day CMA conference, Lord Carter's 'Digital Britain' team, followed by Malcolm Corbett, leader of the Community Broadband Network will both present plans for accelerating the transformation of the UK's last generation network into a 'fit for purpose' platform for economic growth, public sector efficiency and societal development.
Digital Britain - the UK Government's Interim Report
29 January 2009:
CMA has today welcomed the UK government's interim report on Digital Britain and its focus on strong public and private investment.
CMA Statement on Gordon Brown
5 January 2009:
CMA welcomes Gordon Brown's plans for investing in a massive programme of public works and which includes super-fast broadband. Not only is this announcement good news for the UK's job market during this difficult economic downturn, but it will also help towards improving the UK's competitiveness in a global market by ensuring continued investment in Information and Communications Technology (ICT).
CMA Adds Its Welcome to the Caio report on Next Generation Broadband
15 September 2008:
CMA - speaking for its UK business broadband user membership - has welcomed the government's Caio report on Next Generation Broadband and supports the proposal that telecoms and internet companies should finance a new broadband infrastructure.
CMA works with the Carbon Trust on ICT initiative to reduce business carbon emissions
31 July 2008:
British business must capitalise on their communications technology investments in addressing carbon emission reduction, claims the CMA - the representative body for business users of communication, networks and services.
Next Generation Access Survey
3 July 2008:
Britain's comparatively slow broadband speeds are threatening business efficiency, warns the CMA. This is because lack of provision to meet predicted demands will frustrate companies' e-commerce operations.
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