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ITSPA
illume is proud to be a member of ITSPA
http://www.itspa.org.uk/
ITSPA was formed in March 2004 as a trade association to represent UK-based
network operators, service providers and other businesses involved with
the supply of VoIP services to business and residential consumers within
the United Kingdom and across the European Union.
Ofcom
http://www.ofcom.org.uk/
Ofcom is the independent regulator and competition authority for the UK
communications industries, with responsibilities across television, radio,
telecommunications and wireless communications services.
t-regs
http://www.t-regs.com/
T-REGS is a specialist consultancy, providing independent expertise in
the field of telecommunications policy and regulation throughout the European
Union and in Switzerland. They can help guide you through the mine field
of European Telecoms service.
The Mobile Data Association
http://www.themda.org/Page_Default.asp
mda is the non-profit global association for vendors and users of mobile
data and their advisors.
The European Telecommunications Standards Institute
http://www.etsi.org/
(ETSI) is an independent, non-profit organization, whose mission is to
produce telecommunications standards for today and for the future.
The Fixed-Mobile Convergence Alliance
http://www.thefmca.com/
(FMCA) is a global alliance of telecom operators whose objective is to
accelerate the development of Convergence products and services.
Back Channel
http://www.backchannel.co.uk/
Evidence based and focused specifically on the Telecom's industry. BackChannel
provides investors and industry clients with unique insights into key
company, sector and macro-economic metrics never available before.
Convergence Summit
http://www.convergencesummit.co.uk/
The Convergence Summit has been bringing together voice and data resellers
with the major convergence suppliers for the last five years and is now
firmly established as the Channel’s must-attend event. In response
to requests from Exhibitors and Resellers alike, the successful event
will now also take place in the North.
Comms Business
http://www.cbmagazine.co.uk/Index.cfm
Channel News
Internet Engineering Task Force
http://www.ietf.org/
The (IETF) is a large open international community of network designers,
operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the
Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet.
Internet traffic report
http://www.internettrafficreport.com/europe.htm
The Internet Traffic Report monitors the flow of data around the world.
Sam knows
http://www.samknows.com/broadband/
Broadband resource website for the United Kingdom.

