OFCOM certainly allowed the network operators (fixed line and mobile) to truly cock up and make more difficult the number port. It is archaic and designed to be as hard to achieve success. It has very manual processes, in fixed line even resorting to fax still in some cases, with virtually no true B2B automation between networks.

A central "clearing house" is vital to the future, but there seems to be no work going on even at the concept stage. OFCOM should mandate that the network operators (both kinds) fund the creation of a central clearing house with full B2B availability, perhaps Portal features for the smaller operators. This could bring down porting to within an hour of launch!