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Naked DSL
Recently it’s become clear and often quoted, that wireless is for voice, DSL is for Internet. The problem in the current market is if you want DSL you get voice too! But now Naked DSL is hitting the business market … Continue reading
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Telecom giant may close UK 3G arm
HUTCHISON Whompoa is being forced to consider closing its British 3G mobile operation to shift resources to faster growing markets such as Israel, Eastern Europe, India and Hong Kong. The company is worried that it is spending billions of pounds … Continue reading
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The Orange Lab
I’ve just stumbled across this site ‘The Orange Lab‘ – “We have a number of prototypes available for you to try, rate and discuss*. Whilst we are unable to provide support for these prototypes, we do encourage you to share … Continue reading
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Lowering the cost of Frame Relay
Here’s an interesting (long) article about running Frame Relay over DSL, as opposed to using a T1 or fraction of, to provide the connectivity back to the POP. The idea is that the cost of DSL is much lower than … Continue reading
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Stat of the Week
From Yesterday’s online section of the Guardian, stat of the week; Virgin Mobile tops the JD Power customer satisfaction survey with a score of 738. Virgin 738 Vodafone 719 Orange 715 Industry Average 711 O2 708 T-Mobile 680 Virgin has … Continue reading
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Virtual Network Operators
Kevin Werbach has an interesting piece on how AT&T is hollowing itself out in an attempt to become what Kevin sees as the first 21st century phone company (telco ?), one that virtualizes and outsources everything. Well Vanco has been … Continue reading
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Reading
currently reading the MCI white paper “A Horizontal Leap Forward“, 73 pages!
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Two VP’s in a week!
It’s been an interesting week during which I’ve managed to have a business related conversation with IBM’s VP for Networking in EMEA. The second VP is such a coincidence, on Wednesday I read in the FT about how PWWC was … Continue reading
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A buyers Market?
I’m sure we’re seeing greater signs of competition in the Telecoms market and as a consequence it’s making the market a good place to be if you’re buying. Greater competition is coming in as the market is growing and Telcos … Continue reading
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Mobile app Market to be worth $8bn by 2008
The Register says “that this is because there will be several important factors driving revenue to such an extent that by 2008, the mobile consumer applications market will be worth just under $8bn in Western Europe.” That’s a pretty big … Continue reading
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MMO2 makes a profit
MMO2, who operate the mobile phone brand O2, announced a profit. Their revenue is up and subscriber spend is around 252ukp. They may possibly put a bid in for KPN, the Dutch operator, but I think that’s just hot air. … Continue reading
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Telco workers on strike
Close to 100,000 SBC employees plan show their displeasure with the trend of sending telco jobs overseas by going on strike this week. The Communications Workers of America (CWA) issued a statement today declaring that union employees at SBC in … Continue reading
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Preperation
Just finished packing for a 2 day meeting in London, IBM Southbank, and I’m now ready for the 5.55am train from Chester to Euston tomorrow morning. The meeting is with other people from around EMEA doing the same role as … Continue reading
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VPN’s, EVPN’s and IVPN’s
I got caught up in a discussion the other day about VPN’s and they by definition are encrypted. The person thought that there was only one type of VPN, an encrypted one. While the term VPN is becoming more common … Continue reading
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50% of all Voice calls to be Wireless
Both Analysys and Silicon.com have articles on how’s there’s still more growth in the wireless, cellular, mobile, call it what you like, market place. Voice services account for 80% of revenue and providers should stop worrying so much about data, … Continue reading
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