Monthly Archives: March 2005

3 leg trips

I’ve got a couple of three leg trips over the next couple of weeks. The end of next week, I’ll fly BA from Manchester to Southamptonm be driven to Heathrow and fly SAS  to Copenhagen in the evening and a … Continue reading

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Flight log

I thought I’d log all the flights and distances I’ve flown since I’ve been in this job. Nov 2004 -  Manchester to Stockholm    875 milesNov 2004 – Stockholm to Manchester 875 milesNov 2004 – Manchester to Heathrow  159 milesNov … Continue reading

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Telco censured for blocking VoIP By FCC

Andy has a post on Telco’s blocking  VoiP..wow..that’s a pretty desperate tactic by a Telco.

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Skype Journal

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Just how big a threat is Skype?

Analysis.com has a look at the impact of Skype on the Telco market place.  …the fixed-line telephony market is open to a number of new business models that could see traditional operators in Western Europe lose revenues amounting to EUR6.4 … Continue reading

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Telco’s move into outsourcing

Analysis.com has an article on Telco’s considering moving into Strategic Outsourcing (SO). Telecoms operators and service providers are also moving into information communication technology (ICT) services, especially that of enterprise network management, as it offers high-value business opportunities that will … Continue reading

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KPN to cut 8,000 jobs

KPN, the Dutch telecoms company, on Tuesday unveiled plans to build an internet-based network to help its fading fixed-line business – but at the cost of about 8,000 jobs [via FT.com] The interesting news in here, is that KPN is … Continue reading

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Qwest and MCI rumble on

MCI to renew talks with Qwest [via ft.com] This is still rumbling along, I read that Verizon  had allowed MCI two weeks to talk to Qwest . Come on hurry up and end..we’re bored of this!

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Alliance Partners

I spent a couple of hours this afternoon discussing our business with two VP’s from one of our alliance partners down in London. Both had come over from the US and had made plans to pay me a visit whilst … Continue reading

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