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Entries from March 2006

My Nerd Score

March 31st, 2006 · 1 Comment

not bad for a Manager. 

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FCC is strongly against providers offering tiered internet access.

March 29th, 2006 · No Comments

This blogger, Supergeek, corrects the news that the FCC was behind a tiered internet, it isn't. phew.
Technorati Tags: Telecom, Tiered, interent, my_pipes

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Vonage in the news again

March 29th, 2006 · No Comments

Vonage's 911 service hit's the headlines this time. A guy's house burns down whil Vonage puts him on hold..gulp. [via]
Technorati Tags: Telecom, Vonage, 911

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Tom Evslin retells the Stupid Network story

March 29th, 2006 · No Comments

Tom retells the Stupid Network Story, it's worth a read and there's a link to his petition.
David himself, picks up on the story 
Technorati Tags: Evslin, Stupid, Network

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Zittrain’s Green Zone Theory

March 29th, 2006 · No Comments

David S. Isenberg has a post on Zittrain's idea of a green and red internet, green controlled, red uncontrolled. 
 
Technorati Tags: Isenberg, Zittrains

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EU cracks down on mobile charges

March 29th, 2006 · No Comments

This is news that every Telecom manager is looking forward to, a reduction in the mobile bill. Roaming costs are a rip off. [via]
Technorati Tags: Roaming, BBC, Telecom

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Gartner Sees Rocky Road Ahead For Telecom Carriers

March 29th, 2006 · No Comments

Gartner states the blindingly obvious. They aren't exactly sticking their necks out of this one. [via]
Technorati Tags: Gartner, Telecom

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life after Lucent?

March 29th, 2006 · No Comments

Om has a rather interesting post on what life is going to be like after the merger of Lucent and Alcatel.
How will Alcatel's proposed megadeal reshape the telecom landscape? Cisco might merge with Motorola, and a host of smaller companies will get snapped up.
I'm not sure if I could see Cisco and Motorola getting hitched, [...]

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SIP enabled WM5 on the way?

March 21st, 2006 · No Comments

Smartphone thoughts has a post about Windows Mobile 5 (WM5) being updated to include a SIP client. This would enable the devices to provide VoIP. Nokia has already launched dual GSM and Wi-Fi phones, so I guess Microsoft sees this as the next big battle in the mobile voice space in which to flex their [...]

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Tags: Mobile · life

Ballmer: IBM in the crosshairs

March 20th, 2006 · No Comments

Another reason for the shift is IBM. … He drew a contrast between that approach and IBM’s, saying the company is increasingly focused on services and consulting
I’ve never seen Microsoft as a competitor; they never appear on our charts. But nonetheless it’s an interesting development. [via]
Technorati Tags: IBM, Microsoft

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IBM: The ‘next big thing’ no longer exists

March 17th, 2006 · No Comments

“If you’re looking for the next big thing, stop looking. There’s no such thing as the next big thing,” Nicholas Donofrio said.
I read this and thought of the old quote “everything that can be invented has been invented” and low and behold the comments had this..
In 1899, then Patent Commissioner, Charles H. Duell [...]

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Should Google Buy Sun Microsystems?

March 17th, 2006 · No Comments

Talk of an imminent sale of Sun Microsystems to Google has been swirling around trading floors and Silicon Valley for more than a week.
Wow, this really would bring Google in the same ball park as the big players. A huge Software and hardware business together along with their advertising business…wow. We’ll have to watch [...]

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Vodafone sells Japanese arm for £9bn

March 17th, 2006 · No Comments

Vodafone has completed the sale of its Japanese arm to local telecoms company Softbank in a deal that values the company at ¥1.8bn, or around £9bn.
In return for its 97 per cent stake in Japan’s third biggest operator, Vodafone KK, Vodafone will receive some £6.8bn in cash, of which £6bn will be distributed to shareholders.
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T-Mobile UK Expected to Launch Affordable Flat Rate Data Plan

March 17th, 2006 · No Comments

if our sources are to be believed, T-Mobile will announce - with some fanfare - a £7.50 per month flat rate data usage plan! Likely subject to a fairly relaxed ‘acceptable usage plan’ (1GB seems likely)
This could cause a bit of a shake up in the UK market if this price point is true. Current [...]

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Tags: Mobile · Telecom · life

Free our Data blog

March 16th, 2006 · No Comments

The blog is here

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