Monthly Archives: June 2005

Blogging from the Nortel AGM

By Mark Evans | Published: June 29, 2005
It feels like the calm before the storm. The AGM doesn't start for another hour but shareholders are already starting to trickle in – I guess to secure the best view of Nortel CEO Bill Owens' keynote. The company is expecting as many as 1,500 people to attend but the PR folks suspect some people [...]
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Rogers' Telephony Plans to be Unveiled Today

By Mark Evans | Published: June 29, 2005
After much speculation, Rogers Communications is holding a press conference this afternoon to talk about its telephony plans. While the company may not roll out service on July 1, it is meeting the “deadline” set by CEO Ted Rogers who want the move into local telephony to coincide with the 20th anniversary of Rogers Wireless. [...]
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Nortel's Big Day

By Mark Evans | Published: June 29, 2005
If you're watching TV this morning, I'm appearing on CBC NewsWorld at 8:45 a.m. to talk about what's likely to happen at the AGM today. The CBC is going to have a big broadcasting truck at the Toronto Congress Centre, which should give you a sense of how newsworthy the AGM will be. For technology/telecom [...]
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U.S. CableCos Rules the Roost

By Mark Evans | Published: June 28, 2005
I'm little late to the party but the U.S. court Brand X decision allowing cablecos to not share their networks could be a major blow to independent VOIP service providers such as Vonage and Lingo. It is not inconceivable to think cablecos offering their own flavor of VOIP will block the traffic of rivals. Frankly, [...]
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BT Jumps on Microsoft IP-TV Bandwagon

By Mark Evans | Published: June 28, 2005
The folks in Redmond must be happy and relieved after BT decided to enter into a commercial agreement to use Microsoft's IP-TV Edition software. The deal comes on the heels of Telstra deciding not to proceed with an IP-TV trial using Microsoft's software, while Swisscom and SBC have delayed the launch of their commercial services. [...]
Posted in ILEC News, Analysis, VOIP Services, Competition/Skype, VOIP Services, Competition/Vonage | 2 Comments

Nortel's PEC Paying Off Already!

By Mark Evans | Published: June 28, 2005
Hey, spending nearly half a billion dollars on mid-tier systems integrator wasn't such a bad idea after all. Nortel PEC Solutions (formerly PEC Solutions Inc. before it was bought by Nortel for US$448-million) has signed to a deal with NASA's Mission Command and Telemetry Network to upgrade its networks so critical data can be shared [...]
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