Monthly Archives: June 2005
Bitove Hits Satellite-Radio Jackpot
It did not take John Bitove long to start talking about an IPO after the CRTC awarded his company, Canadian Satellite Radio, a license to print money…er, I mean a license to operate one of three satellite radio services in … Continue reading
Is Citron Nervous About Skype?
Russell Shaw has a good post about Skype and its domination of the North American VOIP market – from a minutes and bandwidth perspective. An interesting element are comments by Vonage CEO Jeffrey Citron. Citron dismisses Skype as an “ancillary … Continue reading
More Whining from the Canadian Recording Industry
Even though 5% of Canadian satellite-radio revenue will go to develop Canadian talent, and an exciting new technology will profile Canadian artists, Canada's music industry is troubled by the CRTC's decision to license three service providers because the regulator failed … Continue reading
More Cisco vs. Nortel
In the wake of Jim Duffy's interview with Nortel CEO Bill Owens in which Owens claims Cisco is vulnerable because it has “no serious competition”, Om Malik weighs in with his take. The highlight is this quote: “If I wasn’t … Continue reading
Cisco is Vulnerable, Owens Contends
In light of Nortel COO Garry Daichendt's sudden decision to walk away from Nortel, Networld World managing editor Jim Duffy's interview with Nortel CEO Bill Owens is a must read. Check out the Q&A here. Among the highlights are Owens' … Continue reading
Skype Rules North American VOIP
According to Sandvine, Skype dominates the North American VOIP market with 46.2% of minutes and 40% of bandwidth. Waterloo, Ont.-based Sandvine, which tracks 1,100 VOIP service providers, said Skype users also account for 35.8% of individual VOIP callers on North … Continue reading
