Author Archives: Mark Evans

Mark Evans Financial Post Attired in an expensive grey suit, designer glasses and an eye-catching pink tie, Vonage Holdings Corp. chief executive Jeffrey Citron oozes confidence. That's not hard to do when there are more than 300,000 customers using your … Continue reading →

For all the talk about people turfing their wireline phones for wireless service, it looks like only few people have taken the plunge so far. According to the hard-working folks in Ottawa, only 2% of Canadians have wireless-only homes, while … Continue reading →

In the name of “research”, I recently decided to switch my local phone service to Sprint from Bell. It was a relatively pain-free experience with only a few technical glitches. That said, I can inderstand why Sprint has its hands … Continue reading →

According to Infonetics Research, the router and switch market climbed 28% in the third quarter to US$1.6 billion, including 11% sequential growth in core and edge routers. While Juniper and Cisco continue to dominate the market, Avici Systems saw its … Continue reading →

Just an initial thought about Verizon's decision to sell its Telus shares: I wonder how this affects the future of Telus CEO Darren Entwistle? There has been some thought – at least in this corner – the next logial step … Continue reading →

You've got to hand it to Nortel CEO Bill Owens who said today he is “embarassed” by the company's failure to get out its restated financial results. It's healthy to see a CEO admit to being anything other than confident … Continue reading →