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Work File mentioned. Good Fortune your way should you decide to dig.
GL
SO: Thanls to all that helped kick stones
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April 23 2015
Qtel in connectivity agreement with BT
Post date: Tuesday, 08 May 2012
Multinational companies doing business with Qatar and local firms with international operations are set to benefit from a “faster and highly secure” global connectivity, which will be provided through a Qtel – British Telecommunications network node that has been set up.
British Telecommunications has established a local Point of Presence (PoP) for its BT Connect global network services, in Qatar, which will be operated by Qtel. Qtel’s Data Centre is to host the BT server, which will meet the business connectivity requirements of local and global customers in airline, banking, financial markets, oil and gas, logistics and construction industries.
http://www.datacentres.com/news/qtel-connecti...reement-bt
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Search: Zayo Group
https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&...DeBqkOh3Ng
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zayo_Group
http://www.zayo.com/
http://www.zayo.com/network/interactive-map
Mr. Gips was Group Vice President of Global Corporate Development for Level 3 Communications
As one of the founding executives of Level 3 Communications, Dan was responsible for Level 3’s engineering, construction, and operations organizations.
http://investors.zayo.com/corporate-governanc...ctors.aspx
Zayo France: France bandwidth infrastructure business (incorporated Neo Telecoms acquisition)
Our Network & Facilities
Zayo’s network serves eight countries and 46 states, plus Washington D.C. The network connects the largest U.S. and European cities, as well as many Tier 2–5 U.S. markets. Zayo’s network reaches 16,700 buildings, including 827 data centers, 495 carrier POPs, and 10,151 enterprise buildings. Zayo also has 503,000 finished billable square feet of colocation and interconnection space. For more detailed network information, visit our Network Overview page.
http://www.zayo.com/company/company-overview
Zayo’s Network
Zayo’s UK fibre optic network spans more than 450,000km and connects over 130 data centres via unique routes alongside the national gas pipeline and within London’s sewer system. This provides customers with added security and reliability for mission critical data as well as diversity from other connectivity providers in the region.
Not only is Ireland a gateway between the UK and the US, it is quickly becoming a hub for businesses to locate their data. Zayo’s East-West Ring is the newest, fully diverse, optical fibre connectivity ring providing the most advanced, secure and reliable, high performance network between the UK and Ireland.
In addition, Zayo has a global network reach with local expertise in each market. By combining its deep metro fibre networks with long-haul fibre networks and Transatlantic capacity, Zayo can provide seamless connectivity between any of its markets throughout the US, UK/Ireland and Continental Europe without the need for multiple suppliers. Zayo can provide a cost effective and bespoke end to end solution for your bandwidth infrastructure needs.
http://www.zayo.com/network/uk-network
.......given interactive maps, (US/London/Paris...),various centers, ITU, and Connect objectives I think Qatar and the Zayo Group are also in bed together somewhere along the line.
Haven't yet....silly me, I was looking Qatar/Zayo Group vs BT/Zayo Group
SSE Telecoms Select Zayo Group for London Dark Fibre Network
Network to connect 22 PoPs by Q2 2014
Zayo Group, the global bandwidth infrastructure provider, today announced that it has won a contract to install a Point of Presence (PoP) network for SSE Telecoms, the network infrastructure and data centre service provider arm of the SSE Group. Zayo has designed and will provision the London dark fibre backhaul network for SSE Telecoms, which will connect 21 BT phone and Ethernet exchange points in London and a further exchange serving the Slough area.
The contract supports SSE Telecoms’ plan to extend its network coverage to all major business conurbations across the UK. This programme, known as ‘Project Edge’, will see SSE Telecoms deploy its own high capacity PoPs in 54 additional central business districts, serving almost an additional 106,000 business postcode areas with high bandwidth fibre connectivity.
SSE Telecoms already operates its own fibre network in London, but this new contract will enable it to leverage Zayo’s additional fibre reach, as well as Zayo’s ability to design and build large scale fibre networks, in order to offer high capacity connectivity services to a greater number of London-based businesses. Services in the London area will go live in Q2 2014.
“We selected Zayo for their experience in rapidly deploying networks. This specialisation in dark fibre gave us confidence in their ability to meet both our technical and commercial requirements,” said Chris Jagusz, Managing Director of SSE Telecoms.
“The reach of our London network and ability to rapidly expand to new locations for our customers is the foundation of our Bandwidth Infrastructure business,” said Alastair Kane, Zayo’s European vice-president. “The expanded network meets SSE Telecoms’ requirements as well as provides an opportunity to offer additional services to our base of customers.”
The extension of Zayo’s network into these 22 BT exchanges provides significant diverse connectivity, both between exchanges and to key data centres and traffic exchanges. This expansion brings Zayo’s coverage to 22 BT exchanges and 43 data centres as part of its 499 building footprint in London. London is one of 297 markets served globally by Zayo’s fibre network.
About Zayo
Based in Boulder, Colo., privately owned Zayo Group (www.zayo.com) is an international provider of fibre-based Bandwidth Infrastructure services and carrier-neutral colocation and interconnection services. Zayo serves wireline and wireless carriers, data centres, Internet content and services companies, high bandwidth enterprises, and federal, state and local government agencies. Zayo provides these services over metro, national, international and fibre-to-the-tower networks. With its acquisitions of USCarrier, FiberGate and AboveNet, Zayo’s network includes 75,954 route miles, spanning 45 states in the US as well as major cities in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the Netherlands. Its network serves approximately 14,001 on-net buildings, including 602 data centres, 586 carrier PoPs, and 3,469 cell towers. Zayo’s colocation assets include 175,036 billable square feet of interconnect-focused colocation space.
About SSE Telecoms
SSE Telecoms provides class-leading connectivity and data centre services that deliver cost efficiency and a competitive edge.
The company operates a 13,700km private telecoms network and an estate of 17 data centres that span the UK. With its extensive telecoms and data centre operational expertise it offers commercial security with unrivalled in-house engineering resources.
With a passionate and conscientious team, as well as the backing of the SSE Group, it continues to invest in the future of its customers, staff, services, and infrastructure.
For further information, please visit: http://www.ssetelecoms.com/
SSE Telecoms Media Contacts:
Charlotte Martin/Fiona Rush
Johnson King
+44 (0)20 7401 7968
SSETelecoms@johnsonking.co.uk
http://www.zayo.com/news/sse-telecoms-select-...re-network
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April 21
Qatar Telecom (Qtel) is the telecommunications service provider licensed by the Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR) to provide both fixed and mobile telecommunications services
In July 2008, ictQATAR allowed QTel and Vodafone Qatar to provide voice services to the public and made it legal for any person or business to use VoIP services for voice calls for their own use. Businesses within the State of Qatar are prohibited from selling VoIP calls or services to the public without a license issued by ictQATAR
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_Qatar
Articles tagged with: Qtel and Orange
Qatar Adds WiMAX to its Fixed License Tender
http://www.cellular-news.com/tags/qtel/orange/
Virgin Singapore was launched in Oct 2001 as a joint venture w/Singtel....closed down by Oct 2002
https://books.google.com/books?id=vrsNBwAAQBA...mp;f=false
....pg 157 down interesting read about Virgin footprint
Ooredoo, Level 3 partner on content delivery network
Monday 25 March 2013 | 13:59 CET | News
Ooredoo (formerly known as Qtel Group) has tied up with Level 3 Communications to launch a content delivery network node in Doha, The Peninsula reports. The agreement aims to enhance connectivity and enables both companies to offer enhanced wholesale business services. Businesses in Qatar and the Middle East will gain from enhanced distribution of their content across Level 3's global content delivery network node. The two links have also helped Ooredoo manage the demand for wholesale voice and data services in Qatar.
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/ooredoo-leve...rk--933260
Qtel rebrands as Ooredoo in Qatar
March 18, 2013
Written by Nawras
Qtel rebrands as Ooredoo in Qatar
Muscat, 17 March 2013 – Ooredoo, the group of companies formerly known as the Qtel Group, and the majority shareholder in Nawras, recently unveiled the new brand at a spectacular multimedia and theatrical event in Doha. Qatar Telecom (Qtel) became the first company in the group to unite under the new ‘Ooredoo’ identity in a move that will bring a new dimension to communications for the entire group of companies.
Ross Cormack, Nawras CEO, said, “This is an exciting transition that marks the next step in the evolution of our major shareholder and strengthens our position as part of this global brand. The new identity highlights the customer centric values on which the group was founded. Customers in Oman will benefit from the unity of Ooredoo as all operators in the Group share a common goal to enrich the lives of people in the countries where they operate. Nawras is proud to be a part of Ooredoo.”
Speaking at the ceremony, H.E. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Saud Al Thani, Ooredoo Chairman, said, “We have always put our customers at the heart of our business, and this new name shows that we want to be closer to our customers and engage with them in everything that we do. We are proud that Qatar, where the business was born, is the first country in Ooredoo’s international network to integrate with the new global brand. We are not simply about making connections, we are about enriching and empowering the people of Qatar and helping them achieve their goals.”
More than 2,000 people including government ministers, ambassadors, media professionals and customers of the company attended the event, which was broadcast live on Qatar TV. The celebration also featured a specially-branded film and theatrical performances. Concluding the ceremony, a large group of children holding red balloons entered the amphitheatre, treating the audience to an amazing ballet performance.
As a community-focused company, Ooredoo is guided by its vision of enriching people’s lives and its belief that it can stimulate human growth by leveraging communications to help people achieve their full potential.
About Nawras:
Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company SAOG was founded and registered in the Sultanate of Oman in December 2004. It launched its service in March 2005 as the challenger mobile operator in Oman operating under the name Nawras. Nawras was awarded the second fixed licence in Oman in 2009, and launched its international gateway in April 2010, its corporate fixed and broadband services in May 2010, and its residential fixed and broadband services in June 2010. Since 2010, Nawras has been an integrated services telecommunications operator and is currently serving around 2 million customers across the Sultanate. Following a successful IPO, Nawras is listed on the Muscat Stock Market (MSM) under the “nwrs” ticker since 1 November 2010. Nawras is majority owned by Ooredoo, formerly known as Qtel Group, and also has a number of significant Omani shareholders which ensures that the company is strongly integrated into the Omani society. Nawras has won a number of awards including Customer Service Excellence Award in Telecom Sector 2012 from Oman Customer Care Conference, Innovation in HR Strategy 2011 from Asia’s Best Employer Brand Awards, Outstanding Leader from TMT Finance Middle East 2011, Best IPO in the Middle East from emeafinance magazine and Strategic Leadership Award from Global HR Excellence Awards 2011.
About Ooredoo:
Ooredoo, formerly known as Qtel Group, is a leading international communications company delivering mobile, fixed, broadband internet and corporate managed services tailored to the needs of consumers and businesses across markets in the Middle East, North Africa and South-East Asia. As a community-focused company, Ooredoo is guided by its vision of enriching people’s lives and its belief that it can stimulate human growth by leveraging communications to help people achieve their full potential. Ooredoo has a presence in markets such as Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Algeria, Tunisia, Iraq, Palestine, the Maldives and Indonesia. The company reported sales of $8.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2011 and had a consolidated global customer base of more than 89.2 million people as of 30 September 2012. Ooredoo’s ultimate parent company is Qatar Telecom (Qtel) Q.S.C., whose shares are listed on the Qatar Exchange and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.
http://www.connect-world.com/index.php/press-...o-in-qatar
“DataMiner is integrated with over 4000 devices from more than 500 vendors, and guarantees smooth integration of any future technology in the platform over time. The solution has been successfully deployed among major media companies and service providers. Skyline Communications is independent from technology vendors and is therefore uniquely placed to provide companies like Al Jazeera and Ooredoo the freedom to deploy the most suitable technology in their infrastructure”.
The DataMiner multi-vendor NMS/OSS has also been selected as the platform that will manage Al Jazeera’s upgraded broadcast centers globally. London is one of the first targets, next to Doha and DC, and most of the other bureaus will follow.
http://www.connect-world.com/index.php/press-...-cloud-gmc
Ooredoo and Ericsson Sign Agreement for ITU World 2014 - See more at: http://www.ooredoo.com/en/news/media/news/oor...TxMGc.dpuf
Qtel Passport is available in Australia (Telstra), Algeria (Wataniya), Bahrain (Batelco, Zain, Viva), Bangladesh (Airtel, Robi), Canada (Bell, Telus), Czech Republic (O2), Denmark (TDC), Egypt (Vodafone, Mobinil, Etisalat Misr), France (Bouygues), Germany (O2), Hong Kong (China Mobile), India (Idea, Vodafone), Indonesia (XL), Iraq (Asiacell), Ireland (O2), Italy (TIM, Wind), Jordan (Zain), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Zain, Mobily, STC), Kuwait (Viva, Zain, Wataniya), Malaysia (Celcom, Maxis), Maldives (Watanyia), Oman (Nawras), Palestine (Wataniya), Philippines (Globe), Singapore (Starhub, M1), Sri Lanka (Dialog, Mobitel), Switzerland (Swisscom), Thailand (Truemove, AIS, Total Access), Tunisia (Tunisiana), Turkey (Avea, Turkcell), United Arab Emirates (etisalat, du), United Kingdom (3, Everything Everywhere, O2) and the USA (T Mobile and AT&T).
When customers travel, they need to manually select the participating roaming operators on their handsets, so they enjoy full Passport benefits. Roaming services on other operators will be charged at standard roaming rates.
Qtel continues to add more networks and countries on a regular basis, and the full list is always available on the Qtel website at www.qtel.qa.
http://www.gulf-times.com/qatar/178/details/3...-customers
virgin.com/mobile
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To the east, Qatar owns swathes of the Canary Wharf financial district through its majority holding in Songbird Estates plc.
When Barclays was in trouble at the height of the banking turmoil, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) emerged as a white-knight investor, and became the biggest shareholder.
Set up eight years ago to promote freedom of speech in Qatar, this is an old-fashioned debating society modelled on the Oxford Union version but covering the entire Middle East. It is chaired by former BBC journalist Tim Sebastian and its discussions are shown on the BBC.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-21131...rrods.html
Canary Wharf to be bought by Qatar Investment Authority
Wednesday 28 January 2015 10.00 EST
The backing from New York investor Simon Glick (with a 26% stake), the China Investment Corporation and Morgan Stanley, the three biggest shareholders after the Qatari fund, means that QIA and Brookfield have secured 85.6% support.
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jan/...ale-london
The French government has offered tax exemptions for Qatari real estate investments in the country and have acquired almost $4 billion of property.[
QSI invested a further $340 million in the club, they had bought the P.S.G. handball team the previous year.[13] The Qatari president of P.S.G., Nasser Al-Khelaifi is also the director of Qatari owned television network Al Jazeera Sports, which launched French television channels beIN Sport. Qatar has also offered to finance social programs in French suburbs, which has attracted criticism.[13]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_Investment_Authority
......could this lead to a connection w/Orange? The following seems to add cohesion to different companies and countries through the sports netwrok beIN
beIN Sport[edit]
Main article: beIN Sport
beIN Sport is a global network of sports channels jointly owned and operated by Qatari Sports Investments, an affiliate of Al Jazeera Media Network and American media company Turner Broadcasting System, a subsidiary of Time Warner, The channels are controlled by Al Jazeera under the company BeIN Media Group. It currently operates three channels in France – beIN Sport 1, beIN Sport 2 and beIN Sport MAX – and launched two channels in the United States (English and Spanish) in August 2012.[15] The channel also holds Canadian broadcast rights to several sports properties despite not yet having authorization to broadcast in Canada.
In France, beIN Sport holds the rights to broadcast major association football tournaments on French television, including Ligue 1, Bundesliga, the UEFA Champions League and the European Football Championships. In the United States and Canada, beIN Sport holds the rights to broadcast La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Copa del Rey, South American World Cup Qualifier and English Championship matches, in addition to Barca TV.[16]
On 1 January 2014, Al Jazeera Sports was renamed beIN Sports Arabia to have consistency with all of Al Jazeera Media Network's sports properties.[17] Also in 2014 Al Jazeera Media Network came to an agreement with Ethnic Channels Group to launch beIN Sports Canada which based out of Toronto is available on satellite and various cable systems across Canada. In November 2014, Al Jazeera Media Network bought Santana Sports in Australia and renamed the channel beIN Sports Australia.
... We look forward to working together with our new cable and satellite partners to serve our new audiences across the U.S."
The channel was later added to Time Warner and Bright House Networks lineups after a new carriage deal was agreed upon.
On 26 November 2009, Al Jazeera English received approval from the CRTC, which enables Al Jazeera English to broadcast via satellite in Canada
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jazeera_Media_Network
......stroll down for stations
Bright House Networks LLC is the sixth largest owner and operator of cable systems in the U.S. and the second largest in Florida, with technologically advanced systems located in five states including Florida, Alabama, Indiana, Michigan and California.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright_House_Networks
Time Warner Cable Enterprises Inc. (TWC), formerly Warner Cable Communications and sometimes colloquially referred to as simply Time Warner Cable or Time Warner, is an American cable telecommunications company that operates in 29 states and has 31 operating divisions. It is the second largest cable company in the U.S. behind only Comcast,[4][5] which has agreed to acquire TWC pending regulatory approval. Its corporate headquarters are located in the Time Warner Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York City,[6] with other corporate offices in Stamford, Connecticut; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Herndon, Virginia.[7] Time Warner Cable serves customers in the following 29 states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Warner_Cable
http://www.eassc.co.uk/sponsors.php
.....DUTV is a sponsor here
http://globalstudyuk.com/coming-to-student-fair/qatar/
......East Anglia.....the list says some strategies are bigger than the world in general realises,imo
http://globalstudyuk.com/university/universit...st-anglia/
Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN) is a Middle Eastern multinational multimedia conglomerate, and is the parent company of Al Jazeera, beIN Sport and its related networks. The chairman is Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani, a member of the ruling family of Qatar.[1][2] The acting director general is Dr. Mostefa Souag. The network's news operation currently has a total of 82 bureaus around the world that are shared between the network's channels and operations, the second largest amount of bureaus of any media company in the world after the BBC.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jazeera_Media_Network
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Wonder if Qatar owns some of the following?
1919 Northwest 19th St. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311
The operations and logistics office has 8,000 square feet.
The address is: 2485 Grant Ave. Ogden, UT 84401
The Latin American Data Centre address is : World Trade Center 53rd Street Marbella Panama City, Panama
The European Data Centre address is: 25 Canada Square
Canary Wharf
London E14 5LB
United Kingdom
The North American Data Centre is: 60 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10013
USA
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https://www.wtca.org/about
......think I must still be crazy, but UTAH/MIAMI/CHINA/PARIS,FRANCE/PANAMA/QATAR.........
https://www.wtca.org/locations
......wouldn't you know it, a WTC in Fort Lauderdale too
https://www.wtca.org/locations
......LONDON
WTCA's stated goal of "GLOBAL UNITY & COOPERATION" would help explain DUTV's presence in Africa....where are their WTC's for individual countries?
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14. Bilateral Investment Agreements
Qatar has 49 bilateral international investment agreements (listed below). Seventeen have been
ratified including those signed with Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, China, Egypt, Finland,
France, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Republic of Korea, Macedonia, Morocco, Romania, Russian
Federation, Switzerland and Turkey:
1996 (Algeria, France, Germany, Romania, and Tunisia)
Department of State: 2014 Investment Climate Statement June 2014
18
1998 (Bosnia & Herzegovina, Senegal, and Sudan)
1999 (Chad, China, Egypt, India, Iran, Morocco, Pakistan, and South Korea)
2000 (Eritrea, Indonesia, Italy, and Yemen)
2001 (Belarus, Croatia, Cuba, Finland, Switzerland, and Turkey)
2002 (Armenia, Gambia, and Mali)
2003 (Mauritania, South Africa, and Syria)
2004 (Libya)
2007 (Azerbaijan, Belgium & Luxembourg, Mongolia, Russian Federation, and
Tajikistan)
2008 (Cyprus and Kazakhstan)
2009 (Jordan, Montenegro, and Portugal)
2010 (Lebanon, Panama, and Costa Rica)
2011 (Macedonia, Albania)
2012 (Timor-Leste)
On the trade and economic side, Qatar signed several Technical, Trade and Economic
Cooperation Agreement with the following countries:
2000 (Cuba, Lebanon, Yemen, and Eretria)
2001 (Belarus)
2002 (Finland, Ukraine, Mali, South Africa, Gambia, Armenia, Ivory Coast, Guinea, and
Niger)
2003 (Mauritania)
2004 (Libya, and Azerbaijan)
2005 (Germany and Nepal)
2007 (Mongolia, Greece, Vietnam, Singapore, and Tajikistan)
2008 (Cyprus and Philippine)
2009 (Albania (ratified), Croatia, Bulgaria, Montenegro, and Belarus)
2010 (Congo, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, and Slovenia)
2011 (Chad)
2012 (Ethiopia)
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/231068.pdf
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March 12
http://www.eassc.co.uk/sponsors.php
....as I received this in pm, I don't feel at liberty to post
I went to macroaxis.com and played around with dutv. Price was $6.0E-4
http://www.macroaxis.com/invest/market/
....kicked around trying to find out the meaning of E-4
Catch Up - Channel 4
Channel 4 · 4oD · 4oD · Browse all ... TV Guide · Watch Live · Channel 4 · E4 · More4 · Film4 · 4seven · 4Music · Shorts · Search ... Channel 4 Highlights.
https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&...iFsdRqgBws
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/catchup/c4
....liked the Channel 4 - E4 - More4 best. After looking at channel 4, I wondered how something like Vizzage would fit in.
Any thoughts?
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March 2 2015 added some....need to dig more
Zamir Telecom
John Molnars
Partner - Pacific Telecommunications Council
www.ptc.org/ptc12/networkers/attendees.xml
... Zamir Telecom Limited United Kingdom Mr. Rafael Arranz EVP, Marketing IP, ...... Mr. Kevin P Mallon President L-3 Communications, Electron Technologies, ...
http://www.ptc.org/ptc12/networkers/attendees.xml
Companies included in the Plimsoll Industry Analysis - Telecommunications Services
http://www.plimsoll.co.uk/Companies-in-report...s-services
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DUTV’s global services platform is anchored by its extensive fibre networks on three continents
and connected by undersea facilities providing a local-to-global network and solution set to solve a
wide variety of communications challenges facing enterprises today. Its comprehensive portfolio of
voice, data, video and security services provide solutions to help companies grow and protect their
business.
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Birmingham Cable Communications
http://www.bcctelecom.co.uk/wholesale-comms/4586434691
.....read the verbage, I wonder about.....LOL Telewest acquired BCC which was acquired by Virgin Media
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collate...72418.html
http://www.virginmedia.com/
NTL:Telewest bought Virgin Mobile on 4 April 2006 and rebranded itself as Virgin Media on 9 February 2007.
Virgin Mobile became part of the quadplay of Virgin Media services and received a new logo in-line with
its parent. Virgin Media was subsequently purchased by Liberty Global in 2013.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Mobile_UK
Liberty Global
Key Facts:
Largest international cable company
Revenue: $20 billion1
Employees: 38,0002
Active in 14 countries, including 12 in Europe
52 million homes passed3
27 million customers3
56 million RGUs3 (video, internet, and voice subscribers)
as of September 30, 2014
Liberty Global’s consumer brands include Virgin Media, UPC, Ziggo, Unitymedia, Kabel BW, Telenet, VTR, and Liberty Puerto Rico. Our operations also include Liberty Global Business Services, a commercial division and Liberty Global Ventures, our investment fund.
Liberty Global shares are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbols “LBTYA”, “LBTYB”, and “LBTYK”. Liberty Global is part of the Forbes Global 2000 listing, Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America Indices (DJSI), FTSE4GOOD Index, and the NASDAQ Composite and NASDAQ Industrial indices.
We proudly introduce Horizon .......hmmmm
http://www.libertyglobal.com/about-us.html
Mirifice Ltd to integrate their MiriATE® testing product at Amino
Mar 23 2009
Customers include BSkyB, BT, Virgin Media, Top-Up TV, Comstar Direct, Pace, Open TV, Tandberg and Thomson.
http://www.aminocom.com/media-centre/news/ami...ght=virgin media
....wonder if that was the Amino connection
Vodafone cable tie with media giant Liberty Global may fend off AT&T take over
in Germany, where Liberty owns cable group Unity Media
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/artic...z3MmH3PIx9
Telenet is the largest cable television operator in Belgium. ... Please visit our Shareholder structure for the latest information. ... Liberty Global plc is Telenet's controlling shareholder and as of July 10, 2013, held a majority ownership interest in ...
Liberty Global set to begin LatAm acquisition spree with Choice
December 11, 2014 Written by Auri Aittokallio
Liberty Global has announced that together with investment firm Searchlight, it has signed an agreement to acquire Puerto Rican Choice Cable, the territory’s second largest cable and broadband services provider. If successful in its bid, the cable giant will merge Choice with its subsidiary Liberty Cablevision Puerto Rico (LCPR).
“The Choice transaction will build upon our 2012 acquisition of OneLink and will complete cable consolidation on the island of Puerto Rico,”
http://www.telecoms.com/310381/liberty-global...th-choice/
Liberty Global plc is an international telecommunications and television company. It was formed in 2005 by the merger of the international arm of Liberty Media and UGC (UnitedGlobalCom), and is one of the largest broadband internet service providers outside of the United States.
Liberty Global is since 2013 the world's largest international cable company, with operations in 14 countries, and 35,000 employees. As of December 31, 2013, it had an annual revenue of $17.3 billion. Its cable services pass 47 million homes, with 24.5 million customers or 48.3 million RGUs (video, internet, and voice subscribers)[3]
Liberty Global is headquartered in London, with offices in Amsterdam and in Douglas County, Colorado.
World's largest international cable company and world's largest broadband company.
Horizon TV is today Liberty Global's flagship platform with more than 10 million first-generation Horizon TV devices sold.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Global
The 2000s
Liberty Media's Discovery Channel,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Media
News Archives
http://www.libertyglobal.com/news-liberty-global.html
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Feb 21 2015 More Research
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Birmingham Cable Communications, Inc
151 London Parkway
Birmingham
AL 35211-4541
Phone: (205) 290-1300
Bill Shaw is the company Rep
200 Employees
http://birmingham-cable-communications-inc.bi...ations-inc
http://www.alabamacorporates.com/corp/303809.html
.....merged
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telewest
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%2B
....V+ ....TiVo/Virgin Media
Roamio .....https://www.tivo.com/?gclid=CNL-kuSB9MMCFchQ7AodcBcAGg
Amino: MobiTV teamed with Amino to develop a new set-top box experience that will integrate MobiTV’s platform technology with Amino’s set-top boxes to create a high-quality adaptive streaming experience while eliminating the need for managed networks.[citation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobiTV
.....was thinking about Amino connection
Digital Utilities Ventures, Inc
Category: Business Services (Unclassified)
2207 Concord Pike # 551, Wilmington DE 19803-2908
Revenue $25,000 - $50,000 ??
http://digital-utilities-ventures-inc.wilming...ntures-inc
.....now a little jump back to Discovery
News
September 23, 2014
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS & LIBERTY GLOBAL CLOSE DEAL TO ACQUIRE ALL3MEDIA
All3Media to remain an independently managed global TV production company
(London) – Discovery Communications and Liberty Global today finalized their transaction following regulatory clearance to jointly acquire All3Media, a leading global content creator and major distributor of award-winning TV programming. In May 2014, Discovery Communications and Liberty Global formed a joint venture to preserve All3Media’s creative autonomy while providing strategic guidance and investment to support its global growth.
“All3Media is a production powerhouse, with a unique ability to attract, foster and retain some of the best creative minds in the business. For nearly 30 years, Discovery has invested in high quality content and today’s deal furthers that commitment,” said David Zaslav, President and CEO of Discovery Communications. “Discovery has a proven track record of nurturing creativity and building scale across the world. Working with our valued partner Liberty Global, we will focus on empowering All3Media to continue innovating and delivering even greater stand-out content to its clients and partners across the globe.”
Mike Fries, CEO of Liberty Global, said, “We are excited to be closing the acquisition of All3Media. The business, which produces content for some of our biggest markets in Europe, including the UK, Germany and the Netherlands, is a natural fit for us and our strategy for content. Discovery is the perfect partner too, as they not only commission All3Media content already, but also share our ambition to create compelling, localized content for domestic markets. Together, we will seek to preserve All3Media’s creative independence and support its management to further grow this strong creative business.”
All3Media group consists of 19 production companies across Europe and the U.S., and was previously owned by its founders and the Permira funds. Discovery Communications and Liberty Global have committed to All3Media's creative autonomy and continued focus on serving its diversified customer base globally. Preserving its federal operating model, All3Media will continue to operate as it does today, with an independent executive management team.
Farah Ramzan Golant, CEO of All3Media, has decided to step down, having completed her role in securing the successful sale of the company to two long-term strategic global shareholders, positioning All3Media for its next stage of growth. A global search for a new CEO will begin immediately. Jane Turton, current COO, has been promoted to Managing Director of All3Media and will oversee the transition period. Neil Bright will continue in his role as CFO.
“Having successfully completed the sale of All3Media to Discovery Communications and Liberty Global, I have determined that this is the right time to leave the company to pursue a new challenge,” said Golant. “I was appointed as CEO to set the business on a new course for growth and to achieve a successful sale to strategic owners. Once accomplished, I agreed to remain as CEO through the transition of ownership to completion. In my tenure at All3Media, it has been a pleasure to work with the talented people across the group who are making ground-breaking content that finds strong audiences around the world. I know that All3Media is poised for a new period of great creative achievement, and I wish them every success.
Steve Morrison, Chairman and co-founder of All3Media, said, “Alongside Discovery and Liberty Global, I would like to express thanks to the All3Media founders, the management team and Permira for stewarding the business to the successful completion of this transaction. I would also like to thank Farah for her energetic leadership and wish her well in her next endeavour. Congratulations to every member of the All3 staff for helping to build such a fantastic, creative and commercial business. I am extremely proud of the work we’ve done together and confident we are leaving All3Media in incredibly capable hands.”
Co-founders of All3Media Steve Morrison, Jules Burns and David Liddiment are retiring from All3Media’s Board of Directors. Steve Morrison will serve as a special advisor to the joint venture’s Board of Directors, which will have equal representation from Discovery Communications and Liberty Global.
In May, All3Media was recapitalized with a structure that provides for a solid financial foundation as the joint venture takes control and All3Media enters the next phase of growth. J.P. Morgan acted as financial adviser to Discovery Communications and Liberty Global. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP served as lead transaction counsel and Ashursts acted as lead regulatory counsel. In addition, DLA Piper LLP served as legal adviser to Discovery Communications. Centerview Partners acted as financial adviser to All3Media and Clifford Chance served as legal adviser. Shearman & Sterling served as legal adviser to the management team of All3Media.
About ALL3MEDIA
ALL3MEDIA is the UK's number one independent television, film and digital production and distribution company. The ALL3MEDIA group is comprised of 19 production and distribution companies from across the UK, Europe, New Zealand and USA including Apollo20, Bentley Productions, Company Pictures, IDTV, John Stanley Productions, Lime Pictures, Lion Television, Little Dot Studios, Maverick Television, MME Moviement, Morocco Junction, North One Television, Objective Productions, Optomen, One Potato Two Potato, South Pacific Pictures, Studio Lambert, Zoo Productions, ALL3MEDIA AMERICA and ALL3MEDIA International. ALL3MEDIA is owned jointly between Discovery Communications and Liberty Global.
About Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world’s #1 pay-TV programmer reaching 2.7 billion cumulative subscribers in more than 220 countries and territories. Discovery is dedicated to satisfying curiosity, engaging and entertaining viewers with high-quality content on worldwide television networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery and Science, as well as U.S. joint venture network OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. Discovery also controls Eurosport International, a premier sports entertainment group, including six pay-TV network brands across Europe and Asia. Discovery is also a leading provider of educational products and services to schools, including an award-winning series of K-12 digital textbooks, through Discovery Education, and a digital leader with a diversified online portfolio, including Discovery Digital Networks. For more information, please visit www.discoverycommunications.com.
About Liberty Global
Liberty Global plc (Nasdaq: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) is the largest international cable company with operations in 14 countries. Liberty Global connects people to the digital world and enables them to discover and experience its endless possibilities. Liberty Global’s market-leading triple-play services are provided through next-generation networks and innovative technology platforms that connected 24 million customers subscribing to 49 million television, broadband internet and telephony services at June 30, 2014.
Liberty Global's consumer brands include Virgin Media, UPC, Unitymedia, Kabel BW, Telenet and VTR. Its operations also include Liberty Global Business Services, its commercial division and Liberty Global Ventures, its investment fund. For more information, please visit www.libertyglobal.com
http://corporate.discovery.com/discovery-news...lose-deal/
Level 3 communications/Global Crossing
Global Crossing .... On October 3, 2011, the company was acquired by Level 3 Communications.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Crossing
....interesting history and reference
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_3_Communications
....last mile dispute w/Comcast due to relationship w/Netflix
.....Viatel...Voxility
On May 14, 2012, Level 3 was selected by European content provider Voxility to provide more than 250 Gbit/s to Voxility's three major datacenters in North America and Europe.[9]
European Content Provider Voxility Selects Level 3 to Provide Global High Speed IP Connectivity
http://www.telarus.com/industry/european-cont...ivity.html
....little more info
https://www.voxility.com/
Voxility provides Infrastructure-as-a-Service in the biggest Internet hubs in the World
to telcos, cloud/hosting providers and large Internet websites.
https://www.voxility.com/info
Viatel...info also from, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_3_Communications)
It uses transatlantic cables,[16] including Yellow/AC-2, on which it owned and operated two of the four fiber pairs after the 2001 Viatel bankruptcy.[17
.....website http://www.viatel.com/
....recent Viatel news
In a significant move, Viatel engineers have built infrastructure to close the network loop from Milan to Marseille. This new piece of network enables Viatel to provide diverse as well as protected wavelength services with speeds of up to 100G out of Milan and Marseille. From a geographical perspective, Marseille is strategically important for communications into and out of Europe from Africa, the Far East and Asia. The new infrastructure will enable Viatel customers to choose from a protected range of routes to all strategic cities across the Viatel footprint including Dublin, London, Paris, Amsterdam and Frankfurt.
http://www.viatel.com/news/press-releases/via...countries/
UK Office
Viatel Limited
Inbucon House
Wick Road
Egham
Surrey, TW20 0HR
United Kingdom
http://www.viatel.com/contact-us/
Western Europe
Western European Union
Former Western European Union - its members and associates
In 1948 the Treaty of Brussels was signed between Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. It was further revisited in 1954 at the Paris Conference, when the Western European Union was established. It was declared defunct in 2011, after the Treaty of Lisbon, and the Treaty of Brussels was terminated. When the Western European Union was dissolved, it had 10 member countries, 6 associate member countries, 5 observer countries and 7 associate partner countries.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Europe
.....biggest take away is UK and mayhap France, (Orange)
Cables
Yellow/AC-2
Yellow / AC-2 (Atlantic Crossing 2) is a submarine telecommunications cable system linking the USA and the UK. The different owners give this cable system different names, so it is known as both Yellow and AC-2. It has a capacity of 320 Gbit/s as of January 2007, upgradeable to 640 Gbit/s.
It has landing points in:
1.Bellport/Brookhaven, New York, USA
2.Bude, UK
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC-2
Apollo
Apollo is an optical submarine communications cable system crossing the Atlantic Ocean, owned by Apollo Submarine Cable System Ltd (a joint venture between Cable & Wireless Worldwide and Alcatel).[1] It consists of 2 segments North and South, creating two fully diverse transatlantic paths.
In early 2006, Level 3 Communications announced its purchase of 300 Gbit/s of capacity between Apollo North and Apollo South with an option to purchase up 300 Gbit/s of future capacity. This acquisition gives Level 3 a transatlantic path that does not pass through either London or New York City, which is desirable to carriers due to network diversity concerns. This purchase represents the single largest transaction of sub-sea capacity in history without laying new cable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_(cable_system)
AS1
an autonomous system (AS) is a collection of connected Internet Protocol (IP) routing prefixes under the control of one or more network operators on behalf of a single administrative entity that presents a common, clearly defined routing policy to the Internet.[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_system_(Internet)
AS3356
Tier 1 network
Communications/AS3356 PCCWGlobal United States 3491 522 Level 3 Communications/AS3356 and AS3549 tw telecom United States 4323 1791 Level 3 Communications/AS3356 and
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AS3549 ....see above
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=AS...&go=Go
....came across Shaw Communications while kickin'.....Rogers is a rival
http://www.shaw.ca/store/
In May 2011, Shaw announced its intent to spend $100 million, to convert its analog tiered cable service to digital over a 16 month period starting August 2011.
As part of the benefits package for the acquisition, Shaw will fund improvements to Canadian broadcasting, among them as follows:
Convert 67 analog over-the-air television transmitters in non-mandatory markets to digital by 2016.
Shaw has been slowly expanding its television offerings over the last few years, with most of the increases occurring in the HDTV part of the dial.
There are full-HD channels that have not yet been picked up by Shaw. Shaw usually picks up channels in HD format that have 60% or more of their programming in HD giving customers more High Definition Content.
.....the focus expressed in HDTV amy also be a tell
Customer service complaints are frequent among Canadian cable, mobile and Internet users, and Shaw ranked second-last for customer satisfaction among five cable TV providers in Western Canada in a 2013 survey by J.D. Power and Associates. It ranked last for Internet providers.[17]
.....this may also provide motivation for a more efficient Last Mile
Do you believe in coincidence? I thought the following was an interesting group of companies.....given that we've already been kickin' on some of these
Company Name # of Hedge Funds # of Insiders Buying # of Insiders Selling
Discovery Communications Inc. (NASDAQ
ISCA) 15 1 5
Liberty Global Inc. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) 44 0 0
DISH Network Corp. (NASDAQ ISH) 34 0 11
Virgin Media Inc. (NASDAQ:VMED) 31 0 2
Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) 37 2 7
http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/is-shaw-com...xB6LT4P.99
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaw_Communications
....timeline was of interest
Also, other new investments in cloud storage and a new video subscription service similar to Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is in the works, and high single digit growth is projected through 2015 along with a lavish 4.5% dividend payed out monthly.
http://seekingalpha.com/article/2832826-shaw-...ng-monthly
....must be looking for things to get somewhat better to offset last Q decline
Shaw Communications Expands in U.S. With $1.2B ViaWest Deal
NEW YORK (The Dea) -- Canadian media group Shaw Communications (SJR - Get Report)SJR is expanding into the U.S. data center market with the $1.2 billion purchase of private equity-backed ViaWest Inc.
Chief executive Brad Shaw told investors during a Thursday conference call that following the purchase, Shaw would be "immediately positioned at the forefront" of the market for outsourced cloud computing and outsourced server management among mid-market companies.
The deal provides a benchmark for privately held data centers, following the sale of Peak 10 Inc. to GI Partners LP earlier this year.
Shaw is paying Oak Hill Capital Partners 13 times annualized Ebitda for ViaWest, which operates 27 data centers in Denver, Dallas, Austin, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Portland, Minneapolis and Phoenix. The price includes $830 million in cash and $370 million in assumed debt.
ViaWest co-founder and CEO Nancy Phillips said that the data center market is "very fragmented." The company might look to expand in the Eastern US within the next 18 months.
http://www.thestreet.com/story/12828456/1/sha...-deal.html
.....Salt Lake city is an interesting data point
BBC Canada is a Canadian English language Category B[clarification needed] cable and satellite specialty channel that is owned by Jasper Broadcasting Inc., a joint venture between Shaw Media (which serves as managing partner, and owns a controlling 80% interest) and BBC Worldwide (which owns the remaining 20%). It focuses on British television series, many originally produced by or for the BBC.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Canada
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My Big picture thoughts; DUTV product software: Algorithmin(s) > Data packets,(DPI) > Mins
The software is free if mins are routed through DUTV Group. DK but maybe something like .00001/min
If the software helps as much w/monetization as Big Data needs; then I think others will be coming onboard, (and slow to change when companies see improvements to their bottom line vs cost involved).
DK, I'm not a tech guy; just a kicker
Regards
.......btw posts from yesterday tie in w/this
GL
SO: Thanls to all that helped kick stones
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April 23 2015
Qtel in connectivity agreement with BT
Post date: Tuesday, 08 May 2012
Multinational companies doing business with Qatar and local firms with international operations are set to benefit from a “faster and highly secure” global connectivity, which will be provided through a Qtel – British Telecommunications network node that has been set up.
British Telecommunications has established a local Point of Presence (PoP) for its BT Connect global network services, in Qatar, which will be operated by Qtel. Qtel’s Data Centre is to host the BT server, which will meet the business connectivity requirements of local and global customers in airline, banking, financial markets, oil and gas, logistics and construction industries.
http://www.datacentres.com/news/qtel-connecti...reement-bt
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Search: Zayo Group
https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&...DeBqkOh3Ng
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zayo_Group
http://www.zayo.com/
http://www.zayo.com/network/interactive-map
Mr. Gips was Group Vice President of Global Corporate Development for Level 3 Communications
As one of the founding executives of Level 3 Communications, Dan was responsible for Level 3’s engineering, construction, and operations organizations.
http://investors.zayo.com/corporate-governanc...ctors.aspx
Zayo France: France bandwidth infrastructure business (incorporated Neo Telecoms acquisition)
Our Network & Facilities
Zayo’s network serves eight countries and 46 states, plus Washington D.C. The network connects the largest U.S. and European cities, as well as many Tier 2–5 U.S. markets. Zayo’s network reaches 16,700 buildings, including 827 data centers, 495 carrier POPs, and 10,151 enterprise buildings. Zayo also has 503,000 finished billable square feet of colocation and interconnection space. For more detailed network information, visit our Network Overview page.
http://www.zayo.com/company/company-overview
Zayo’s Network
Zayo’s UK fibre optic network spans more than 450,000km and connects over 130 data centres via unique routes alongside the national gas pipeline and within London’s sewer system. This provides customers with added security and reliability for mission critical data as well as diversity from other connectivity providers in the region.
Not only is Ireland a gateway between the UK and the US, it is quickly becoming a hub for businesses to locate their data. Zayo’s East-West Ring is the newest, fully diverse, optical fibre connectivity ring providing the most advanced, secure and reliable, high performance network between the UK and Ireland.
In addition, Zayo has a global network reach with local expertise in each market. By combining its deep metro fibre networks with long-haul fibre networks and Transatlantic capacity, Zayo can provide seamless connectivity between any of its markets throughout the US, UK/Ireland and Continental Europe without the need for multiple suppliers. Zayo can provide a cost effective and bespoke end to end solution for your bandwidth infrastructure needs.
http://www.zayo.com/network/uk-network
.......given interactive maps, (US/London/Paris...),various centers, ITU, and Connect objectives I think Qatar and the Zayo Group are also in bed together somewhere along the line.
Haven't yet....silly me, I was looking Qatar/Zayo Group vs BT/Zayo Group
SSE Telecoms Select Zayo Group for London Dark Fibre Network
Network to connect 22 PoPs by Q2 2014
Zayo Group, the global bandwidth infrastructure provider, today announced that it has won a contract to install a Point of Presence (PoP) network for SSE Telecoms, the network infrastructure and data centre service provider arm of the SSE Group. Zayo has designed and will provision the London dark fibre backhaul network for SSE Telecoms, which will connect 21 BT phone and Ethernet exchange points in London and a further exchange serving the Slough area.
The contract supports SSE Telecoms’ plan to extend its network coverage to all major business conurbations across the UK. This programme, known as ‘Project Edge’, will see SSE Telecoms deploy its own high capacity PoPs in 54 additional central business districts, serving almost an additional 106,000 business postcode areas with high bandwidth fibre connectivity.
SSE Telecoms already operates its own fibre network in London, but this new contract will enable it to leverage Zayo’s additional fibre reach, as well as Zayo’s ability to design and build large scale fibre networks, in order to offer high capacity connectivity services to a greater number of London-based businesses. Services in the London area will go live in Q2 2014.
“We selected Zayo for their experience in rapidly deploying networks. This specialisation in dark fibre gave us confidence in their ability to meet both our technical and commercial requirements,” said Chris Jagusz, Managing Director of SSE Telecoms.
“The reach of our London network and ability to rapidly expand to new locations for our customers is the foundation of our Bandwidth Infrastructure business,” said Alastair Kane, Zayo’s European vice-president. “The expanded network meets SSE Telecoms’ requirements as well as provides an opportunity to offer additional services to our base of customers.”
The extension of Zayo’s network into these 22 BT exchanges provides significant diverse connectivity, both between exchanges and to key data centres and traffic exchanges. This expansion brings Zayo’s coverage to 22 BT exchanges and 43 data centres as part of its 499 building footprint in London. London is one of 297 markets served globally by Zayo’s fibre network.
About Zayo
Based in Boulder, Colo., privately owned Zayo Group (www.zayo.com) is an international provider of fibre-based Bandwidth Infrastructure services and carrier-neutral colocation and interconnection services. Zayo serves wireline and wireless carriers, data centres, Internet content and services companies, high bandwidth enterprises, and federal, state and local government agencies. Zayo provides these services over metro, national, international and fibre-to-the-tower networks. With its acquisitions of USCarrier, FiberGate and AboveNet, Zayo’s network includes 75,954 route miles, spanning 45 states in the US as well as major cities in the United Kingdom, France, Germany and the Netherlands. Its network serves approximately 14,001 on-net buildings, including 602 data centres, 586 carrier PoPs, and 3,469 cell towers. Zayo’s colocation assets include 175,036 billable square feet of interconnect-focused colocation space.
About SSE Telecoms
SSE Telecoms provides class-leading connectivity and data centre services that deliver cost efficiency and a competitive edge.
The company operates a 13,700km private telecoms network and an estate of 17 data centres that span the UK. With its extensive telecoms and data centre operational expertise it offers commercial security with unrivalled in-house engineering resources.
With a passionate and conscientious team, as well as the backing of the SSE Group, it continues to invest in the future of its customers, staff, services, and infrastructure.
For further information, please visit: http://www.ssetelecoms.com/
SSE Telecoms Media Contacts:
Charlotte Martin/Fiona Rush
Johnson King
+44 (0)20 7401 7968
SSETelecoms@johnsonking.co.uk
http://www.zayo.com/news/sse-telecoms-select-...re-network
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April 21
Qatar Telecom (Qtel) is the telecommunications service provider licensed by the Supreme Council of Information and Communication Technology (ictQATAR) to provide both fixed and mobile telecommunications services
In July 2008, ictQATAR allowed QTel and Vodafone Qatar to provide voice services to the public and made it legal for any person or business to use VoIP services for voice calls for their own use. Businesses within the State of Qatar are prohibited from selling VoIP calls or services to the public without a license issued by ictQATAR
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Internet_in_Qatar
Articles tagged with: Qtel and Orange
Qatar Adds WiMAX to its Fixed License Tender
http://www.cellular-news.com/tags/qtel/orange/
Virgin Singapore was launched in Oct 2001 as a joint venture w/Singtel....closed down by Oct 2002
https://books.google.com/books?id=vrsNBwAAQBA...mp;f=false
....pg 157 down interesting read about Virgin footprint
Ooredoo, Level 3 partner on content delivery network
Monday 25 March 2013 | 13:59 CET | News
Ooredoo (formerly known as Qtel Group) has tied up with Level 3 Communications to launch a content delivery network node in Doha, The Peninsula reports. The agreement aims to enhance connectivity and enables both companies to offer enhanced wholesale business services. Businesses in Qatar and the Middle East will gain from enhanced distribution of their content across Level 3's global content delivery network node. The two links have also helped Ooredoo manage the demand for wholesale voice and data services in Qatar.
http://www.telecompaper.com/news/ooredoo-leve...rk--933260
Qtel rebrands as Ooredoo in Qatar
March 18, 2013
Written by Nawras
Qtel rebrands as Ooredoo in Qatar
Muscat, 17 March 2013 – Ooredoo, the group of companies formerly known as the Qtel Group, and the majority shareholder in Nawras, recently unveiled the new brand at a spectacular multimedia and theatrical event in Doha. Qatar Telecom (Qtel) became the first company in the group to unite under the new ‘Ooredoo’ identity in a move that will bring a new dimension to communications for the entire group of companies.
Ross Cormack, Nawras CEO, said, “This is an exciting transition that marks the next step in the evolution of our major shareholder and strengthens our position as part of this global brand. The new identity highlights the customer centric values on which the group was founded. Customers in Oman will benefit from the unity of Ooredoo as all operators in the Group share a common goal to enrich the lives of people in the countries where they operate. Nawras is proud to be a part of Ooredoo.”
Speaking at the ceremony, H.E. Sheikh Abdullah Bin Mohammed Bin Saud Al Thani, Ooredoo Chairman, said, “We have always put our customers at the heart of our business, and this new name shows that we want to be closer to our customers and engage with them in everything that we do. We are proud that Qatar, where the business was born, is the first country in Ooredoo’s international network to integrate with the new global brand. We are not simply about making connections, we are about enriching and empowering the people of Qatar and helping them achieve their goals.”
More than 2,000 people including government ministers, ambassadors, media professionals and customers of the company attended the event, which was broadcast live on Qatar TV. The celebration also featured a specially-branded film and theatrical performances. Concluding the ceremony, a large group of children holding red balloons entered the amphitheatre, treating the audience to an amazing ballet performance.
As a community-focused company, Ooredoo is guided by its vision of enriching people’s lives and its belief that it can stimulate human growth by leveraging communications to help people achieve their full potential.
About Nawras:
Omani Qatari Telecommunications Company SAOG was founded and registered in the Sultanate of Oman in December 2004. It launched its service in March 2005 as the challenger mobile operator in Oman operating under the name Nawras. Nawras was awarded the second fixed licence in Oman in 2009, and launched its international gateway in April 2010, its corporate fixed and broadband services in May 2010, and its residential fixed and broadband services in June 2010. Since 2010, Nawras has been an integrated services telecommunications operator and is currently serving around 2 million customers across the Sultanate. Following a successful IPO, Nawras is listed on the Muscat Stock Market (MSM) under the “nwrs” ticker since 1 November 2010. Nawras is majority owned by Ooredoo, formerly known as Qtel Group, and also has a number of significant Omani shareholders which ensures that the company is strongly integrated into the Omani society. Nawras has won a number of awards including Customer Service Excellence Award in Telecom Sector 2012 from Oman Customer Care Conference, Innovation in HR Strategy 2011 from Asia’s Best Employer Brand Awards, Outstanding Leader from TMT Finance Middle East 2011, Best IPO in the Middle East from emeafinance magazine and Strategic Leadership Award from Global HR Excellence Awards 2011.
About Ooredoo:
Ooredoo, formerly known as Qtel Group, is a leading international communications company delivering mobile, fixed, broadband internet and corporate managed services tailored to the needs of consumers and businesses across markets in the Middle East, North Africa and South-East Asia. As a community-focused company, Ooredoo is guided by its vision of enriching people’s lives and its belief that it can stimulate human growth by leveraging communications to help people achieve their full potential. Ooredoo has a presence in markets such as Qatar, Kuwait, Oman, Algeria, Tunisia, Iraq, Palestine, the Maldives and Indonesia. The company reported sales of $8.7 billion U.S. dollars in 2011 and had a consolidated global customer base of more than 89.2 million people as of 30 September 2012. Ooredoo’s ultimate parent company is Qatar Telecom (Qtel) Q.S.C., whose shares are listed on the Qatar Exchange and the Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange.
http://www.connect-world.com/index.php/press-...o-in-qatar
“DataMiner is integrated with over 4000 devices from more than 500 vendors, and guarantees smooth integration of any future technology in the platform over time. The solution has been successfully deployed among major media companies and service providers. Skyline Communications is independent from technology vendors and is therefore uniquely placed to provide companies like Al Jazeera and Ooredoo the freedom to deploy the most suitable technology in their infrastructure”.
The DataMiner multi-vendor NMS/OSS has also been selected as the platform that will manage Al Jazeera’s upgraded broadcast centers globally. London is one of the first targets, next to Doha and DC, and most of the other bureaus will follow.
http://www.connect-world.com/index.php/press-...-cloud-gmc
Ooredoo and Ericsson Sign Agreement for ITU World 2014 - See more at: http://www.ooredoo.com/en/news/media/news/oor...TxMGc.dpuf
Qtel Passport is available in Australia (Telstra), Algeria (Wataniya), Bahrain (Batelco, Zain, Viva), Bangladesh (Airtel, Robi), Canada (Bell, Telus), Czech Republic (O2), Denmark (TDC), Egypt (Vodafone, Mobinil, Etisalat Misr), France (Bouygues), Germany (O2), Hong Kong (China Mobile), India (Idea, Vodafone), Indonesia (XL), Iraq (Asiacell), Ireland (O2), Italy (TIM, Wind), Jordan (Zain), Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (Zain, Mobily, STC), Kuwait (Viva, Zain, Wataniya), Malaysia (Celcom, Maxis), Maldives (Watanyia), Oman (Nawras), Palestine (Wataniya), Philippines (Globe), Singapore (Starhub, M1), Sri Lanka (Dialog, Mobitel), Switzerland (Swisscom), Thailand (Truemove, AIS, Total Access), Tunisia (Tunisiana), Turkey (Avea, Turkcell), United Arab Emirates (etisalat, du), United Kingdom (3, Everything Everywhere, O2) and the USA (T Mobile and AT&T).
When customers travel, they need to manually select the participating roaming operators on their handsets, so they enjoy full Passport benefits. Roaming services on other operators will be charged at standard roaming rates.
Qtel continues to add more networks and countries on a regular basis, and the full list is always available on the Qtel website at www.qtel.qa.
http://www.gulf-times.com/qatar/178/details/3...-customers
virgin.com/mobile
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To the east, Qatar owns swathes of the Canary Wharf financial district through its majority holding in Songbird Estates plc.
When Barclays was in trouble at the height of the banking turmoil, the Qatar Investment Authority (QIA) emerged as a white-knight investor, and became the biggest shareholder.
Set up eight years ago to promote freedom of speech in Qatar, this is an old-fashioned debating society modelled on the Oxford Union version but covering the entire Middle East. It is chaired by former BBC journalist Tim Sebastian and its discussions are shown on the BBC.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-21131...rrods.html
Canary Wharf to be bought by Qatar Investment Authority
Wednesday 28 January 2015 10.00 EST
The backing from New York investor Simon Glick (with a 26% stake), the China Investment Corporation and Morgan Stanley, the three biggest shareholders after the Qatari fund, means that QIA and Brookfield have secured 85.6% support.
http://www.theguardian.com/business/2015/jan/...ale-london
The French government has offered tax exemptions for Qatari real estate investments in the country and have acquired almost $4 billion of property.[
QSI invested a further $340 million in the club, they had bought the P.S.G. handball team the previous year.[13] The Qatari president of P.S.G., Nasser Al-Khelaifi is also the director of Qatari owned television network Al Jazeera Sports, which launched French television channels beIN Sport. Qatar has also offered to finance social programs in French suburbs, which has attracted criticism.[13]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_Investment_Authority
......could this lead to a connection w/Orange? The following seems to add cohesion to different companies and countries through the sports netwrok beIN
beIN Sport[edit]
Main article: beIN Sport
beIN Sport is a global network of sports channels jointly owned and operated by Qatari Sports Investments, an affiliate of Al Jazeera Media Network and American media company Turner Broadcasting System, a subsidiary of Time Warner, The channels are controlled by Al Jazeera under the company BeIN Media Group. It currently operates three channels in France – beIN Sport 1, beIN Sport 2 and beIN Sport MAX – and launched two channels in the United States (English and Spanish) in August 2012.[15] The channel also holds Canadian broadcast rights to several sports properties despite not yet having authorization to broadcast in Canada.
In France, beIN Sport holds the rights to broadcast major association football tournaments on French television, including Ligue 1, Bundesliga, the UEFA Champions League and the European Football Championships. In the United States and Canada, beIN Sport holds the rights to broadcast La Liga, Serie A, Ligue 1, Copa del Rey, South American World Cup Qualifier and English Championship matches, in addition to Barca TV.[16]
On 1 January 2014, Al Jazeera Sports was renamed beIN Sports Arabia to have consistency with all of Al Jazeera Media Network's sports properties.[17] Also in 2014 Al Jazeera Media Network came to an agreement with Ethnic Channels Group to launch beIN Sports Canada which based out of Toronto is available on satellite and various cable systems across Canada. In November 2014, Al Jazeera Media Network bought Santana Sports in Australia and renamed the channel beIN Sports Australia.
... We look forward to working together with our new cable and satellite partners to serve our new audiences across the U.S."
The channel was later added to Time Warner and Bright House Networks lineups after a new carriage deal was agreed upon.
On 26 November 2009, Al Jazeera English received approval from the CRTC, which enables Al Jazeera English to broadcast via satellite in Canada
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jazeera_Media_Network
......stroll down for stations
Bright House Networks LLC is the sixth largest owner and operator of cable systems in the U.S. and the second largest in Florida, with technologically advanced systems located in five states including Florida, Alabama, Indiana, Michigan and California.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bright_House_Networks
Time Warner Cable Enterprises Inc. (TWC), formerly Warner Cable Communications and sometimes colloquially referred to as simply Time Warner Cable or Time Warner, is an American cable telecommunications company that operates in 29 states and has 31 operating divisions. It is the second largest cable company in the U.S. behind only Comcast,[4][5] which has agreed to acquire TWC pending regulatory approval. Its corporate headquarters are located in the Time Warner Center in Midtown Manhattan, New York City,[6] with other corporate offices in Stamford, Connecticut; Charlotte, North Carolina; and Herndon, Virginia.[7] Time Warner Cable serves customers in the following 29 states: Alabama, Arizona, California, Colorado, Hawaii, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Maine, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia and Wisconsin.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Time_Warner_Cable
http://www.eassc.co.uk/sponsors.php
.....DUTV is a sponsor here
http://globalstudyuk.com/coming-to-student-fair/qatar/
......East Anglia.....the list says some strategies are bigger than the world in general realises,imo
http://globalstudyuk.com/university/universit...st-anglia/
Al Jazeera Media Network (AJMN) is a Middle Eastern multinational multimedia conglomerate, and is the parent company of Al Jazeera, beIN Sport and its related networks. The chairman is Sheikh Hamad bin Thamer Al Thani, a member of the ruling family of Qatar.[1][2] The acting director general is Dr. Mostefa Souag. The network's news operation currently has a total of 82 bureaus around the world that are shared between the network's channels and operations, the second largest amount of bureaus of any media company in the world after the BBC.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Al_Jazeera_Media_Network
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Wonder if Qatar owns some of the following?
1919 Northwest 19th St. Ft. Lauderdale, FL 33311
The operations and logistics office has 8,000 square feet.
The address is: 2485 Grant Ave. Ogden, UT 84401
The Latin American Data Centre address is : World Trade Center 53rd Street Marbella Panama City, Panama
The European Data Centre address is: 25 Canada Square
Canary Wharf
London E14 5LB
United Kingdom
The North American Data Centre is: 60 Hudson Street
New York, NY 10013
USA
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https://www.wtca.org/about
......think I must still be crazy, but UTAH/MIAMI/CHINA/PARIS,FRANCE/PANAMA/QATAR.........
https://www.wtca.org/locations
......wouldn't you know it, a WTC in Fort Lauderdale too
https://www.wtca.org/locations
......LONDON
WTCA's stated goal of "GLOBAL UNITY & COOPERATION" would help explain DUTV's presence in Africa....where are their WTC's for individual countries?
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14. Bilateral Investment Agreements
Qatar has 49 bilateral international investment agreements (listed below). Seventeen have been
ratified including those signed with Belarus, Bosnia & Herzegovina, China, Egypt, Finland,
France, Germany, India, Iran, Italy, Republic of Korea, Macedonia, Morocco, Romania, Russian
Federation, Switzerland and Turkey:
1996 (Algeria, France, Germany, Romania, and Tunisia)
Department of State: 2014 Investment Climate Statement June 2014
18
1998 (Bosnia & Herzegovina, Senegal, and Sudan)
1999 (Chad, China, Egypt, India, Iran, Morocco, Pakistan, and South Korea)
2000 (Eritrea, Indonesia, Italy, and Yemen)
2001 (Belarus, Croatia, Cuba, Finland, Switzerland, and Turkey)
2002 (Armenia, Gambia, and Mali)
2003 (Mauritania, South Africa, and Syria)
2004 (Libya)
2007 (Azerbaijan, Belgium & Luxembourg, Mongolia, Russian Federation, and
Tajikistan)
2008 (Cyprus and Kazakhstan)
2009 (Jordan, Montenegro, and Portugal)
2010 (Lebanon, Panama, and Costa Rica)
2011 (Macedonia, Albania)
2012 (Timor-Leste)
On the trade and economic side, Qatar signed several Technical, Trade and Economic
Cooperation Agreement with the following countries:
2000 (Cuba, Lebanon, Yemen, and Eretria)
2001 (Belarus)
2002 (Finland, Ukraine, Mali, South Africa, Gambia, Armenia, Ivory Coast, Guinea, and
Niger)
2003 (Mauritania)
2004 (Libya, and Azerbaijan)
2005 (Germany and Nepal)
2007 (Mongolia, Greece, Vietnam, Singapore, and Tajikistan)
2008 (Cyprus and Philippine)
2009 (Albania (ratified), Croatia, Bulgaria, Montenegro, and Belarus)
2010 (Congo, Costa Rica, Venezuela, Brazil, Argentina, and Slovenia)
2011 (Chad)
2012 (Ethiopia)
http://www.state.gov/documents/organization/231068.pdf
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March 12
http://www.eassc.co.uk/sponsors.php
....as I received this in pm, I don't feel at liberty to post
I went to macroaxis.com and played around with dutv. Price was $6.0E-4
http://www.macroaxis.com/invest/market/
....kicked around trying to find out the meaning of E-4
Catch Up - Channel 4
Channel 4 · 4oD · 4oD · Browse all ... TV Guide · Watch Live · Channel 4 · E4 · More4 · Film4 · 4seven · 4Music · Shorts · Search ... Channel 4 Highlights.
https://www.google.com/search?newwindow=1&...iFsdRqgBws
http://www.channel4.com/programmes/catchup/c4
....liked the Channel 4 - E4 - More4 best. After looking at channel 4, I wondered how something like Vizzage would fit in.
Any thoughts?
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March 2 2015 added some....need to dig more
Zamir Telecom
John Molnars
Partner - Pacific Telecommunications Council
www.ptc.org/ptc12/networkers/attendees.xml
... Zamir Telecom Limited United Kingdom Mr. Rafael Arranz EVP, Marketing IP, ...... Mr. Kevin P Mallon President L-3 Communications, Electron Technologies, ...
http://www.ptc.org/ptc12/networkers/attendees.xml
Companies included in the Plimsoll Industry Analysis - Telecommunications Services
http://www.plimsoll.co.uk/Companies-in-report...s-services
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DUTV’s global services platform is anchored by its extensive fibre networks on three continents
and connected by undersea facilities providing a local-to-global network and solution set to solve a
wide variety of communications challenges facing enterprises today. Its comprehensive portfolio of
voice, data, video and security services provide solutions to help companies grow and protect their
business.
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Birmingham Cable Communications
http://www.bcctelecom.co.uk/wholesale-comms/4586434691
.....read the verbage, I wonder about.....LOL Telewest acquired BCC which was acquired by Virgin Media
http://www.cisco.com/c/en/us/products/collate...72418.html
http://www.virginmedia.com/
NTL:Telewest bought Virgin Mobile on 4 April 2006 and rebranded itself as Virgin Media on 9 February 2007.
Virgin Mobile became part of the quadplay of Virgin Media services and received a new logo in-line with
its parent. Virgin Media was subsequently purchased by Liberty Global in 2013.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgin_Mobile_UK
Liberty Global
Key Facts:
Largest international cable company
Revenue: $20 billion1
Employees: 38,0002
Active in 14 countries, including 12 in Europe
52 million homes passed3
27 million customers3
56 million RGUs3 (video, internet, and voice subscribers)
as of September 30, 2014
Liberty Global’s consumer brands include Virgin Media, UPC, Ziggo, Unitymedia, Kabel BW, Telenet, VTR, and Liberty Puerto Rico. Our operations also include Liberty Global Business Services, a commercial division and Liberty Global Ventures, our investment fund.
Liberty Global shares are traded on the NASDAQ Global Select Market under the symbols “LBTYA”, “LBTYB”, and “LBTYK”. Liberty Global is part of the Forbes Global 2000 listing, Dow Jones Sustainability World and North America Indices (DJSI), FTSE4GOOD Index, and the NASDAQ Composite and NASDAQ Industrial indices.
We proudly introduce Horizon .......hmmmm
http://www.libertyglobal.com/about-us.html
Mirifice Ltd to integrate their MiriATE® testing product at Amino
Mar 23 2009
Customers include BSkyB, BT, Virgin Media, Top-Up TV, Comstar Direct, Pace, Open TV, Tandberg and Thomson.
http://www.aminocom.com/media-centre/news/ami...ght=virgin media
....wonder if that was the Amino connection
Vodafone cable tie with media giant Liberty Global may fend off AT&T take over
in Germany, where Liberty owns cable group Unity Media
http://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/news/artic...z3MmH3PIx9
Telenet is the largest cable television operator in Belgium. ... Please visit our Shareholder structure for the latest information. ... Liberty Global plc is Telenet's controlling shareholder and as of July 10, 2013, held a majority ownership interest in ...
Liberty Global set to begin LatAm acquisition spree with Choice
December 11, 2014 Written by Auri Aittokallio
Liberty Global has announced that together with investment firm Searchlight, it has signed an agreement to acquire Puerto Rican Choice Cable, the territory’s second largest cable and broadband services provider. If successful in its bid, the cable giant will merge Choice with its subsidiary Liberty Cablevision Puerto Rico (LCPR).
“The Choice transaction will build upon our 2012 acquisition of OneLink and will complete cable consolidation on the island of Puerto Rico,”
http://www.telecoms.com/310381/liberty-global...th-choice/
Liberty Global plc is an international telecommunications and television company. It was formed in 2005 by the merger of the international arm of Liberty Media and UGC (UnitedGlobalCom), and is one of the largest broadband internet service providers outside of the United States.
Liberty Global is since 2013 the world's largest international cable company, with operations in 14 countries, and 35,000 employees. As of December 31, 2013, it had an annual revenue of $17.3 billion. Its cable services pass 47 million homes, with 24.5 million customers or 48.3 million RGUs (video, internet, and voice subscribers)[3]
Liberty Global is headquartered in London, with offices in Amsterdam and in Douglas County, Colorado.
World's largest international cable company and world's largest broadband company.
Horizon TV is today Liberty Global's flagship platform with more than 10 million first-generation Horizon TV devices sold.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Global
The 2000s
Liberty Media's Discovery Channel,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberty_Media
News Archives
http://www.libertyglobal.com/news-liberty-global.html
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Feb 21 2015 More Research
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Birmingham Cable Communications, Inc
151 London Parkway
Birmingham
AL 35211-4541
Phone: (205) 290-1300
Bill Shaw is the company Rep
200 Employees
http://birmingham-cable-communications-inc.bi...ations-inc
http://www.alabamacorporates.com/corp/303809.html
.....merged
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telewest
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%2B
....V+ ....TiVo/Virgin Media
Roamio .....https://www.tivo.com/?gclid=CNL-kuSB9MMCFchQ7AodcBcAGg
Amino: MobiTV teamed with Amino to develop a new set-top box experience that will integrate MobiTV’s platform technology with Amino’s set-top boxes to create a high-quality adaptive streaming experience while eliminating the need for managed networks.[citation
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MobiTV
.....was thinking about Amino connection
Digital Utilities Ventures, Inc
Category: Business Services (Unclassified)
2207 Concord Pike # 551, Wilmington DE 19803-2908
Revenue $25,000 - $50,000 ??
http://digital-utilities-ventures-inc.wilming...ntures-inc
.....now a little jump back to Discovery
News
September 23, 2014
DISCOVERY COMMUNICATIONS & LIBERTY GLOBAL CLOSE DEAL TO ACQUIRE ALL3MEDIA
All3Media to remain an independently managed global TV production company
(London) – Discovery Communications and Liberty Global today finalized their transaction following regulatory clearance to jointly acquire All3Media, a leading global content creator and major distributor of award-winning TV programming. In May 2014, Discovery Communications and Liberty Global formed a joint venture to preserve All3Media’s creative autonomy while providing strategic guidance and investment to support its global growth.
“All3Media is a production powerhouse, with a unique ability to attract, foster and retain some of the best creative minds in the business. For nearly 30 years, Discovery has invested in high quality content and today’s deal furthers that commitment,” said David Zaslav, President and CEO of Discovery Communications. “Discovery has a proven track record of nurturing creativity and building scale across the world. Working with our valued partner Liberty Global, we will focus on empowering All3Media to continue innovating and delivering even greater stand-out content to its clients and partners across the globe.”
Mike Fries, CEO of Liberty Global, said, “We are excited to be closing the acquisition of All3Media. The business, which produces content for some of our biggest markets in Europe, including the UK, Germany and the Netherlands, is a natural fit for us and our strategy for content. Discovery is the perfect partner too, as they not only commission All3Media content already, but also share our ambition to create compelling, localized content for domestic markets. Together, we will seek to preserve All3Media’s creative independence and support its management to further grow this strong creative business.”
All3Media group consists of 19 production companies across Europe and the U.S., and was previously owned by its founders and the Permira funds. Discovery Communications and Liberty Global have committed to All3Media's creative autonomy and continued focus on serving its diversified customer base globally. Preserving its federal operating model, All3Media will continue to operate as it does today, with an independent executive management team.
Farah Ramzan Golant, CEO of All3Media, has decided to step down, having completed her role in securing the successful sale of the company to two long-term strategic global shareholders, positioning All3Media for its next stage of growth. A global search for a new CEO will begin immediately. Jane Turton, current COO, has been promoted to Managing Director of All3Media and will oversee the transition period. Neil Bright will continue in his role as CFO.
“Having successfully completed the sale of All3Media to Discovery Communications and Liberty Global, I have determined that this is the right time to leave the company to pursue a new challenge,” said Golant. “I was appointed as CEO to set the business on a new course for growth and to achieve a successful sale to strategic owners. Once accomplished, I agreed to remain as CEO through the transition of ownership to completion. In my tenure at All3Media, it has been a pleasure to work with the talented people across the group who are making ground-breaking content that finds strong audiences around the world. I know that All3Media is poised for a new period of great creative achievement, and I wish them every success.
Steve Morrison, Chairman and co-founder of All3Media, said, “Alongside Discovery and Liberty Global, I would like to express thanks to the All3Media founders, the management team and Permira for stewarding the business to the successful completion of this transaction. I would also like to thank Farah for her energetic leadership and wish her well in her next endeavour. Congratulations to every member of the All3 staff for helping to build such a fantastic, creative and commercial business. I am extremely proud of the work we’ve done together and confident we are leaving All3Media in incredibly capable hands.”
Co-founders of All3Media Steve Morrison, Jules Burns and David Liddiment are retiring from All3Media’s Board of Directors. Steve Morrison will serve as a special advisor to the joint venture’s Board of Directors, which will have equal representation from Discovery Communications and Liberty Global.
In May, All3Media was recapitalized with a structure that provides for a solid financial foundation as the joint venture takes control and All3Media enters the next phase of growth. J.P. Morgan acted as financial adviser to Discovery Communications and Liberty Global. Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP served as lead transaction counsel and Ashursts acted as lead regulatory counsel. In addition, DLA Piper LLP served as legal adviser to Discovery Communications. Centerview Partners acted as financial adviser to All3Media and Clifford Chance served as legal adviser. Shearman & Sterling served as legal adviser to the management team of All3Media.
About ALL3MEDIA
ALL3MEDIA is the UK's number one independent television, film and digital production and distribution company. The ALL3MEDIA group is comprised of 19 production and distribution companies from across the UK, Europe, New Zealand and USA including Apollo20, Bentley Productions, Company Pictures, IDTV, John Stanley Productions, Lime Pictures, Lion Television, Little Dot Studios, Maverick Television, MME Moviement, Morocco Junction, North One Television, Objective Productions, Optomen, One Potato Two Potato, South Pacific Pictures, Studio Lambert, Zoo Productions, ALL3MEDIA AMERICA and ALL3MEDIA International. ALL3MEDIA is owned jointly between Discovery Communications and Liberty Global.
About Discovery Communications
Discovery Communications (Nasdaq: DISCA, DISCB, DISCK) is the world’s #1 pay-TV programmer reaching 2.7 billion cumulative subscribers in more than 220 countries and territories. Discovery is dedicated to satisfying curiosity, engaging and entertaining viewers with high-quality content on worldwide television networks, led by Discovery Channel, TLC, Animal Planet, Investigation Discovery and Science, as well as U.S. joint venture network OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network. Discovery also controls Eurosport International, a premier sports entertainment group, including six pay-TV network brands across Europe and Asia. Discovery is also a leading provider of educational products and services to schools, including an award-winning series of K-12 digital textbooks, through Discovery Education, and a digital leader with a diversified online portfolio, including Discovery Digital Networks. For more information, please visit www.discoverycommunications.com.
About Liberty Global
Liberty Global plc (Nasdaq: LBTYA, LBTYB and LBTYK) is the largest international cable company with operations in 14 countries. Liberty Global connects people to the digital world and enables them to discover and experience its endless possibilities. Liberty Global’s market-leading triple-play services are provided through next-generation networks and innovative technology platforms that connected 24 million customers subscribing to 49 million television, broadband internet and telephony services at June 30, 2014.
Liberty Global's consumer brands include Virgin Media, UPC, Unitymedia, Kabel BW, Telenet and VTR. Its operations also include Liberty Global Business Services, its commercial division and Liberty Global Ventures, its investment fund. For more information, please visit www.libertyglobal.com
http://corporate.discovery.com/discovery-news...lose-deal/
Level 3 communications/Global Crossing
Global Crossing .... On October 3, 2011, the company was acquired by Level 3 Communications.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Global_Crossing
....interesting history and reference
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_3_Communications
....last mile dispute w/Comcast due to relationship w/Netflix
.....Viatel...Voxility
On May 14, 2012, Level 3 was selected by European content provider Voxility to provide more than 250 Gbit/s to Voxility's three major datacenters in North America and Europe.[9]
European Content Provider Voxility Selects Level 3 to Provide Global High Speed IP Connectivity
http://www.telarus.com/industry/european-cont...ivity.html
....little more info
https://www.voxility.com/
Voxility provides Infrastructure-as-a-Service in the biggest Internet hubs in the World
to telcos, cloud/hosting providers and large Internet websites.
https://www.voxility.com/info
Viatel...info also from, (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Level_3_Communications)
It uses transatlantic cables,[16] including Yellow/AC-2, on which it owned and operated two of the four fiber pairs after the 2001 Viatel bankruptcy.[17
.....website http://www.viatel.com/
....recent Viatel news
In a significant move, Viatel engineers have built infrastructure to close the network loop from Milan to Marseille. This new piece of network enables Viatel to provide diverse as well as protected wavelength services with speeds of up to 100G out of Milan and Marseille. From a geographical perspective, Marseille is strategically important for communications into and out of Europe from Africa, the Far East and Asia. The new infrastructure will enable Viatel customers to choose from a protected range of routes to all strategic cities across the Viatel footprint including Dublin, London, Paris, Amsterdam and Frankfurt.
http://www.viatel.com/news/press-releases/via...countries/
UK Office
Viatel Limited
Inbucon House
Wick Road
Egham
Surrey, TW20 0HR
United Kingdom
http://www.viatel.com/contact-us/
Western Europe
Western European Union
Former Western European Union - its members and associates
In 1948 the Treaty of Brussels was signed between Belgium, France, Luxembourg, the Netherlands and the United Kingdom. It was further revisited in 1954 at the Paris Conference, when the Western European Union was established. It was declared defunct in 2011, after the Treaty of Lisbon, and the Treaty of Brussels was terminated. When the Western European Union was dissolved, it had 10 member countries, 6 associate member countries, 5 observer countries and 7 associate partner countries.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Western_Europe
.....biggest take away is UK and mayhap France, (Orange)
Cables
Yellow/AC-2
Yellow / AC-2 (Atlantic Crossing 2) is a submarine telecommunications cable system linking the USA and the UK. The different owners give this cable system different names, so it is known as both Yellow and AC-2. It has a capacity of 320 Gbit/s as of January 2007, upgradeable to 640 Gbit/s.
It has landing points in:
1.Bellport/Brookhaven, New York, USA
2.Bude, UK
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AC-2
Apollo
Apollo is an optical submarine communications cable system crossing the Atlantic Ocean, owned by Apollo Submarine Cable System Ltd (a joint venture between Cable & Wireless Worldwide and Alcatel).[1] It consists of 2 segments North and South, creating two fully diverse transatlantic paths.
In early 2006, Level 3 Communications announced its purchase of 300 Gbit/s of capacity between Apollo North and Apollo South with an option to purchase up 300 Gbit/s of future capacity. This acquisition gives Level 3 a transatlantic path that does not pass through either London or New York City, which is desirable to carriers due to network diversity concerns. This purchase represents the single largest transaction of sub-sea capacity in history without laying new cable.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_(cable_system)
AS1
an autonomous system (AS) is a collection of connected Internet Protocol (IP) routing prefixes under the control of one or more network operators on behalf of a single administrative entity that presents a common, clearly defined routing policy to the Internet.[1]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Autonomous_system_(Internet)
AS3356
Tier 1 network
Communications/AS3356 PCCWGlobal United States 3491 522 Level 3 Communications/AS3356 and AS3549 tw telecom United States 4323 1791 Level 3 Communications/AS3356 and
19 KB (2,001 words) - 10:34, 7 February 2015
AS3549 ....see above
http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?search=AS...&go=Go
....came across Shaw Communications while kickin'.....Rogers is a rival
http://www.shaw.ca/store/
In May 2011, Shaw announced its intent to spend $100 million, to convert its analog tiered cable service to digital over a 16 month period starting August 2011.
As part of the benefits package for the acquisition, Shaw will fund improvements to Canadian broadcasting, among them as follows:
Convert 67 analog over-the-air television transmitters in non-mandatory markets to digital by 2016.
Shaw has been slowly expanding its television offerings over the last few years, with most of the increases occurring in the HDTV part of the dial.
There are full-HD channels that have not yet been picked up by Shaw. Shaw usually picks up channels in HD format that have 60% or more of their programming in HD giving customers more High Definition Content.
.....the focus expressed in HDTV amy also be a tell
Customer service complaints are frequent among Canadian cable, mobile and Internet users, and Shaw ranked second-last for customer satisfaction among five cable TV providers in Western Canada in a 2013 survey by J.D. Power and Associates. It ranked last for Internet providers.[17]
.....this may also provide motivation for a more efficient Last Mile
Do you believe in coincidence? I thought the following was an interesting group of companies.....given that we've already been kickin' on some of these
Company Name # of Hedge Funds # of Insiders Buying # of Insiders Selling
Discovery Communications Inc. (NASDAQ
ISCA) 15 1 5 Liberty Global Inc. (NASDAQ:LBTYA) 44 0 0
DISH Network Corp. (NASDAQ
ISH) 34 0 11 Virgin Media Inc. (NASDAQ:VMED) 31 0 2
Charter Communications, Inc. (NASDAQ:CHTR) 37 2 7
http://www.insidermonkey.com/blog/is-shaw-com...xB6LT4P.99
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shaw_Communications
....timeline was of interest
Also, other new investments in cloud storage and a new video subscription service similar to Netflix (NASDAQ:NFLX) is in the works, and high single digit growth is projected through 2015 along with a lavish 4.5% dividend payed out monthly.
http://seekingalpha.com/article/2832826-shaw-...ng-monthly
....must be looking for things to get somewhat better to offset last Q decline
Shaw Communications Expands in U.S. With $1.2B ViaWest Deal
NEW YORK (The Dea) -- Canadian media group Shaw Communications (SJR - Get Report)SJR is expanding into the U.S. data center market with the $1.2 billion purchase of private equity-backed ViaWest Inc.
Chief executive Brad Shaw told investors during a Thursday conference call that following the purchase, Shaw would be "immediately positioned at the forefront" of the market for outsourced cloud computing and outsourced server management among mid-market companies.
The deal provides a benchmark for privately held data centers, following the sale of Peak 10 Inc. to GI Partners LP earlier this year.
Shaw is paying Oak Hill Capital Partners 13 times annualized Ebitda for ViaWest, which operates 27 data centers in Denver, Dallas, Austin, Salt Lake City, Las Vegas, Portland, Minneapolis and Phoenix. The price includes $830 million in cash and $370 million in assumed debt.
ViaWest co-founder and CEO Nancy Phillips said that the data center market is "very fragmented." The company might look to expand in the Eastern US within the next 18 months.
http://www.thestreet.com/story/12828456/1/sha...-deal.html
.....Salt Lake city is an interesting data point
BBC Canada is a Canadian English language Category B[clarification needed] cable and satellite specialty channel that is owned by Jasper Broadcasting Inc., a joint venture between Shaw Media (which serves as managing partner, and owns a controlling 80% interest) and BBC Worldwide (which owns the remaining 20%). It focuses on British television series, many originally produced by or for the BBC.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BBC_Canada
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My Big picture thoughts; DUTV product software: Algorithmin(s) > Data packets,(DPI) > Mins
The software is free if mins are routed through DUTV Group. DK but maybe something like .00001/min
If the software helps as much w/monetization as Big Data needs; then I think others will be coming onboard, (and slow to change when companies see improvements to their bottom line vs cost involved).
DK, I'm not a tech guy; just a kicker
Regards
.......btw posts from yesterday tie in w/this
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