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At the moment Joe writes weekly bullet lists about what keeps him busy.. also, ideas, lifestyle design, music, entrepreneurship and how to change the world.
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Category Archives: Amobia
Joe on EngineerIT
From an interview with EngineerIT: Self-regulation is the way to go Can’t say I like that photo too much but it’s a good article.
Wireless Broadband World Africa 2009
I was a speaker at Wireless Broadband World Africa today at the CTICC. I presented on Industry Self-Regulation, WAPA and the OSA. I had some good feedback and one delegate commented that he liked my idea that self regulation is … Continue reading
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How to start a business
Figure out what service you are currently buying from somebody where.. something pisses you off and you figure you can do it better, a niche, something you are passionate about, a new focus (value layer abstraction), a new category, where … Continue reading
Posted in Amobia, Frogfoot, Teraco
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Joe on ITWeb
I was quoted in an ITWeb article: Come and get it! The licensing battle has been won. The next battle is spectrum.
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Joe on MyBroadband
I was quoted in a MyBroadband article: Are you breaking the law with your Wi-Fi antenna? Pretty good article. “ICASA? ICASA couldn’t regulate their way out of a paper bag if you gave them a pair of garden shears!” – … Continue reading
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Joe on ITWeb
I was quoted in an ITWeb article: Small telcos in limbo Not the best article, imho. I few comments.. As usual, I can’t remember saying the wireless access providers are generally in a state of limo.. they are still deploying … Continue reading
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Spectrum 2.0
Dominic and I had a very interesting meeting with Steve Song and Andrew Rens from the Shuttleworth Foundation this morning about the idea of open / shared frequency spectrum. You may remember me writing about Lite Licencing. A few ideas … Continue reading
Amobia IECNS Licence
Here we go, our ticket to ride.. issued on 15 January: This is Amobia’s Individual Electronic Communications Network Service licence. The document that allows us to build outdoor wireless networks, like we’ve been doing for a bit more than 3 … Continue reading
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Quick Update
Weekly bullet-news.. Monday, gym, uber-juice, ISPA PR working group, Lions Head walk, Glen Beach sunset, “red olives” at the Daily Deli, bumped into Janine, watched Hancock again.. it was better the 2nd time. Tuesday, FICA admin (what a waste of … Continue reading
Posted in Amobia, Cape Town, Extreme Networks, Rants, Teraco
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Holding our breath for an Open Telecoms Market
Remember, remember the 21st of November.. Good news for SA telecoms: on Friday 31 Oct the High Court denied the Minister of Communications leave to appeal a recent judgement that gave all VANS license holders (ISPs) the right to build … Continue reading
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Quick Update
Ola, summer is here.. what an awesome week.. now is the winter of our discontent.. Monday, Caprice in Camps Bay, pizza and drinks on the deck at home with friends, bit of a rowdy evening. Tuesday, Lion’s Head walk, car … Continue reading
Quick Update
Busy week, kinda lost track of what I as up to.. mostly because I was moving and it was school holidays so Mia was around Thursday-Sunday.. Monday, signed the new lease, gym, swim. Tuesday, moving, figured out the electricity and … Continue reading
Posted in Amobia, Cape Town, GeekDinner
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