Category Archives: Frogfoot

How to start a business

Posted on June 21, 2009 by joe

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 →

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Holding our breath for an Open Telecoms Market

Posted on November 6, 2008 by joe

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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iWeek 2008

Posted on September 23, 2008 by joe

Once a year the South African ISP industry gathers at iWeek for 3 days. We listen to presentations, exchange ideas, network and socialise. The event is organised by the ISPA. Have a look at the program and listen to the … Continue reading →

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The Fat Lady Sings.. the wrong tune

Posted on September 19, 2008 by joe

It’s not over yet.. Today was the last day for ICASA or the Department of Communication (DoC) to appeal the judgement that VANS may self provide infrastructure. The DoC appealed. WTF! At least now we have clarity on where the … Continue reading →

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Quick Update

Posted on September 15, 2008 by joe

Themes of past weeks’ updates.. running-geek, golf-geek.. trance-geek, well almost, but it was a bit rainy on Sunday.. Monday, good news: Frogfoot and Amobia to get IECNS licenses, drinks at Neighborhood bar. Tuesday, lunch at Caveau at the Josephine Mill … Continue reading →

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Amobia and Frogfoot receive I-ECNS licences

Posted on September 9, 2008 by joe

Amobia and Frogfoot are both on the list of the 27 VANS who will have their licences converted to Individual ECS and Individual ECNS licenses this month. This list was published in the Government Gazette on Friday. ..2 out of … Continue reading →

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Joe on IOL Technology

Posted on September 8, 2008 by joe

I was quoted in an IOL article: Landmark judgment liberates VANS It’s going to be interesting how many new national telecoms operators pop up… 3, 6, 10? You need a good chunk of change to build network infrastructure. Reminds me … Continue reading →

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Joe on ITWeb

Posted on August 28, 2008 by joe

Spotted an article about Teraco on ITWeb : Ex-Storm investors in data centre deal A few comments.. Teraco aims to be the first co-location data centre company in SA. Teraco aims to be the first vendor neutral co-location data centre … Continue reading →

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Frogfoot Office and DC

Posted on August 6, 2008 by joe

The new Frogfoot office is taking shape. It’s actually rather peaceful there at the moment. Nice high ceilings in these old buildings. I think the drive from Gardens to the new office is a bit shorter and I have under … Continue reading →

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Quick Update

Posted on August 3, 2008 by joe

..things I write which I kinda know only friends read. Yes, it’s a bit sad, especially when I assume they read these posts.. I skip the “how was your week” stuff in conversations and move along to the “what does … Continue reading →

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Frogfoot++

Posted on August 1, 2008 by joe

Big changes all around. Frogfoot moved offices and announced the sale and migration of its consumer client base this week. You can read the official announcement and story here.. but I figured I’d share some unofficial and personal thoughts. Brief … Continue reading →

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Downtime

Posted on July 31, 2008 by joe

If you were wondering why this blog was unavailable yesterday.. Frogfoot moved offices. I should really make an effort to move my website(s) off my desktop PC to a server in the datacentre. Pics are at the usual place. It’s … Continue reading →

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