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DC player Jim Payne joins Telcordia
Sep. 24, 2009
Veteran federal government marketer Jim Payne is joining Telcordia Technologies in a bid to raise the visibility and win contracts for this New Jersey-based network research shop.
A small conference with big offerings
Sep. 18, 2009
Last week was the bi-annual European version of The Experts Conference put on by Quest Software following their acquisition of NetPro last year. This was my first conference since acquisition and since the previously ...
Qwest upgrading backbone to 100Gbps
Sep. 02, 2009
Qwest has started upgrading its Ethernet backbone to 100Gbps, a project that the company says it will work on all throughout 2010
Qwest Wireless customers have two months to switch to Verizon
Aug. 18, 2009
Qwest Wireless customers were told Tuesday that they have two months to switch their service to Verizon before their own service ends.
CEOs rake in perks despite pay backlash
Aug. 02, 2009
Executive compensation is under fire, but CEOs are still enjoying perks such as company jets, personal security, financial planning advice and club memberships.
Avaya's $475M Nortel enterprise buy; Qwest rolls out 40Mbps VDSL2 service
Jul. 21, 2009
Avaya's $475M Nortel enterprise buy; Qwest rolls out 40Mbps VDSL2 service
Qwest rolls out 40Mbps VDSL2 service
Jul. 20, 2009
Qwest is offering a VDSL2 Internet service that the company says will provide maximum download speeds of 40Mbps and maximum upload speeds of 20Mbps.
IBM to manage Qwest services
Jun. 23, 2009
Qwest and IBM announced last week that the two companies had signed a five-year agreement for IBM to manage Qwest services targeted to Qwest's midsize business customers including unified communications, managed ...
IBM, Qwest team on managed services
Jun. 17, 2009
IBM and Qwest have signed a five-year agreement that will give Qwest customers access to several IBM managed services targeted at medium-sized businesses.
Five technology bidding wars preceding EMC vs. NetApp
Jun. 03, 2009
As EMC and NetApp try to one-up each other for Data Domain, we take a look back at five previous technology bidding wars.
Wi-Fi hotspots get a second wind
May. 11, 2009
Wi-Fi hotspots are back in the spotlight, with more operators getting onboard. Less expensive international data roaming, better indoor coverage and the ubiquity of built-in support for Wi-Fi will help hotspots remain ...
Breadcrumbs to progress on fixed mobile convergence
May. 11, 2009
Today we turn our attention to the world of wireless with recent announcements from AT&T, Qwest, Verizon, and Cablevision. Though each announcement has a slightly different topic, we think they collectively point toward ...
Qwest gives broadband Web customers free Wi-Fi
May. 08, 2009
Qwest is taking advantage of its partnership with AT&T to offer complimentary Wi-Fi access to all of its broadband Internet customers.
Controversial Einstein systems to inspect U.S. government's Internet traffic - Network ...
Apr. 22, 2009
The largest U.S. carriers -- including AT&T, Qwest and Sprint -- are deploying special-purpose, intrusion-detection systems dubbed Einstein boxes in their networks as part of an 18-month-old effort to tighten security ...
Carriers to feds: Show me the money on massive telecom deal
Apr. 17, 2009
Two years ago, the U.S. General Services Administration awarded a 10-year, $20 billion program called Networx that was touted as the world's largest-ever telecom deal.
Tech crime blotter: February's top 15 stories
Feb. 27, 2009
A look back at the month's biggest technology stories involving alleged and actual crimes, including Microsoft putting a bounty on the head of the Conficker worm authors and the FBI warning about "swatting"
Qwest income down nearly 50% in Q4 2008
Feb. 10, 2009
Qwest's income took a significant dip in the fourth quarter of 2008, as its $185 million in earnings represented a 49% drop off from its 2007 fourth-quarter earnings of $366 million.
Qwest, unions reach contract pact
Aug. 18, 2008
Telecommunication carrier Qwest has reached contract agreements with two unions and avoided any possible interruption of the Democratic and Republican national conventions.
Republican National Convention venue gets network makeover
Aug. 13, 2008
What does it take to convert a hockey arena into a site that can handle the technology demands of the Republican National Convention? Roughly 25 miles of cabling, for starters.
Qwest CTO talks about industry in flux
Jun. 20, 2008
In this Q&A conducted at NXTComm in Las Vegas this week, Qwest CTO Pieter Poll gives his take on the many changes going on within the telecom industry, from peer-to-peer management to industry consolidation.
ISPs experimenting with new P2P controls
Jun. 19, 2008
Peer-to-peer traffic management was a hot topic at this year's NXTComm convention in Las Vegas, as several telecom panelists and keynote speakers highlighted new methods for handling P2P traffic crunches.
Qwest taps Verizon as wireless carrier
May. 06, 2008
Qwest announced Monday that it had signed a five-year deal with Verizon Wireless to market and sell Verizon wireless services and handsets beginning this summer.
Qwest offers speedy Internet services
Apr. 25, 2008
Qwest this week announced that it is offering two new high-speed Internet service options with connection speeds of 12M and 20Mbps.
Optimizing the WAN
Mar. 31, 2008
Optimizing the WAN
Feds to award flood of telecom deals
Mar. 21, 2008
Networx was billed as the largest telecommunications deal in the world. But until now, the amount of business awarded under Networx has been a mere trickle. Federal telecom vendors expect the trickle to turn into a ...
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Qwest profile
Overview
2005 NW200 rank: 17
2004 NW200 rank: 18
Revenue
| Total '05 revenue (in $M) |
|
13903 |
| '04-'05 revenue change |
|
1% |
| '01-'05 CAGR revenue |
|
-8% |
Profit
| Profit or loss (in $M) |
|
-779 |
| Change from '04 |
|
- |
| As percentage of revenue - |
|
- |
| CAGR, '01-'05 |
|
- |
Employees
| Number of employees |
|
39348 |
| '04 - '05 change |
|
-5
|
| Revenue per employee |
|
353334 |
Misc.
| Mkt Cap as of 3/19/05 ($M) |
|
12950 |
| Cash/investments ($M) |
|
|
| Year inc. |
|
1997 |
| Fiscal year ends |
|
Dec |
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