KPNQwest's Ebone Operators Are Ready To Go It Alone
News The operators at KPNQwest's Ebone operations centre in Hoeilaart, Belgium are ready to carry on working independently again if, at the end of June, administrators have not found a buyer for their network.
[June 17, 2002, 16:34]
Ebone Network Shutdown Strands Customers
News Ebone was the first backbone of Europe," said Graham Kinsey, staff convenor at the Ebone network centre in Belgium. As many as 4,500 companies faced the loss of their Internet connections as Ebone, part of the bankrupt KPNQwest network, finally...
[July 3, 2002, 9:34]
KPNQwest Network Nears Closure As Legal Battle Looms
News KPNQwest's purchase of GTS, which included the Ebone European backbone network, was completed in March, only weeks before KPNQwest declared itself bankrupt. I'm an eternal optimist, but a solution is not looking likely," said Graham Kinsey...
[June 24, 2002, 12:36]
Staff Threaten KPNQwest Shutdown
News The dissent appearts to come from staff on the Ebone European backbone, which was bought by KPNQwest earlier this year. Reportedly, 350 Ebone staff have been working without pay for the last week: the last straw for them was a reported move by the...
[June 14, 2002, 13:55]
News Schmooze: Record Companies Smack Net Users
News Ebone was the first backbone of Europe. One of the few pieces of solid information about the ongoing KPNQwest nightmare popped up on Wednesday: Ebone, one of the network's acquisitions, has now begun the process of shutting down.
[July 5, 2002, 11:35]
KPNQwest Struggles Back After Shutdown - But For How Long?
News One major part of the network, the Ebone backbone, had been shut down already, and has since been sold off for a rumoured 25 million euros to European service provider Interoute. Based in London, Interoute is owned by the Sandoz Family Foundation...
[July 25, 2002, 10:46]
KPNQwest Confusion Continues
News Ebone, a part of the bankrupt KPNQwest network, was reported to have been partially turned off on Tuesday morning. Ebone is one part that might be sold, although if it is truly being switched off, its value is likely to fall rapidly as the few...
[July 2, 2002, 13:09]
European Regulation Fails To Solve Broadband Problem
News And now the company that commissioned the report, backbone firm Ebone, is, along with the European Competitive Telecommunications Association (ECTA), taking this issue to the European Commission. The concerns, Ebone claims, are gathering a good...
[May 3, 2001, 11:30]
