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Manx switches on first Super 3G
News Manx Telecom on Tuesday switched on Europe's first commercial super-3G service, delivering 1.3 Megabits-per-second (Mbps) to mobile users on the Isle of Man via a data card. The service, run by Manx Telecom — a subsidiary of soon-to-be-acquired...
[November 2, 2005, 15:25]
Manx Telecom sets date for super-3G
News The technology will be launched in conjunction with O2's local subsidiary, mobile operator Manx Telecom, and Lucent on 1 November. O2 is promising its Manx customers mobile connectivity of up to 1.3Mbps, with a theoretical maximum of up to 14.4Mbps...
[October 20, 2005, 17:25]
AW Manx-English Dictionary
Downloads Manx English Dictionary.entries. This comprehensive dictionary is a good tool for everyone interested in Manx language. Features: Extremely fast dictionary browsing; resident mode (PalmOS only): select a word in any application and read the...
[April 21, 2003, 8:00]
The Manx turn from Unix to Windows
News Allan Paterson, director of the information systems division in the Manx government, said the move was a "strategic position" with no overarching contract, but just an intention to standardise on the Windows platform over the next five years.
[December 1, 2004, 17:10]
Manx Telecom sets date for super-3G
Talkback Ah yes, O2's famous 3G trials. Lots of aerials built, but over the past years, no live service. Maybe this time will be different. However, I bet O2's subsiduary will still be charging roaming fee's onto the O2 network as for 2G.
[October 20, 2005, 22:51]
Manx Telecom sets date for super-3G
Talkback At £3 per MB to download, you could run up £5 per second bills with this! Wow, they must be pleased!
[October 20, 2005, 19:12]
The Manx turn from Unix to Windows
Talkback In short, the Manx has no clue but they're not alone in that. But if I was a voter in the Manx I would certainly would want to know who not to vote for next time around in case this project doesn't turn out to be the succes it needs to be for the...
[December 3, 2004, 21:39]
The Manx turn from Unix to Windows
Talkback "I am a technical person," continued Paterson, "but this is not a tech decision. It is a business decision. Too often it is presented as a technical decision, but really it is about the wow you give to the end user at the end of the day.
[December 2, 2004, 18:14]
The Manx turn from Unix to Windows
Talkback The Isle of Man must've struck oil. I just hope they can get off the Microsoft fix after the money runs out.
[December 2, 2004, 17:06]
The Manx turn from Unix to Windows
Talkback Too bad they are going be blowing their taxpayer's money on Windows. What a sad waste.
[December 2, 2004, 16:47]
The Manx turn from Unix to Windows
Talkback We can change it tomorrow. We can! We can! Honestly! Try telling me that tomorrow.
[December 2, 2004, 11:35]
First European Super 3G network launched
News Manx Telecom, a wholly-owned subsidiary of O2, has formally launched what it claims is the first commercial HSDPA network in Europe. Although pricing is nominally the same as Manx Telecom's existing wireless data services — with the heaviest user...
[November 8, 2005, 16:10]
Europe's first 3G network goes live
News Europe's first 3G mobile network was permanently switched on on Wednesday as Manx Telecom, a subsidiary of BT off-shoot mmO2, began trials on the Isle of Man. First trials will be limited a small number of users, said Manx Telecom, with dates for a...
[December 5, 2001, 18:02]
Super-3G breaks records - and the bank
Talkback Manx Telecom's prices range from 60p to £3 per megabyte — so at the maximum theoretical data rate and the top tariff, you could be paying £5.40 a second, £320 a minute, £14m a month. Most HSDPA tests show an achievable average throughput of between...
[October 24, 2005, 16:19]
mmO2 'super' 3G due next summer
News Manx Telecom, mmO2's subsidiary telco on the island, ran the first tests of regular 3G services outside Japan in 2001, but never turned that into a full commercial service, deciding instead to switch it off.
[December 9, 2004, 15:45]
Super-3G breaks records - and the bank
Talkback It was all promoted with lots of PR, but the poor Manx punter never was able to use the system. Manx Telecom (the O2 subsidiary) has it's own mobile operation called "Pronto". So Manx punters again are poor Manx punters.
[October 22, 2005, 12:07]
Super-3G breaks records - and the bank
Leader Isolated by water and puffins, it's a nicely contained test bed for new ideas while its solitary mobile phone provider, Manx Telecom, has a monopoly that lets it try out ideas with little risk to its owner, O2.
[October 21, 2005, 14:25]
BT makes successful 3G video call
News BT Wireless has announced that it made a successful video call between two third-generation (3G) phones on the Isle of Man on Wednesday, and insists it is still on track to launch the Manx 3G network later this summer.
[June 28, 2001, 16:36]
Faster is good but smarter is better for 3G's future
Leader Nevertheless, it hosted Europe's first operational 3G network, and now Manx Telecom - part of O2 - is promising a similar spectacular, this time with High Speed Packet Download Access (HSPDA). Also known as 3.5G - but not by Manx Telecom - this is...
[June 13, 2005, 13:15]
Rupert Goodwins' Diary
Blog And so after a long day we're given a bottle of Manx Spirit apiece — a most peculiar beverage — and drive through the countryside to our encounter with the grumpiest man on earth. It's wireless broadband again, only this time it's the far more...
[November 11, 2005, 17:30]
