Tipped by the independent 2/01/2004

........."And so to our traditional "wild card". Pipex Communications, formerly known as GX Networks, is a telecoms company created by one of the entrepreneurs behind Ukbetting, Peter Dubens. It has been assembled from six smaller players. The ambitious company is generating cash for the first time but is still not widely followed in the City. It could be an undiscovered gem".

Troys

Yep, mine are tucked very nice in my pants, and they are staying there... :)

Tradx,

I hope you are right, It is interesting to note that Bioprogress sp has improved since taking steps to delist from Berlin. If Pipex do the same and the sp starts to move up then I guess we will know.

well, medium or long term, right now i feel gutted at 7.25 on no volume.

Yes, it's grim ! Need to hang on in there for the time being... this'll come good some time in the future but don't know when (imho)

simonpaynton

I Think they will be in your pants for a long time. but who will want them then ?

Troys
I like it..... ;o))

Thats a good point....

Maybe the mm's keep them in their pants also, which is why no one wants them.

Yep Troys, now it all makes sense.... I have to admit I half thought that we would not see much change whatever the results, and I still expect them to start moving up over the next few weeks, but todays drop is for sure a bit of a kick in the pants (and that is right where I keep my shares)

So.. we have lots of undiscovered gems in everybody's pants ! (see top post)

Had these since they were GXN
Bought them in October 2003 paid 7.5p
Still waiting !!

We will all be humming soon. for their sake lets see some changes before i have to fill mine with any more and it won't be shares!!

I guess these cant all be sells, else it would have driven the price down!!

Look like buys to me

Simon - Dont you remember - with this one the price only goes down after a series of large buys !!

Yep Oakapples, silly me :)

from today's Independent...if this doesn't spark renewed interest in Pipex, nothing will!!

The Independent
13 September 2004

THE RISK with a business that has grown through a string of acquisitions is that, when management gets down to the business of integrating them, it will find some nasty surprises lurking in the acquired companies. But there is also the chance that it will find a very pleasant surprise - and that seems to be what has happened at Pipex Communications.

The broadband internet and web-hosting company is being built up by Peter Dubens, whose previous ventures include ukbetting, the sports websites group. Pipex is now one of the five biggest broadband internet service providers in the UK after buying eight companies since 2002. One of its earliest acquisitions, incidentally, came with the UK licence to a part of the broadcasting spectrum. So far, so unexciting. Except that it now seems Pipex owns part of the spectrum which is being used for a nascent wireless broadband technology called WiMax, heralded as the Next Big Thing in the telecoms industry.

WiMax, like its less powerful cousin WiFi, allows computers to make a wireless connection to the local phone network. WiMax is being heavily promoted by the technology giants Intel and Nokia, and, at big industry shows this year, has been talked of as a way for the fixed-line phone companies to fight back against the mobile phone groups. It is too early to say if WiMax will take off, but it is certainly attracting attention in the City and at least one big investment bank is ready to publish a tome in the next few weeks. It could turn out that Pipex is sitting on something rather valuable.

some very recent media coverage on Wi Max

ITU FORESEES WIRE-FREE FUTURE
INFORMATION SOCIETY

Tech Europe
09 September 2004

The Asia-Pacific region passed the symbolic mark of one billion telecommunication users, mobile phones and fixed lines combined in October 2003. Until now, those users that wanted to have high-speed access to the Internet had to have a fixed-line connection. Before the end of this decade, another billion users of information and communication technologies (ICTs) are likely to be added to the regions networks, but the majority of them will be connected using radio-communications. "The fixed-line network is simply growing too slowly to meet the regions burgeoning demand for broadband, especially in rural areas," notes Dr Tim Kelly, Head of ITUs Strategy and Policy Unit. "But todays second-generation cellular mobile networks are not geared up for delivering high-speed Internet access." New portable Internet technologies promise to cut the cords to a wire-free future in which Internet access, for both fixed locations and users on the move, is available everywhere and supplied over the airwaves.

The new systems operate according to the geographical range (short, medium or long) of the radio signals. Short-range technologies, such as Bluetooth, ZigBee and RFID allow low-power connectivity within a range of 30 metres. Medium-range technologies can communicate at least 150 metres from a hotspot (e.g. Wi-Fi, or IEEE 802.11b) and up to several kilometres, depending on environmental and regulatory factors. Finally, long-range technologies such as WiMAX (IEEE 802.16) and IMT-2000 (3G) have ranges that extend up to 50 kilometres from a base station, and provide near-nationwide coverage when offered as a networked service.

"Fixed-line technologies generally offer higher speeds while IMT-2000, also known as 3G mobile phone networks, offer greater mobility. However, there is a wide gap between the two and many see this as the prime market segment for new portable Internet technologies, especially in developing countries", says Dr Taylor Reynolds, one of the authors of the report. While wireless local area networks (WLANs), such as those based on the IEEEs Wi-fi standards, already help plug this gap at the local level, a more significant technological advance is on the horizon with WiMAX (more correctly IEEE 802.16a, WiMAX is short for Wireless Interoperability for Microwave Access; sometimes called "Wi-fis big brother"). These offer connectivity of up to 54 Mbit/s over a range of up to 50 kilometres.

In rural areas, and other parts of the world that have no wired network, WiMAX could be the preferred platform for offering a wide range of voice, data and broadcast services. In the developed world, at least in urbanized areas, portable Internet technologies are likely to be complementary, rather than substitutive, for existing networks. The market is being driven by handset manufacturers keen to add ever more value to portable devices. "Imagine a device that could store all your personal information, such as ID information and entertainment, including favourite music, photos and films. Add voice and video communications, and location-based information, and it becomes a very powerful communication tool," says Ms Lara Srivastava, the lead author of the report. But this will not come without profound implications for society and lifestyles. "A handheld portable device on which the whereabouts of people and objects can be detected instantaneously may be intriguing, but not everyone is willing to make such compromises with their personal privacy", added Dr Kelly.

The portable Internet will be arriving soon and this report will help to quantify the magnitude of the market opportunities and to identify the challenges it brings. In addition to 140 pages of analysis, the report also contains around 60 pages of statistical tables and charts with the latest available data for more than 200 economies worldwide.

For additional information on the report got to: http://www.itu.int/osg/spu/publications/portableinternet/index.html


Affordable high-speed wireless access
The New Straits Times
13 September 2004

AFFORDABLE long-distance, high-speed wireless access for homes and businesses will soon become a reality when Intel Corp rolls out its worldwide interoperability for microwave access, or WiMax chip.

Codenamed Rosedale, the new chip is based on the IEEE 802.16- 2004 standard, and is designed for cost-effective customer premise equipment (CPE) that supports WiMax connectivity. The CPE is placed at home or business premises to transmit and receive wireless broadband signal, providing broadband Internet connectivity at digital subscriber line speed across long distances.

According to Intel Communications Group's executive vice president and general manager Sean Maloney, WiMax will be more superior than wireless fidelity (Wi-Fi).

"WiMax is capable of delivering wireless broadband connectivity up to six miles compared to Wi-Fi's 300-feet radius. With such a range and high throughput, WiMax is capable of delivering backhaul for carrier infrastructure, enterprise campuses and hotspots. It also allows speeds of up to 75 megabits per second," he told the Press in Busan, South Korea, last week.

"We are now sending samples of Rosedale chips to our key customers for testing in their WiMax products," he said, adding that the full live rollout of the chip in product form can be expected in the middle of next year.

To date, more than 150 companies have aligned with Intel to deliver the wireless broadband communications product initiative. These companies, known as Intel Communications Alliance, are developing technologies, components, and products that will provide the landing points and infrastructure for global, wireless, and high- speed communications.

Maloney said Rosedale is built on the fact that computing and communications are converging on wireless broadband platforms and technologies, and that demand will increase for true mobility. He also said broadband technologies such as third-generation, ultra- wide band, Wi- Fi and WiMax will work synergistically to deliver fast communications connectivity.

Intel's Broadband Wireless Group's general manager Scott Richardson, meanwhile, said WiMax will make it possible to build cost-effective, high- speed wireless connections to homes and businesses, be they in urban or rural environments.

"Intel has focused its WiMax chip development efforts on making it easier and more cost-effective for the next generation of computer users to wirelessly access broadband Internet," he said.

Do we think the mm are aware of what is going on with this conpany

Especially as some of their acquisitions incorporate this Wi-Max technology. It all depends really on what percentage the wireless market will be Wi-Max? Sounds exciting, and it shows that their business model is looking to new trends. Once the big US companies start offering this chip in all their computers we should see this grow more rapidly.

How long though before we see results? At least Pipex have their fingers in all the pies!

NJ