Kingston Communications is an established UK communications company. The Group's national business-to-business capabilities encompass the provision of fully integrated and managed network solutions, complemented by the delivery of voice, data and call handling services in the towns and cities served by the Kingston Communications network. This infrastructure comprises twenty-five metropolitan fibre networks and a long distance broadband network, which was initiated for service in May 2001. Kingston's new media activities include the DSL-based interactive television service, KIT, and satellite broadband content, storage and distribution arm, Kingston inmedia. The Group's East Yorkshire network operation has served business and residential customers since 1904.

The seem to be going for quality (high volume/single user) rather than quantity (low volume/multiple users) business - should pay off in the long run.

Just discovered this thread, excellent work lw. optomistic, out of interest, the Hook office used to be Milgo Solutions, which KCOM bought in 2001 (I think) to expand into the data communication side of things. Recent contract wins seem to be both voice and data, so things are obviously beginning to work. KCOM also have a huge site close to Gerrards Cross, where their inmedia satellite stuff is based.

realcooltrader, welcome to the thread and look forward to any further contributions from yourself.
Rgds
optomistic

kcom has firmed up this afternoon on trades predominant in the sells, interesting! any clues on L2 LW, when you return from taxing your car?

Buys almost caught up with sells. Through R1 will R2 break? certainly looking stronger overall.

most of the AT trades are back front! AT buys are our sells & AT sells are our buys.

If you take a look at the trades at 14:36 - there are a couple of AT sells @ 67p, and the last one also @ 67p but this is down as a buy. The give away is the bid price. The last one went down as a buy because the bid price dropped - even though it is the same type of trade!

The MM buy orders way exceed the sell orders is why the price is going up.

e.g at the moment there is a buy for 50,000 @ 66p, but only 2,016 to sell @ 67p
Next down, buy 35,000 @ 65p and sell 2,012 @67.25p
Then buy 57,156 @63p and sell 2,088 & 25,000 @ 68p

Thanks LW. points clarified.

Take a look at Market Scan - Top gainers over 5 days. KCOM is 7th !

Cheers for the welcome optomistic, I'll look in from time to time.

rct

Investors chronical have KCOM as a Sell. Untill now, their articles were fairly positive - but this time say :Two profit warnings in 12 months have raised questions over Kingston's growth credentials

Only time will tell.

Pivot Points for Mon 01/12/03

r2 68
r1 67
pp 66
s1 65
s2 64

Looks like the MM don't agree with Investors Chronical! Although it wasn't there on market open, support at 65p is certainly there now!

I know that watching the trades can be misleading - but just had 3 Ordinary trades go through for 389,846; 110,000 & 500,000 @ 67p over 673K in value.

I took Investors Chroncle for several years and found their research very good but even the IC columnists have not had an 100% success rate in their predictions. As you say LW time will tell. I feel with those kind of trades going through a lot of support is indicated, and certainly if I was in a positon to invest that kind of money in a company my decision would be based on research and sound information not just pure speculation. In the meantime I still remain an 'opomistic' holder of kcom. Could be wrong, but that's a chance we all take!

Pivot Points for Tue 02/12/03

r2 68
r1 66
pp 65
s1 63
s2 62

Pivot Points for Wed 03/12/03

r2 66
r1 66
pp 65
s1 65
s2 64

3 December 2003

Gloustershire Constabulary Gears Up for High Speed Connectivity in Partnership with Kingston Communications

New data network will support pioneering tri-service control centre as well as bandwidth hungry applications such as video streaming from helicopters and CCTV

Gloucestershire Constabulary has awarded Kingston Communications a substantial contract to provide a resilient high-speed data network that will support the county's pioneering new TriService command and control centre.

The new infrastructure will enable Gloucestershire Constabulary to run bandwidth hungry applications more effectively, such as video streaming from helicopter mounted cameras.

It will also allow the force - one of 15 constabularies nationwide now using voice and data technology provided by Kingston Communications - to make better use of town centre CCTV systems.

In addition, Kingston's new network will support HOLMES, the Home Office Large Major Enquiry System. This will enable the force to set up a specialist casualty bureau - a feature of HOLMES - as well as remote police stations in the event of a major incident in Gloucestershire, where events such as the Royal International Air Tattoo and Cheltenham Races are held.

For the rest of the article click here: http://www.kcom.com/news/2003/news248.shtml

Yet another good contract, they just keep coming along!

Pivot Points for Thur 04/12/03

r2 67
r1 66
pp 65
s1 64
s2 63

Shares magazine have KCOM as a HOLD

The comment I found interesting was

"Operating losses before exceptional items fell by 65% to 3 million and the company says it has been cash positive on an underlying basis over the past year"