Qwest
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
Curt Hastings, Director of Enterprise Architecture at Ball Corp, maker of the famous glass mason jars, explains how his group is optimizing the use of its Metro Ethernet WAN connections between three locations and ...
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 ...
Ex-Qwest CEO's convictions overturned
Mar. 18, 2008
Ex-Qwest CEO Joseph Nacchio won a temporary reprieve this week when a U.S. appeals court overturned his 19 convictions for insider trading and demanded that the case be retried.
Qwest adds to VoIP product suite
Mar. 04, 2008
Qwest unveiled a series of new features for its OneFlex VoIP product suite Monday, including an application that lets users compress their data to free up more bandwidth for voice calls.
Qwest aims integrated VoIP services at midsize businesses
Oct. 24, 2007
Qwest Wednesday unveiled its managed communication service for midsize businesses that integrates both voice and data into one single network.
BJ’s shifts to MPLS network
Sep. 19, 2007
BJ's signs a multi-year, multimillion-dollar agreement to have Qwest iQ Networking services installed in its 175 retail locations.
AT&T showcases its Networx wares
May. 24, 2007
AT&T on Thursday showed off its services to government agencies with the hope of winning some of the $20 billion worth of business that will come from the General Services Administration's Networx Universal contract.
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.
Qwest scores $8.3 million contract to upgrade DOE systems
Dec. 20, 2007
Qwest won an $8.3 million contract from the U.S. Department of Energy this week to upgrade the DOE headquarters voice switch system.
Carriers mobilize for $24B in military telecom contracts
Dec. 04, 2007
It's the high-tech spoils of war: The U.S. military plans to award telecommunications contracts worth as much as $24 billion, and the top-tier carriers are signing up to get a piece of the action.
Carriers brace for federal buying spree
Dec. 04, 2007
Carriers are preparing for a flood of buying activity under the federal government's massive Networx telecommunications program in 2008.
VoIP veteran shares lessons learned
Nov. 01, 2007
Hitachi Consulting deployed VoIP technology from ShoreTel to provide IP telephony along with presence, mobility, conferencing and collaboration capabilities. Plus its long-distance calling bill – for the entire global ...
Nacchio's credibility aside, who can trust the feds?
Oct. 19, 2007
It just keeps getting worse. Last week, court documents unveiled as part of the appeal of former Qwest Communications CEO and convicted inside-trader Joe Nacchio indicate that the feds may have retaliated against the ...
Telcos spar over service pricing
Oct. 02, 2007
Representatives from both local and national telecom companies fought over the future of telecom forbearance petitions during a House Energy Subcommittee hearing Tuesday.
Qwest names new telecom veteran CEO
Aug. 13, 2007
Qwest has named telecommunications industry veteran Edward Mueller chairman and CEO, replacing the retiring Richard Notebaert.
Library of Congress puts stock in Level 3
Jun. 11, 2007
Level 3 Communications announced that it is providing the Library of Congress with fiber optic links that will transport more than 1 million theatrical films, newsreels and television programs for the world's largest ...
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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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