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ANPR "ring of steel" watches over Manchester
News This addition to the existing Manchester Metronet system of about 100 cameras is one of the first "rings of steel" outside London. Each ANPR camera costs about £5,000 and it costs about £1,000 per year to keep the... [05 Jun 2008]
Tube delays blamed on software upgrade
News Metronet's software caused the Central Line to be closed in the rush hour last Monday and resulted in delays throughout the week, affecting hundreds of thousands of passengers. The software was installed on... [27 Nov 2006]
BT prepped to pay £67m for PlusNet
News PlusNet has also been on the acquisition trail in recent times, buying local ISP Metronet for £1.7m late last year. BT is on the acquisition trail once again - having made a £67m offer for ISP PlusNet. [16 Nov 2006]
Thus snaps up two rivals in £70m spree
News The reorganisation of Thus marks yet another notch in the broadband market's M&A bedpost, which has seen the merger of NTL and Telewest, Sky's acquisition of Easynet and a number of smaller ISPs, including Metronet and... [01 Feb 2006]
PlusNet buys Metronet for £1.7m
News Parbin, which trades as Metronet, has some 16,000 broadband customers. Metronet also provides pay-as-you-go broadband - an idea recently taken up by Bulldog. As well as supplying internet access,... [28 Nov 2005]
Marconi close to Tube comms contract
News The other main PPP operator of underground lines in London is Metronet. Marconi is on the verge of securing a contract to update communications infrastructure for the Jubilee, Northern and Piccadilly lines of the London... [09 Dec 2004]
AT&T Canada Improves Commercial Network Delivery with Marconi Solution
White Paper AT&T Canada Inc.created in June 1999 by the merger of MetroNet Communications, AT&T Canada Long Distance Services, Netcom Canada and ACC TelEnterprises, uses the most advanced fiber-optic networking and digital switching... [25 Feb 2004]
