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RSS telco in newsBT drops below half share of fixed-line calls
News O2, which is owned by Spanish telco Telefonica, gained the largest number of subscribers in 2003 but it is only now that revenues have caught up. BT's share of fixed-line call volumes fell below 50 per cent for the first... [24 Aug 2007]
Virgin signs multimillion pound C&W deal
News The telco said the increased bandwidth will allow Virgin Atlantic's applications to work more effectively and for Virgin Trains to carry out an IT refresh. Virgin Group has signed a three year, multimillion pound deal... [16 Aug 2007]
AA slashes £2m a year off voice and data costs
News C&W was also the lower risk option for the AA through the Energis connection, having bought the telco for £674m in 2005 - because voice was more critical than the data network. Motoring and breakdown organisation the AA... [17 Jul 2007]
BT to snap up UK ISP
News The telco has made a £15.8m cash offer to acquire the business with the deal still subject to approval from Brightview shareholders.silicon.com Retail & Leisure BT is poised to snap up London-based consumer ISP,... [06 Jul 2007]
21CN boss quits BT
News The chief executive behind BT's £10bn national network has resigned. Dr Paul Reynolds, one of the key business leaders behind the network, 21CN, will leave BT in September. He is to become the chief executive of Telecom New Zealand. [28 Jun 2007]
Techies split over wi-fi health fears
News Companies such as The Cloud are rolling out citywide wireless networks, while a number of local authorities are working with BT on the telco's Wireless Cities programme. Readers were asked whether they are worried about... [24 May 2007]
East 17 to big up the wi-fi massive
News London borough Waltham Forest is to pilot a public wireless network after joining forces with BT as part of the telco's Wireless Cities initiative. BT will pay for and construct the network over the coming months by... [23 May 2007]
Thus sinks £13.6m deal
News Telco Thus has signed a £13.6m, five-year contract extension with water agency United Utilities Water (UUW). The extended contract will see more than 6,000 BlackBerrys, mobiles and other telephone units connected across... [21 May 2007]
BT shrinks carbon footprint
News The telco has eliminated 860,000 face-to-face meetings, according to a survey conducted by the University of Bradford and research group SustainIT. BT claims to have reduced its carbon footprint by 97,000 tonnes of CO2... [21 May 2007]
Virgin Media picks C&W as LLU best mate
News Virgin Media said it picked C&W as the telco understands its culture and the company has already worked with other Virgin brands overseas. The company has also reportedly lost its place as the UK's biggest ISP when... [18 May 2007]
Verizon snaps up Cybertrust
News US telco Verizon Business has announced the acquisition of managed security services provider (MSSP) Cybertrust. The deal is the latest to see the coming together of telcos and security companies as businesses look to... [15 May 2007]
C&W slaps down spin-off talk
News The telco has seen a number of radical changes recently as part of its restructuring plan, including the decision to divest itself of smaller retail customers and reduce its headcount by half. Cable & Wireless has... [01 May 2007]
BT: 'Web services are our future'
News BT has announced a major internal reorganisation aimed at making it easier for the company to develop and roll out web-based services. Two new business units have been formed in the reorganisation. BT Design will be responsible for... [24 Apr 2007]
Snaffled: Data on 100,000 Bulldog customers
News According to The Guardian report, Cable & Wireless declined to reveal the identity of the thief, who is now the subject of legal action the telco has brought. The contact details of 100,000 Bulldog broadband customers... [23 Apr 2007]
BT goes Latin with Comsat buy
News François Barrault, president of BT International, said the acquisition will help the telco expand its 21CN offerings internationally and "significantly enhances BT's position in the increasingly important Latin American... [20 Apr 2007]
