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Autonomy's interactive TV and Cable & Wireless' big pile of cash
News Telecoms company Cable & Wireless which has done quite well for itself from television, is now looking to expand its internet offering with a series of acquisitions. The Guardian reports that Cable & Wireless, has a £4bn cash gathering dust... [16 Nov 2000]
Direct Line hangs up on BT and C&W for Fibernet ATM
News UK insurance firm Direct Line has replaced its BT and Cable and Wireless leased line circuits with an ATM (Asynchronous Transfer Mode) managed network from Fibernet. He said the number of problems on the network has been reduced, while the final... [16 Jun 2000]
Auction for mobile phone services tops £16bn
News Telefonica last week announced it will float its mobile arm, Telefonica Moviles, and its submarine cable business - moves that could net billions of euros. The bidding for licence B - the most valuable, capacity-wise, to existing operators... [11 Apr 2000]
Telco rumourmill works into overtime after Orange deal
News Also internationally, in line with its long-term strategy, Cable and Wireless has disposed of £380m worth of minority holdings in Israeli telcos. Meanwhile, BT is expected to take full control of Viag Interkom, the German venture the UK telco will... [25 Oct 1999]
Vodafone and C&WC team up for brewery deal
News Cable & Wireless Communications (C&WC) and Vodafone have jointly won a £17m telecoms contract with Scottish & Newcastle. We have a teaming agreement with Cable and Wireless, but we always make sure there's customer choice," she said. [14 Jul 1999]
C&W sells underwater cabling division
News In the first of two big cabling deals announced today, Cable & Wireless said it has sold its Global Marine division to Global Crossing, based in Bermuda. Global Crossing will get a fleet of 13 cable laying vessels and approximately 1,200 staff... [26 Apr 1999]
Cable & Wireless hands Wallace top job
News In early 1997, he oversaw the four-way merger that created C&WC, establishing BT's most significant domestic telephony rival and the country's largest cable TV operation. Cable & Wireless (C&W) has appointed Graham Wallace as its new... [23 Feb 1999]
Phew! What a dial-up: UK tabloids take to the Net
News BT will provide the Internet backbone for the Sun's yet-to-be-named ISP (Internet service provider) service, while the Mirror is teaming up with Cable & Wireless Communications (C&WC). For BT and C&WC, money is made through driving dial... [31 Jan 1999]
C&W launches official complaint on AT&T/BT venture
News Cable & Wireless (C&W) will tomorrow submit a detailed complaint to the EC about the proposed tie-up between BT and AT&T. According to Stephen Pettit, executive director of C&W global business, BT and AT&T account for more than... [25 Nov 1998]
Cable bosses admit room for improvement
News The heads of the UK's big three cable operators were talking up the future of their industry yesterday, emphasising the growing importance of the Internet. However, when questioned about customer service levels, all three men - Graham Wallace... [20 Oct 1998]
UK cable firm offers free digital upgrade
News Cable & Wireless Communications (C&WC), the UK's largest cable television and telephony group, has announced new bundled services, which will be made available together with a free digital upgrade after 5 October. [28 Sep 1998]
Energis beats BT and C&WC to £6m contract
News The UK Inland Revenue has chosen telecoms company Energis over BT and Cable & Wireless Communications (C&WC) to monitor and revamp part of its phone system. The contract will replace BT and C&WC services - the incumbent suppliers for the... [10 Sep 1998]
C&WC gets head start in pay-as-you-surf race
News Cable & Wireless Communications (C&WC) has stolen a march on BT in its effort to attract first-time Internet users. The cable TV and telephony provider has launched Internet Light - a pay-as-you-surf service costing 45 pence per hour, with no... [02 Sep 1998]
Cable & Wireless Communications to offer interactive services
News Cable and Wireless Communications (C&WC) has announced it will offer a raft of interactive services following the launch of digital cable television next year. The UK's largest cable television and telephony operator has struck deals with Barclays... [19 Aug 1998]
MCI sells US Net business to C&W
News MCI has sold its entire US Internet business to Cable & Wireless (C&W) for $1.75bn (£1.1bn), giving the UK-based telco 250,000 consumer customers and 60,000 business customers. BT has still not reached that. [16 Jul 1998]
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