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RSS infonet in newsBT commits to India with i2i buy
News Mumbai-based i2i specialises in enterprise IP communications services and is already the distributor of BT's Infonet managed network services in India. BT is to buy Indian enterprise services company i2i Enterprise, a move which makes the UK telco... [07 Feb 2007]
BT to buy Infonet Germany
News BT has announced it has bought the remainder of Infonet Deutschland. Infonet Deutschland has 400 customers to which it supplies services including web access and VPNs, and is valued at more than €19m. [29 Sep 2005]
BT profits flat despite mobile and broadband boom
News With the acquisition of Infonet and Albacom also completed during the year and adding £111m to the balance sheet in Q4, chief executive Ben Verwaayen described the year as "exciting". Despite a surge in profits at BT's new wave businesses, the... [19 May 2005]
Equant zips up YKK network
News Equant competes in a market for global IP networks that also includes AT&T, BT/Infonet, C&W, NTT and Sprint. YKK has extended its relationship with Equant, signing a $1.2m contract for managed firewall and other security services. [03 May 2005]
Public sector rewarded for wireless innovation
News Other awards of note include BT Infonet MobileXpress winning Best Service Provider, iPass Corporate Access winning Best Enterprise Wi-Fi Product and - maintaining a winning streak for the francophones - Colubris Networks CTO and founder Pierre... [21 Apr 2005]
Update: BT wins "blockbuster" $3bn deal with Reuters
News The Radianz buy is the latest in a line of high-profile acquisitions for the telco - recently snapping up voice and data firm Infonet and completing the acquisition of fellow telco Albacom earlier this year. [10 Mar 2005]
BT keeps it Benelux for new control centre
News BT's reach, for services such as IP virtual private networking for multinationals, was increased late last year with the purchase of Infonet. BT has opened a network control centre (NCC) in Amsterdam. [03 Mar 2005]
BT on the offensive with €50m Thales contract
News Public sector contracts in the Netherlands, Germany and Spain complement inroads made into the US, thought likely to become all the more common after last year's acquisition of Infonet, previously a competitor for the type of contract signed by... [02 Feb 2005]
Equant picks up $35m shipping VPN deal
News Equant, a unit of France Telecom, competes to provide such services with the likes of AT&T, BT/Infonet, NTT and Sprint. Shipping company P&O Nedlloyd signed a $35m agreement for VPN facilities from Equant. [19 Jan 2005]
Users still ignorant about MPLS networks
News IP VPNs that use MPLS are now common offerings from many network operators such as AT&T, BT/Infonet, Equant, NTT and Sprint. Wide-area networks connecting organisations' sites using a technology called MPLS - short for Multi-Protocol Label... [06 Jan 2005]
Users and providers warming to IP VPNs
News Global network operators such as AT&T, BT/Infonet, C&W, Equant, MCI, NTT and Sprint - all regularly in the news with IP VPN contract wins - will see strong demand as organisations typically migrate their private networks from Frame Relay and ATM. [21 Dec 2004]
BT bails out of satellite comms for £363m
News It's thought to be a move by BT to concentrate on its 'new wave' communications businesses - it recently bought US managed voice and data service provider Infonet for £520m to bolster its international presence. [26 Nov 2004]
5 years ago: BT announces £3bn profits growth
News Alliances such as Concert are also a thing of the past, whereas the kind of managed networks business an acquisition such as Infonet contributes to seem more sensible, at least from the current perspective. [11 Nov 2004]
BT surfs the new wave for £1bn
News With one major acquisition in the bag - the recent purchase of Infonet for £520m - will the promising growth in new wave businesses tempt BT into buying again? BT has published its half year results - and while the turnover for the company is... [11 Nov 2004]
BT spends £520m to buy Infonet
News BT has announced that it is to acquire managed data and voice service provider Infonet for £520m. BT will gain Infonet's net cash balance of £210m - making the aggregate total on the deal £310m - with the acquisition expected to conclude in the... [08 Nov 2004]
