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Telcos urge Ofcom to clamp down on BT
News UKCTA consists of AT&T, Cable & Wireless, Centrica, Colt, Easynet, Energis, Fibernet, Global Crossing, Kingston, MCI, NTL, Opal Telecom, Opera Telecom, Redstone, Telco Global, Telefonica, Thus, Tiscali and Your Communications. [23 Jun 2004]
Redstone makes its first profit
News Ten-year-old Redstone was one of a number of companies that aimed to compete with BT in providing broadband services in the mid- to late '90s. Redstone then concentrated on developing products for the business market in tandem with BT Wholesale... [03 Jun 2004]
Redstone flexes its portfolio
News Redstone Communications has become the latest company to target flexible working as a growth area with the announcement of a Remote Worker range of products and services. In response to growing demand and flexible working legislation that came into... [04 Nov 2003]
Fallen broadband rebel accepts BT's £170m
News BT has signed a £170m deal with former rival Redstone to look after the one-time rebel telco's national voice network. BT will take over Redstone's network, taking on 20 staff from the company. All the relevant Redstone assets will also be... [17 Apr 2002]
Clara.net to go it alone after secret DSL trials
News Clara.net hosts the DSL equipment in its own premises and leases a copper line from its premises to the customer from BT - a similar model to the one used by companies like Fibernet and Redstone. Clara.net is considering going head-to-head with BT... [15 Nov 2001]
The Battle of Broadband Britain drags on
Comment Redstone Telecom has just returned from the front as the latest casualty. We hope that Redstone survives, even if the 'telecom' bit is being amputated in a change of name to reflect a scaling back of its broadband business. [27 Jun 2001]
High noon for CEO as Redstone asks for a few dollars more
News Graham Cove, managing director and chief executive at Broadband pioneer Redstone Telecom, has given in to pressure to resign as the cash-strapped company goes cap-in-hand to the City. Redstone is a pioneer of Symmetrical DSL, a local loop... [26 Jun 2001]
£20m rights issue may yet save Redstone
News Redstone Telecom is expected to announce within the next few days a rescue plan it hopes will raise about £20m. Redstone is looking to shore up its finances after its share price plummeted 75 percent in three weeks, closing at an all time low... [22 Jun 2001]
Broadband pioneer hits a sticky patch
News UK broadband provider Redstone is scouring the City for cash after plans for a rights issue were scuppered by a share price meltdown that has mystified analysts. Redstone is not commenting but has issued a statement from the directors saying it is... [13 Jun 2001]
Redstone strikes 'a deal with the devil'
News Local loop pioneer Redstone Telecom has taken a surprising U-turn and signed a deal with BT. Under the deal, named MacroNet, Redstone will gain access to BT's fibre-optic networks. Using BT's backbone and Metro Area Networks will allow Redstone to... [29 May 2001]
BT's recalcitrance forces Clara.net to drop ADSL rollout
News Redstone Communications announced similar plans early last year. Clara.net revealed to silicon.com this week, that it intends to find properties near local exchanges in major UK cities, which will enable it to roll out 2Mbps synchronous DSL... [27 Apr 2001]
Redstone defies BT with broadband first
News In January Redstone dropped out of the project to install its broadband equipment within BT's local exchanges. The customer, Garner Wood, an estate agent and property surveyor, is typical of the small to medium-sized enterprise Redstone is... [25 Apr 2001]
Redstone chops top jobs
News Redstone spokesman Suzy Streeter said: "If the market were not like this we would not have taken this step. Redstone is also promising a move to g.SHDL standards later this year, offering up to 2.3 megabits transmission capacity. [21 Mar 2001]
DSL players luke warm over latest unbundling plans
News Bob Cushing, strategy and development manager at Redstone Telecom, the only company to have announced plans to provide DSL using equipment outside BT exchanges, dismissed the new rulings as too little, too late. [05 Mar 2001]
The Usual Suspects
Comment Redstone found out that co-location was economically unviable, and is now building its own exchanges near BT's. In the last month or so, Kingston, Norweb, Redstone and Thus have all withdrawn from DSL trials. [09 Feb 2001]
