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News C is for Cable & Wireless O2 has revealed plans that could see it lining up to compete with the likes of BT and NTL as it moves increasingly towards fixed-mobile convergence (FMC), broadband and various flavours of telly and advertising. [15 Nov 2006]
Boom time's here again, but bad news for BT and AOL Time Warner
News The sale was a condition imposed on AT&T when it acquired cable company MediaOne, and it has until tomorrow to agree to the sale to an interested party - such as AOL Time Warner, 'the obvious choice' - or to put its stake up for sale in some... [27 Feb 2001]
Cardiff poised to steal Swindon's fat pipe crown?
News C is for Cable & Wireless B is for BT The Welsh capital was chosen by BT for initial tests of 21CN, with the first customers hooked up to the new network last month. Click on the links below to find out more. [11 Dec 2006]
Faster speeds on the cards for Broadband Britain?
News C is for Cable & Wireless B is for BT Tiscali CEO, Mary Turner, recently told silicon.com fibre to the cabinet - aka backhaul - needs to be "commercialised" as BT is not currently obliged by Ofcom to resell it. [22 Feb 2008]
Broadband summit: Speed is the key
News C is for Cable & Wireless Companies including BT - which has invested billions in overhauling its core network to an all-IP network known as the 21CN - and Virgin Media, which has announced plans to roll out an up to 50Mbps broadband service by the... [27 Nov 2007]
Skype touts biz credentials
News C is for Cable & Wireless B is for BT Click on the links below to find out more. Another recent innovation is a Skype button which businesses can place on their websites to allow people to call them with the click of a button. [02 Jul 2008]
Broadband wireless gets spectrum boost
News C is for Cable & Wireless The links could potentially be used as alternatives to fibre-optic cable, with possible data speeds ranging from 1Gbps to 10Gbps over distances of one to two kilometres. B is for BT [10 Nov 2006]
O2 considers high fibre rollout
News C is for Cable & Wireless ZDNet.co.uk also contacted BSkyB to gauge its reaction to BT's announcement but had not heard back at the time of writing. Following BT's Tuesday announcement that it was to plough £1.5bn into a fibre-access rollout to 10... [17 Jul 2008]
UK business lacking high fibre diet
News C is for Cable & Wireless Last year, BT Openreach said it was unsure there was demand for next-generation access. B is for BT Speaking on the subject of NGA investment, Richards seemed to imply the regulator would not put severe price limitations... [07 Jul 2008]
Where next for broadband Britain?
News C is for Cable & Wireless B is for BT All-IP next generation networks (NGNs) are being rolled out in the UK - such as BT's 21CN - but NGNs do not solve the problem of legacy copper wiring at street level, from exchanges to cabinets and homes - an... [22 Nov 2007]
Brits still dissatisfied with broadband speeds
News C is for Cable & Wireless Moreover, some seven million consumers - or nearly half of all broadband customers in the UK - are technically incapable of getting the standard headline speed of 8Mbps as only around half (42 per cent) of non-cable... [14 Jul 2008]
'Unlimited broadband' thing of the past?
News C is for Cable & Wireless B is for BT At conferences where the likes of Tiscali and BT are present, you hear them say these things - 'We must move to a new tariffing scheme' - and that tells me they're working hard on this. [17 Mar 2008]
Ofcom and ISPs kiss and MAC up
News C is for Cable & Wireless B is for BT A BT spokesman told silicon.com that the company was fully behind the proposals. Click on the links below to find out more. The MAC is required by customers wanting to switch ISP, which they take over to their... [13 Dec 2006]
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]
Smaller ISPs: The secret to our success
News C is for Cable & Wireless The UK broadband market witnessed a lot of consolidation last year, including Thus grabbing two rivals in a £70m spending spree, BT snapping up PlusNet for £67m, and Pipex forking out £10m for Freedom2Surf, £12m for... [26 Jan 2007]
