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BT loses out to C&W in CGNU merger
News Cable & Wireless has snatched a massive £350m contract from under the nose of arch-rival BT to provide network services for CGNU, the UK's largest insurance house. Cable & Wireless provided telecoms for Norwich... [19 Jul 2001]
Come an' Avatalk in Second Life, urges BT
News Users will be able to use their avatars to access the service at red BT phone boxes at five locations or by picking up a heads-up display that can then be used beyond these locations. BT... [20 Mar 2008]
Photos: London Eye beats the queues with BT
Photo The online booking system from BT will soon allow visitors to print off a ticket with a barcode at home, which is scanned by London Eye staff with wireless handheld ticket machines. The RialtoPlus booking system was... [16 Sep 2005]
Quocirca's Straight Talking: Convergence here at last?
Comment Still, if C&W can successfully complete its re-alignment and use its considerable network assets to extend its customer reach to the small and medium-sized enterprises, it will be a formidable player... [14 Jan 2005]
BT embraces NetSuite's on-demand software
News BT and NetSuite have joined forces to bring web-based on-demand software to the telco's 1.6 million business customers. BT is offering NetSuite's business management applications and will soon provide... [22 Apr 2008]
BT business hubs to be wi-fi hotspots
News BT will soon offer all its business-hub users the chance to become wi-fi hotspots for their visitors and neighbours, the company revealed on Wednesday. BT Business Open Wi-Fi will be an extension of the... [22 May 2008]
BT's wi-fi parts ways with The Cloud
News A statement sent to silicon.com sister site ZDNet.co.uk on Monday by The Cloud read: "It's disappointing for BT Openzone customers that they will no longer be able to benefit from the convenience of our... [30 Sep 2008]
The best of reader comments: The best and worst call centre experiences
News Other companies to be praised include Royal Bank of Scotland, for its MasterCard service, BT, for helping out when Telewest failed to deliver, and HP, though only creeping in ironically after accidentally delivering one,... [11 Apr 2003]
C&W snatches Energis for £674m
News Francesco Caio, C&W's chief executive, said the takeover would help his firm offer next-generation telecoms services to businesses and compete better with BT. BT is committed to building... [16 Aug 2005]
O2: A wannabe BT?
News 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]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Christmas wish list
Comment B is for BT C is for Cable & Wireless But I have always been able to stay ahead of the game and keep on top of technology and business. In short, I need to be able to... [20 Dec 2007]
Ofcom and ISPs kiss and MAC up
News B is for BT A BT spokesman told silicon.com that the company was fully behind the proposals. At present the supplying of these codes is purely voluntary, meaning that industry regulator Ofcom is not... [13 Dec 2006]
Faster speeds on the cards for Broadband Britain?
News 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. C... [22 Feb 2008]
Rotherham picks Siebel for CRM
News Siebel is a major partner of BT's but the Yorkshire authority says it was able to choose any CRM provider. The deal was brokered with BT, which has a £140m joint venture with Rotherham... [29 Sep 2004]
Autonomy's interactive TV and Cable & Wireless' big pile of cash
News The company has also ruled out purchasing any of the units to be spun off by BT as it is not keen to take on a lot of the baggage that would come with such an acquisition. While such technology undoubtedly has practical... [16 Nov 2000]