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The A to Z of broadband

News A competitor and critic of BT, Cable & Wireless is often regarded as the UK's 'second telco'. BT Wholesale deals with the other communication companies - such as Cable & Wireless - and runs BT's own networks.

Tags: broadband, adsl, hsdpa, bt

[01 Nov 2006]

BT offers ex-C&W clients a shoulder to cry on

News BT is offering a helping hand to Cable & Wireless customers that have been told by the telco they have 90 days to find a new supplier. BT has set up a free hotline for "worried customers" of Cable & Wireless ditched by the telco earlier this year.

Tags: cable & wireless, sme, bt

[09 Mar 2006]

Virgin touts free broadband speed upgrade

News C is for Cable & Wireless The company, which delivers residential broadband services via its cable network, said customers on its 'L' tier package will get a free speed hike taking them from 4Mbps to 10Mbps.

Tags: broadband, speed, virgin, cable

[28 Jan 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

Tags: wifi

[10 Nov 2006]

BT lags in broadband satisfaction stakes

News C is for Cable & Wireless More than two-thirds of respondents said they receive services other than broadband from their ISP - such as home telephone, cable/satellite TV or mobile phone. BT has come bottom of the eight major UK broadband providers...

Tags: jd power, broadband, isps, customer

[06 Dec 2007]

Five weird ways to bridge the digital divide

News C is for Cable & Wireless This method sees fibre cable - for really high-speed broadband - laid in existing sewage ducts, a cheaper and faster way of hooking people up than digging up streets where legacy copper wiring lives.

Tags: broadband, satellite, wimax, spectrum

[06 Mar 2008]

Telco packages overwhelm customers

News C is for Cable & Wireless Given the huge range of services available, from phone line and broadband to cable television and mobile phone, consumers find it difficult to choose which would best meet their needs.

Tags: telcos, survey, ofcom, uk

[17 Nov 2006]

NTL-Telewest: What does it mean for your business?

News But they're still not a dominant or major player compared to BT and Cable & Wireless. He said: "The thing about the broadband space is that cable operators both together had a lead but DSL as a whole has overtaken that.

Tags: broadband, ntl, telewest, bt

[03 Oct 2005]

Public sector tempts fat pipes with fat wallet

Public sector tempts fat pipes with fat wallet

News The contract winners include BT, Telewest, NTL and Cable and Wireless in a selection that was whittled down from a shortlist of 27. It will mean better value for money, but whether or not there will be a knock-on effect for consumers and small...

[15 Mar 2004]

BT embraces NetSuite's on-demand software

News C is for Cable & Wireless 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 customer relationship...

Tags: smes, saas, crm, bt

[22 Apr 2008]

BT hooks up first 21CN customers

News C is for Cable & Wireless BT has moved its first customers to its 21st Century Network (21CN) in the initial phase of the next-generation network's national rollout. B is for BT Paul Reynolds, chief executive of BT Wholesale and board sponsor of...

Tags: 21cn, wales, bt, customer

[28 Nov 2006]

Does superfast broadband Britain stink of sewage?

News C is for Cable & Wireless B is for BT BT's forthcoming copper-based ADSL2+ technology will only offer a theoretical maximum of 24Mbps. A-Zs…   Security from A-Z…   Biometrics from A-Z…   Broadband from A-Z...

Tags: sewer, speed, broadband, fibre

[23 Jan 2008]

BT rings up more than a million VoIP customers

News C is for Cable & Wireless More than one million consumer customers have signed up for BT's VoIP service since June last year. A BT spokesman told silicon.com the reason for the rapid uptake is largely down to the launch back in June of Total...

Tags: broadband, voip, bt

[10 Jan 2007]

Broadband Britain cheaper and faster than ever

News C is for Cable & Wireless When it comes to connection speeds, cable broadband provider Virgin Media's planned 50Mbps rollout - set to be available to some nine million homes by the end of the year - is keeping it at the head of the field (its...

Tags: broadband, speed, fat pipes, connection

[01 Feb 2008]

Come an' Avatalk in Second Life, urges BT

News C is for Cable & Wireless BT is upping its presence in Second Life with a trial of its free 'Avatalk' phone and texting service. B is for BT Users will be able to use their avatars to access the service at red BT phone boxes at five locations or by...

Tags: bt, trial, ip, sms

[20 Mar 2008]

O2: A wannabe BT?

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.

Tags: mobile tv, fmc, be, advertising

[15 Nov 2006]

Ericsson CEO hails mobile broadband 'breakthrough'

News C is for Cable & Wireless B is for BT Ericsson has partnered with Telstra to roll out a national high-speed wireless broadband network in Australia, providing HSPA coverage to 99 per cent of the population.

Tags: telstra, mobile broadband, ericsson, society

[11 Feb 2008]

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. D is for Dial-up Nearly three-fifths (59.8 per cent) of homes in the Wiltshire...

Tags: 21cn, swindon, bt broadband, broadband

[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.

Tags: broadband, fibre, ofcom, high speed

[22 Feb 2008]

Broadband summit: Speed is the key

News C is for Cable & Wireless B is for BT 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...

Tags: ofcom, broadband, ngn, economy

[27 Nov 2007]

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