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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.
[01 Nov 2006]
News I believe that `wired-up Britain` will remain a pipe dream unless a rich telco, or an independent body, gets in there and takes it from BT and the cable companies. Do the cable companies offer any more access than BT?
[16 Sep 2002]
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.
[09 Mar 2006]
Comment OK, so we're not exactly talking gadgets, unless we stretch that term to the futuristic-looking modems both technologies rely on, but we thought it time to pit a high-speed ADSL connection against one that uses a cable modem.
[08 Nov 2001]
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.
[28 Jan 2008]
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...
[06 Dec 2007]
News 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. C is for Cable & Wireless
[17 Nov 2006]
News UK cable provider Telewest has claimed it is beating BT in parts of Britain where there is a choice of broadband providers The cable firm has released details of new research which shows 86 per cent of broadband users surveyed who live in areas...
[25 Oct 2002]
News November: Complementary cable companies NTL and Telewest announce that for all the broadband woes in the UK, uptake of their high-speed services hasn't been half bad. About 100,000 people have broadband via ADSL now, slightly more do so through...
[21 Dec 2001]
News Graham Wallace: As chief executive of Cable & Wireless, he has a multi-billion pound cash pile at his disposal, but hasn't found anything to spend it on - a refreshing change for a company up to its eyeballs in debt after a frenzy of...
[14 Nov 2001]
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.
[03 Oct 2005]
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...
[22 Apr 2008]
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...
[28 Nov 2006]
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...
[10 Jan 2007]
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...
[01 Feb 2008]
News Cable & Wireless Communications (C&WC) has stolen a march on BT in its effort to attract first-time Internet users. The cable TV and telephony provider has launched Internet Light - a pay-as-you-surf service costing 45 pence per hour, with no...
[02 Sep 1998]
News Indeed, the debate is shifting as we reach something approaching universal coverage - a figure now greater than 96 per cent and approaching 99 per cent of population, due mainly to ADSL from ISPs and cable company broadband.
[05 Apr 2005]
News Both of the UK's cable companies already offer a 1Mbps broadband product - with Telewest also announcing on Tuesday that it is gearing up to launch a 2Mbps service - so this forthcoming 1Mbps ADSL should help ISPs who resell BT's products to compete.
[25 Mar 2003]
News If we used a lower rate, we'd be accused of pushing out local loop unbundling operators and cable companies. BT Wholesale has announced the launch of its DIY ADSL service for 15 January 2002. The service has been plugged as a cheap option for...
[18 Dec 2001]
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...
[20 Mar 2008]
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