NEWS BT has landed another large managed services contract outside the UK.
California-based Jacobs Engineering Group has chosen the telco to handle its LAN, WAN, remote access, mobile and PBX needs.
The financial value of the multi-year deal has not been disclosed but it covers 250 sites across 30 countries. A similar contract landed at Bristol-Myers Squibb at the start of the year was thought to be worth around $2bn, ranking alongside mega-deals with closer-to-home multinationals such as Reuters and Unilever.
Like many former state telcos, BT used to have a reputation for strength mainly in its domestic market but that has gradually changed, starting with deals in continental Europe.
Michelle Miller, Jacobs' CIO, spoke of BT's "technical expertise and true global reach" in a statement.
Jacobs provides technical and construction expertise in areas such as utilities globally.
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1. dick winchester
If they won lots of mega-deals in the UK do you think they might have picked Marconi after all!!
2. anonymous
I'm sure all the Marconi employees who about to lose their jobs after working so hard to get the company back on its feet are thrilled to bits - not!
3. ScottR
It seems to me that the people who don't get why BT didn't pick Marconi are the sort of people who either just did or are planning to buy a Rover!
BT didn't pick Marconi purely on price - they were given a set of criteria and they didn't meet it.
If you wanted a new computer - would you buy the shiny new Dell from the US or would you call up Sir Clive Sinclair and see if he could solder together a few bits n bobs..?
The whole issue isn't as simple as one cheaper than another.