The A to Z of broadband

Let's get connected with an alphabetic guide to all things broadband

By Gemma Simpson, 1 November 2006 15:50

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Cable & Wireless

A competitor and critic of BT, Cable & Wireless is often regarded as the UK's 'second telco'.

The list from A to Z

Click on the links below to find out more...

A is for ADSL
B is for BT
C is for Cable & Wireless
D is for Dial-up
E is for Education
F is for Fibre
G is for Goonhilly
H is for HSDPA
I is for In-flight
J is for Janet
K is for Kingston
L is for Landlines
M is for Murdoch
N is for Next generation
O is for Ofcom
P is for Power lines
Q is for Quad-play
R is for Remote working
S is for Satellite phones
T is for Trains
U is for Unbundling
V is for VoIP
W is for WiMax
X is for Xbox
Y is for YouTube
Z is for Zombies

C&W isn't the leading player when it comes to broadband either. In June this year, after a host of customer service complaints, Cable & Wireless announced its consumer ISP Bulldog would stop chasing new customers and instead focus on selling wholesale broadband services to other ISPs.

C&W is now focusing on its own fixed-mobile converged (FMC) service, taking on BT's Fusion in a bid to get users making both mobile and landline calls from a single phone.

The hostility between C&W and BT is clear: in an interview with silicon.com C&W's CEO Jim Marsh criticised BT's 21CN launch for not considering its customers.

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  1. 1. Paul Allsopp

    Need to update the BT Business Units:

    BT Internal Business Units changed in 2007: BT Exact more or less equates now to BT Design, the old BT Wholesale is now labelled BT Operate; the new BT Wholesale is now about wholesaling and is the smallest internal unit. BT Retail and BT Global Services remain pretty much as before.

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