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Cable & Wireless switches chiefs
News The chief executive responsible for issuing four profit warnings and cutting thousands of staff at troubled telecom group Cable & Wireless is to leave the company on 4 April. Also appointed to the Cable & Wireless board is Kevin Loosemore, formerly...
[April 2, 2003, 17:58]
Cable & Wireless to snap up Energis?
News Cable & Wireless (C&W) is once again the subject of consolidation speculation - although this time, the telco looks ready to buy rather than be bought. Cable and Wireless will be able to strengthen its presence in the corporate space.
[July 18, 2005, 17:10]
Cable & Wireless, Orange join forces on FMC
News Cable & Wireless has picked Orange as its fixed-mobile convergence bedfellow. Cable & Wireless's FMC system will use low-power GSM spectrum for in-building coverage, powered by picocells (the big brother cellular tech of femtocells), rather than Wi...
[March 6, 2008, 8:00]
What DSL? Cable enthusiasts pipe up
News Responding to a ZDNet News column touting the advantages of DSL over cable when it comes to broadband Internet access, TalkBack correspondents waxed enthusiastic about their experiences with cable's pricing and service.
[April 20, 2000, 13:10]
Cable & Wireless, Ericsson seal FMC deal
News Telecoms-kit company Ericsson has signed a five-year, £30m contract with telco Cable & Wireless to supply and manage a GSM mobile network that will let Cable & Wireless sell FMC (fixed-mobile convergence) services.
[September 15, 2008, 8:23]
Five years ago: Cable modem road could be bumpy
News A Hayes executive yesterday warned that the advent of cable modems could be strewn with difficulties. The comments came on the back of Nynex CableComms' announcement earlier this week that it plans to trial Motorola's CyberSURFR cable modems in the...
[October 16, 2001, 8:00]
Cable company sacks six for email "misuse"
News Another six employees have lost their jobs for alleged "misuse" of email as Cable & Wireless confirmed Tuesday it has dismissed six people from its Birmingham office. Cable & Wireless is keeping quiet on the details of this case but issued a...
[November 29, 2000, 15:13]
Cable companies cracking down on Wi-Fi
News The carriers have largely ignored the phenomenon, and the recent warning letters represent the first time the cable providers have taken action to punish people who set up the networks. Time Warner Cable of New York City has given 10 customers less...
[July 9, 2002, 13:11]
US Report: Cable modems outpace ADSL
News At Home, the cable modem service jointly owned by Tele-Communications and several other large cable companies, recently said it closed the second quarter with 147,000 subscribers, up from 90,000 at the end of March and 50,000 at the end of 1997.
[August 3, 1998, 9:22]
Cable & Wireless may buy Thus
News Cable & Wireless has approached the network operator Thus to discuss a possible takeover. On Thursday, Cable & Wireless issued a statement to its investors in which it said it "notes the recent movement in the share price of Thus Group and confirms...
[May 29, 2008, 15:44]
Cable & Wireless buys Thus
News Cable & Wireless has bought the Thus Group, after the Office of Fair Trading cleared the acquisition in mid-September. The company is now known as 'Thus, a Cable & Wireless business'. Cable & Wireless first approached Thus in May to discuss a...
[October 2, 2008, 13:01]
Cable elite watching AOL-Time Warner progress
News The proposed merger between America Online and Time Warner is weighing heavily on the minds of the cable industry's elite. The marriage would give AOL access to Time Warner's cable systems so it could deliver high-speed Internet access, among many...
[November 30, 2000, 15:31]
Cable broadband nears the magic million
News The UK's two major cable companies are close to reaching a total of one million broadband customers, and look set to beat BT to this landmark by at least a couple of months, according to figures released by NTL on Monday.
[March 31, 2003, 15:28]
Cable deal sees Freeserve expand broadband
News Freeserve is to resell ntl's cable broadband product in a deal that the ISP claims will, when added to its existing ADSL service, give it the largest broadband footprint in the UK. The Freeserve broadband cable service will go on sale later this...
[May 13, 2002, 12:23]
Cable firms snub wireless broadband auction
News Neither of the UK's cable companies are likely to take any part in the government's forthcoming 3.4GHz wireless broadband auction. See the Broadband News Section for the latest on cable modems, ADSL, satellite and other high-speed access...
[February 13, 2003, 16:18]
Cable & Wireless cuts go deeper
News Cable & Wireless is to sack 1,500 staff, take a £6.5bn hit on its accounts and has joined the long line of companies beating a retreat from the US market. The group's actual operating losses were £244m.The £6.5bn is an admission of failure and a...
[June 5, 2003, 9:57]
Cable beats ADSL to one million mark
News Over one million people now get broadband via cable, as NTL and Telewest continue to keep pace with BT in the high-speed Internet stakes. Figures released by the UK's two cable companies on Wednesday showed that the one million barrier was broken...
[April 30, 2003, 17:10]
A Year Ago: Cable customer gets porn refund
News A Cable & Wireless customer has complained that his cable television account was somehow remotely accessed by a "computer and sex fiend" after he was billed for repeated viewing Godzilla, Lost in Space and several pornography tiles.
[October 23, 2000, 7:05]
Cable & Wireless drops BT charge dispute
News Cable & Wireless has dropped the complaint it had lodged with Ofcom regarding BT's unbundling charges. At the time, a spokesperson for Cable & Wireless said that extensive negotiations had failed, so Cable & Wireless was "using the regulatory...
[April 24, 2007, 12:27]
Cable companies to put weight behind broadband
News Ntl and Telewest, the UK's two biggest cable operators, are to join forces to promote high-speed Internet access. Broadband cable puts an end to all that wasted time, money and effort. After initially strong demand for broadband services, takeup...
[July 9, 2001, 12:27]
