Cable & Wireless switches chiefs
News Wallace is to be replaced by Francesco Caio, founder of Netscalibur and is previously chief executive officer of Italian mobile company Omnitel and Merloni. Richard Lapthorne, chairman of Cable & Wireless, said: "Francesco will focus on our...
[April 2, 2003, 17:58]
BT unmoved by C&W broadband broadside
News C&W chief executive Francesco Caio told the Trade and Industry select committee on Tuesday that BT was keeping market share by frustrating and stifling innovation among its competitors. Caio blamed both the UK government and regulators for not...
[July 14, 2004, 15:50]
Report maps out Britain's broadband future
News Friday's report, entitled The next phase of broadband UK: Action now for long-term competitiveness, was compiled by Francesco Caio, the former head of Cable & Wireless and currently vice chairman of the investment bank Lehman Brothers.
[September 12, 2008, 16:10]
Cable & Wireless launches broadband assault
News C&W chief executive Francesco Caio said on Thursday evening that the company will target business customers, and will also offer a broadband service for consumers who want to access television down their phone line.
[September 17, 2004, 17:20]
Sense and connectivity
Leader Asked by the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) to tell it about next-generation broadband access, ex-Cable & Wireless chief Francesco Caio served up a pragmatic and visionary list of recommendations.
[September 12, 2008, 17:30]
Poor telecoms regulation 'costing UK £20bn'
News The new regulator has a key role to play in closing the productivity gap in the UK," said Cable and Wireless chief executive Francesco Caio in a statement. British businesses and the UK economy could gain £20bn if Ofcom improves the way it...
[January 15, 2004, 11:25]
Mass layoffs await at troubled Cable and Wireless
News Earlier this month, C&W issued a profits warning and announced the departure of chief executive Francesco Caio. Cable&Wireless is expected to announce major job cuts on Tuesday as the telco refocuses on large companies rather than smaller firms.
[February 27, 2006, 14:50]
Gov't seeks to boost UK broadband networks
News The government said the review, which will be led by Francesco Caio, vice chairman of investment bank Lehman Brothers, is intended to complement Ofcom's review on next-generation access. The government has launched an independent review on barriers...
[February 25, 2008, 9:12]
Market debates BT's access division
News Cable and Wireless chief executive Francesco Caio said in a statement: "The undertakings that Ofcom has won and the new division BT has had to create demonstrate the effect its monopoly control of access has had in undermining competition to date.
[September 23, 2005, 9:10]
C&W captures Energis, promises job cuts
News Francesco Caio, C&W's chief executive, said that the takeover would help his firm offer next-generation telecoms services to businesses and compete better with BT. The timing of this acquisition allows us to exploit the rapid growth in demand for...
[August 16, 2005, 9:45]
C&W CEO quits after profits warning
News Francesco Caio will step down at the end of March as part of a restructuring that will split the company into UK and international divisions. Cable & Wireless is facing an uncertain future after the resignation of its chief executive, a profits...
[February 2, 2006, 10:10]
Cable & Wireless cuts go deeper
News Francesco Caio, chief executive of C&W, said that the company's UK operations, while "second only to BT", are unsatisfactory. Cable & Wireless is to sack 1,500 staff, take a £6.5bn hit on its accounts and has joined the long line of companies...
[June 5, 2003, 9:57]
PM's spending plans may pave way for fibre rollout
News An independent review compiled for the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform by Francesco Caio, the former head of Cable & Wireless, stopped short of a call for immediate, major government investment in a fibre rollout.
[January 6, 2009, 11:28]
ISPs promise accurate broadband-speed advice
News Getting ISPs to be more straightforward with consumers about speeds was a key part of Francesco Caio's recent report into possible upgrades to the UK's broadband networks. Internet service providers in the UK will, from Friday, follow a voluntary...
[December 4, 2008, 12:32]
