Hong Kong telco eyes up UK wireless broadband
News Senior Pacific Century CyberWorks revealed this week that it is considering bidding for 15 regional licences that would allow it to operate wireless broadband services at 3.4GHz across the UK. However, possible irregularities over Pacific Century...
[May 6, 2003, 11:54]
UK operators miss out in wireless broadband auction
News Hong Kong-based Pacific Century Cyberworks (PCCW) has seen off almost all its fellow bidders in the 3.4GHz wireless broadband auction, which kicked off on 6 June. As the UK's latest spectrum auction draws to a close, it is becoming clear that most...
[June 16, 2003, 17:15]
Change of bids for wireless broadband auction
News Pacific Century CyberWorks has revised its application to take part in the forthcoming wireless broadband auction, after concern that the company's initial approach might not have been permitted by the Radiocommunications Agency (RA).
[May 13, 2003, 15:32]
Web surfers cut off from Net in Asia
News Other members include Singapore Telecommunications, Pacific Century CyberWorks, China Telecom, Chunghwa Telecom, Japan Telecom, Korea Telecom, Telekom Malaysia and Telstra. A fault on the Asia Pacific Cable Network 2 near Taiwan was detected around...
[July 5, 2002, 15:34]
Government claims success as broadband auction closes
News The 3.4GHz spectrum auction ended on Tuesday with Hong Kong telco Pacific Century CyberWorks (PCCW) winning all but two of the licences on offer. The government has already declared the auction -- which raised a total of £6,955,000 -- a success.
[June 18, 2003, 12:21]
3.4GHz broadband ready for action
News UK Broadband, a subsidiary of Hong Kong-based Pacific Century Cyberworks (PCCW), is planning a "soft launch" of a high-speed wireless service in the second quarter of this year. Broadband wireless services running in the 3.4GHz band of the radio...
[March 24, 2004, 15:35]
Wireless broadband auction kicks off amid cherry-picking fears
News An early flurry of activity on the auction floor saw heavyweight Hong Kong telco Pacific Century CyberWorks (PCCW) start strongly by bidding for all the licences, but there is concern that operators may cherry-pick the most commercially attractive...
[June 6, 2003, 12:09]
Broadband auction result could be an own goal
News Thirteen of the 15 licences on offer were won by Pacific Century CyberWorks, the Hong-Kong based telco. The UK government's confidence in the success of the 3.4GHz wireless auction is misplaced, according to some key players within Britain's...
[June 23, 2003, 15:16]
Linux: The pain after the gain
News TurboLinux, a seller of Linux and server software, recently received investments of an undisclosed amount from Oracle and Pacific Century CyberWorks, adding to the $57m (£36m) TurboLinux received from Dell, Compaq and companies in Asia, its...
[April 25, 2000, 13:24]
PCCW says wireless broadband plans are in place
News Pacific Century Cyberworks (PCCW), the Hong Kong-based telco that controls most of a key part of the UK's radio spectrum, has said it is working on launching broadband wireless services in Britain. Reports on Thursday said that senior PCCW...
[August 28, 2003, 17:45]
AOL ponders wireless service in the UK
News UK Broadband, a subsidiary of Hong Kong telco Pacific Century CyberWorks, controls the 3.4GHz frequency in Britain. Internet service provider AOL UK is looking to launch a high-speed wireless Internet access product in the UK, a move that has the...
[May 21, 2004, 17:05]
Wireless broadband service gets major cash injection
News Pacific Century Cyberworks (PCCW) is giving its budding UK wireless broadband business a multi-million-pound boost, days after doubts emerged over its long-term plans for the service. According to a report in the South China Morning Post, PCCW has...
[November 29, 2004, 10:10]
Wireless broadband firm takes aim at BT
News Pacific Century Cyberworks has finally launched the first phase of the rollout of a high-speed wireless-broadband service that could eventually challenge BT, NTL and Telewest. As reported back in March, the service is called Netvigator and will be...
[May 6, 2004, 12:55]
