The cable TV and telephony provider has launched Internet Light - a pay-as-you-surf service costing 45 pence per hour, with no monthly Internet service provider (ISP) fees, but a one-time £10 sign-up charge - at least a month before BT's...
Cable & Wireless Communications (C&WC), the UK's largest cable television and telephony group, has announced new bundled services, which will be made available together with a free digital upgrade after 5 October.
Lucent Technologies has launched GeoVideo Networks, a spin-off aimed at creating a selection of products to allow high-speed video over the Web. Consumer applications, such as video-on-demand, will be developed as the market demand increases...
BT competes with cable firms NTL and Telewest in the supply of telephony and broadband services in some parts of the UK, but there is no competition between the two cable firms as their networks do not overlap.
The contract winners include BT, Telewest, NTL and Cable and Wireless in a selection that was whittled down from a shortlist of 27. It will mean better value for money, but whether or not there will be a knock-on effect for consumers and small...
Other recent contracts won by Cable & Wireless include a five-year deal with Woolworths, signed in November; an £18m agreement with Surrey County Council; and a contract to supply Littlewoods Group with services, including the provision of an IP...