BNET Industries
Last Fiscal Year Sales:$5.6B
- Public
- UK
Dow Jones Description
This company gives you ways to always keep in touch! Cable and Wireless plc (London:CW) is an international telecommunications company that provides voice, data, broadband, Internet protocol and mobile services. Its clients are business and residential customers, fixed and mobile telecoms carriers, mobile operators, and content, application and Internet providers. It has a presence in 80 countries in the United Kingdom, Caribbean, Panama, Macau and Monaco. Founded in 1860 and based in Bracknell, England, the company employs about 15,200 people. It has revenue of $6 billion. In October 2005 the company sold its entire shareholding in Mobile One Limited for about $77 million and also completed its acquisition of Chelys Limited ('Energis') for a cash consideration of approximately $1.1 billion.
Number of Employees 13,510
Peer Companies
NAICS Code Cellular and Other Wireless Telecommunications: 517212
Recent Events
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Cable & Wireless Panama selects Gilat to provide SkyEdge II network
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Cable & Wireless,Singapore Exchange Sign Data Services Agreement
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Metals producers lift London after bullish calls
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Cable & Wireless fiscal-year net profit up 3%
News & Analysis
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AMD and Cable & Wireless Panama Make Internet Connectivity Easy with FacilNet.
- 2005-09-06
PANAMA CITY, Panama, Sep 6, 2005 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Broadband Internet Access Solution Designed to Enhance Education and Communication Throughout Panama PANAMA CITY, Panama, Sep 6, 2005 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Broadband Internet Access Solution Designed to Enhance Education and Communication Throughout...
AMD and Cable & Wireless Launch Max Personal Internet Communicator With Internet Service in Jamaica; Jamaica Consumers Offered More Secure, Affordable and Easy-to-Use Access to the Web
- 2005-08-09
KINGSTON, Jamaica -- Expanding the reach of broadband Internet access in the Caribbean, AMD (NYSE:AMD) today joined Cable & Wireless in launching the Max Personal Internet Communicator PIC in Jamaica. Bundled with Cable & Wireless' High Speed Internet service, the Max PIC provides consumers with an affordable and reliable means...
AMD and Cable & Wireless Launch Max Personal Internet Communicator With Internet Service in Jamaica; Jamaica Consumers Offered More Secure, Affordable and Easy-to-Use Access to the Web.
- 2005-08-09
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug 9, 2005 CCNMatthews via COMTEX -- Expanding the reach of broadband Internet access in the Caribbean, AMD (NYSE:AMD) today joined Cable & Wireless in launching the Max Personal Internet Communicator PIC in Jamaica. Bund KINGSTON, Jamaica, Aug 9, 2005 CCNMatthews via COMTEX...
AMD and Cable & Wireless Enable Internet Connectivity and Computing Power Throughout the Caribbean with the Personal Internet Communicator
- 2004-12-01
SUNNYVALE, Calif. -- Cable & Wireless to help the Caribbean bring the Internet home with its new "Max" Internet Solution
AMD and Cable & Wireless Enable Internet Connectivity and Computing Power Throughout the Caribbean with the Personal Internet Communicator.
- 2004-12-01
SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec 1, 2004 CCNMatthews via COMTEX SUNNYVALE, Calif., Dec 1, 2004 CCNMatthews via COMTEX
Cable and Wireless to exit Japan
- 2004-09-30
TOKYO AFP — Cable and Wireless is in talks to quit Japan by selling its money-losing Japanese unit to Softbank or an investment firm in Tokyo. Cable and Wireless Plc is expected to hammer out a basic accord with either Internet service provider Softbank Corp. or MKS Partners Ltd....
Internet Systems Consortium and Cable & Wireless Install First Root Nameserver in Munich, Germany
- 2004-09-09
REDWOOD CITY, Calif. -- Internet Systems Consortium ISC and Cable & Wireless have installed a new F-root nameserver at the INXS in Munich, Germany.
Connexion by Boeing extends relationship with Cable & Wireless for network and security architecture design support; Real-time Internet and Corporate Intranet access provided by Connexion by Boeing for international business travelers gives new meanin
- 2002-12-04
M2 PRESSWIRE-4 December 2002-BOEING: Connexion by Boeing extends relationship with Cable & Wireless for network and security architecture design support; Real-time Internet and Corporate Intranet access provided by Connexion by Boeing for international business travelers gives new meaning to the term "telecommuter"C1994-2002 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD...
Evening Standard, London, Anthony Hilton Column.
- 2002-11-11
By Anthony Hilton, Evening Standard, London Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Nov. 11--It looks like crunch time at Cable & Wireless. The board meets tomorrow and on Wednesday the company will report on how things are going, and whether chief executive Graham Wallace...
Cambridge, Mass.-Based Internet Firm Wins Lawsuit Against London-Based Telecom.
- 2002-08-23
By Peter J. Howe, The Boston Globe Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News Aug. 23--Akamai Technologies, the Cambridge-based Internet company, said last night it may seek more than $100 million in damages after winning a patent infringement lawsuit against Cable & Wireless, the ...
Decision Makers
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| Francesco Caio | CEO |
| Rodney Davis | CEO, Jamaican Unit |
| Jacqueline Holding | President, Cable & Wireless Jamaica |
| George Battersby | Executive Director & HR |
| Harris Jones | Executive Director, Intl Business |
| Stephen R. Pettit | Executive Director |
| Mark Davis | Director, Corp Communications |
| Mike Fay | Reg Director |
| Katherine King | Manager, Investor Relations |
| Andrew Garard | General Counsel |
Board of Directors
| Name (plus bio) | Position |
|---|---|
| George Robertson | Deputy Chairman |
| Richard Lapthorne | Chairman |
| Robert Rowley | Executive Deputy Chairman |
| Agnes Touraine | Board of Directors |
| Anthony Rice | Board of Directors |
| Bernard Gray | Board of Directors |
| Clive Butler | Board of Directors |
| Graham Howe | Board of Directors |
| John Pluthero | Board of Directors |
| Kasper Rorsted | Board of Directors |
| Kate Nealon | Board of Directors |
| Simon Ball | Board of Directors |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cable & Wireless plc | CEO | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Equant | Non-executive Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cable & Wireless plc | CEO, Jamaican Unit | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cable & Wireless plc | President, Cable & Wireless Jamaica | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cable & Wireless plc | Executive Director & HR | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cable & Wireless plc | Executive Director, Intl Business | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
Stephen Pettit was appointed to the Board following the merger of National Grid Group plc and Lattice Group plc, having been appointed to the Lattice Group plc board in 2001. He is a Non-executive Director of National Air Traffic Services, Halma plc and is Chairman of ROK Property Solutions plc. Stephen is also a member of BT plc's Equality of Access Board. He is a former Executive Director of Cable & Wireless plc. Before joining Cable & Wireless, he was Chief Executive, Petrochemicals at British Petroleum. Stephen was previously a Non-executive Director of KBC Advanced Technologies plc and Norwood Systems Limited.
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cable & Wireless plc | Executive Director | Current |
| Halma plc | Non-Executive Director | Current |
| Rok Stonecare | Chairman | Current |
| Rok Property Solutions Plc | Chairman | Current |
| National Grid plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Halma plc | Director | Current |
| Lattice Group Plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| KBC Advanced Technologies plc | Board of Directors | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cable & Wireless plc | Director, Corp Communications | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Reg Director | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Manager, Investor Relations | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | General Counsel | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cable & Wireless plc | Deputy Chairman | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Deputy Chairman | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cable & Wireless plc | Chairman | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Oasis International Leasing Co | Non-executive Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Executive Deputy Chairman | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Unilever Plc | Development Director | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Unilever U.K. Central Resources Ltd. | Director, Corp Development | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| C&W Plc | Executive Chairman | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Energis LLC | Chief Executive Officer | Former |
| Energis LLC | Chief Executive | Former |
| Mastercare | Managing Director | Former |
| Holiday Inn Worldwide | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
|---|---|---|
| Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | Chief Executive Officer, Human Resources / Infrastructure Services | Current |
| Henkel of America Inc. | Board of Directors | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Henkel AG & Co. KGaA | Executive Vice President, Human Resources / Infrastructure Services | Former |
| Hewlett-Packard Company | Senior Vice President & General Manager, EMEA | Former |
| Compaq Computer Corporation | Vice President & General Manager, EMEA | Former |
| Compaq Computer Corporation | Head, Enterprise Business Group, EMEA | Former |
| Digital Equipment Corporation | Management, Marketing and Distribution | Former |
| Oracle Corporation | Management, Marketing and Distribution | Former |
| Copenhagen Business School | Graduate | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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