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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British shares edge lower, broker changes eyed
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Tesco Sees Services Profits More Than Doubling
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Cable & Wireless Panama selects Gilat to provide SkyEdge II network
News & Analysis
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Cable & Wireless Implements MetaSolv for IP and Next Generation OSS Transformation; MetaSolv Successfully Executes First Phase of Multi-Million Dollar Transformation Project
PLANO, Texas & LONDON -- MetaSolv Software, Inc., a global leader in comprehensive operations support system OSS solutions for next-generation communications service providers, today announced that Cable & Wireless, one of the world's leading international communications companies, has selected MetaSolv for its IP and next-generation OSS transformation. The multi-million dollar...
GENBAND Acquires Baypackets to Extend Its IP Multimedia Applications and Expertise; Extensive Application Suite Strengthens GENBAND's Commitment to Global IMS-Based Solutions for Wireline, Cable, and Wireless Service Providers
PLANO, Texas -- GENBANDTM Inc., a leading provider of IMS-based telecommunications applications and infrastructure products enabling converged IP multimedia services, announced today the company has acquired Fremont-based BayPackets, Inc. for its broad set of IP multimedia platforms and applications designed for wireline, cable, and wireless service providers.
Cable & Wireless Jamaica Selects Veraz and Verso for NGN Switching and Prepaid Deployment; Advanced Switching and Prepaid Infrastructure Enables Network for IP-based Service Applications
SAN JOSE, Calif. & ATLANTA -- Veraz Networks, Inc., a leading global provider of voice over IP VoIP softswitches, media gateways and digital compression products, and Verso Technologies, Inc. (Nasdaq:VRSO), a global provider of next generation network solutions, announced today that they had been selected by Cable & Wireless Jamaica...
NexTone Intelligent IP Interconnects Enable Cable & Wireless Europe, USA and Asia to Provide VoIP Services to Other Carriers
CHICAGO -- NexTone CommunicationsR, the leader in intelligent and scalable session management solutions for IP and IMS network interconnects, today announced that Cable & Wireless has deployed the NexTone Multiprotocol Session Exchange MSX within its Global VoIP Interconnect solution.
CABLE & WIRELESS (CW.).
Cable & Wireless (C&W) has hit a rough patch after a profit warning last month caused its shares to crash. The telecoms operator is struggling to manage the shift from its old networks onto next generation, or internet protocol IP-based, ne Cable & Wireless (C&W) has...
Cable & Wireless Awards Next Generation Network Supply Contract for IP Core to Cisco Systems; Cisco to Provide Flagship Carrier-Class CRS-1 Carrier Routing System
LONDON -- Cable & Wireless today announced the contract to provide the Internet Protocol IP core element for its Next Generation Network NGN has been awarded to Cisco Systems (NASDAQ:CSCO).
How the Move to IP Can Benefit Your Business
Organisations across the globe are embarked on a journey that will result in the convergence of their voice and data infrastructures and a much tighter integration of their business processes. Many are choosing Cable & Wireless to help them make this journey. The benefits of convergence for the business are...
"Stocks on the Rise".
M2 PRESSWIRE-25 August 2005-WallStreetGrapevine: "Stocks on the Rise"C1994-2005 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:25082005 Wall Street, NYC--Today, wallstreetgrapevine.com, named; Pinnacle Group Unlimited Inc. (Pink Sheets: PGPU), Ness Energy International Inc. (OTC BB: NESS), Amistar Corporation (Nasdaq SC: AMTA), and Verso Technologies Inc....
Veraz Networks, Verso Technologies and IP Unity Announce Significant Deployment at Cable and Wireless for Suite of Pre-paid IP Based Services
SAN JOSE, Calif.& ATLANTA -- Prepaid Services Solution based on Veraz's Softswitch/Media Gateway, Verso's I-Master Service and Revenue Assurance Platform in collaboration with IP Unity's Mereon Media and Application Servers to demonstrate open and robust architecture in first of its kind deployment in Latin America
Cable & Wireless PLC - Cable & Wireless full year results (REFORMATTED).
This press release sets out the Cable and Wireless plc results for the year ended 31 March 2005, as announced on 26 May 2005. The purpose of this press release is to provide a reformatted version of the Group's full year results announcement and does not contain...
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 |
| Charles Herlinger | |
| Robert Lerwill |
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 |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | CEO | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Equant | Non-executive Director | Former |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | CEO, Jamaican Unit | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | President, Cable & Wireless Jamaica | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Executive Director & HR | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| 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 |
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| 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 |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Director, Corp Communications | Current |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Reg Director | Current |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Manager, Investor Relations | Current |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | General Counsel | Current |
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| Lor Corporation | Assistant Controller | Former |
| Siemens Corporation | Controller | Former |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Current |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Deputy Chairman | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Deputy Chairman | Current |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Chairman | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Oasis International Leasing Co | Non-executive Director | Former |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Executive Deputy Chairman | Current |
| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| 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 |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
| Organization | Position | Status |
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| 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 |
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| Cable & Wireless plc | Board of Directors | Current |
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