Tag: Cable & Wireless

• Friday, April 3rd 2015 - 06:52 UTC

  Cable & Wireless consolidates in the Caribbean and targets Latin America

  

  British telecommunication company, Cable and Wireless Communications, Plc (CWC) Tuesday announced it had completed its US$1.85 billion acquisition Columbus International Inc (CII).

• Monday, July 15th 2013 - 15:08 UTC

  Falklands’ iconic communications Cable & Wireless changes name to Sure

  

  In April this year Cable & Wireless South Atlantic Ltd, along with the Channel Islands, Isle of Man and Diego Garcia were acquired by the Batelco Group (*), a leading telecommunications provider to 16 markets spanning the Middle East & Northern Africa, Europe and the South Atlantic and Indian Ocean.

• Thursday, April 4th 2013 - 07:40 UTC

  Batelco completes buyout of Cable & Wireless; includes Falklands, St Helena and Ascension services

  

  Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC) has completed the disposal of the majority of its Monaco & Islands division, which was announced last December and includes the South Atlantic islands of Falklands, Ascension and St Helena.

• Monday, December 3rd 2012 - 20:36 UTC

  Cable and Wireless Monaco and Islands division sold to Bahrain Telecoms

  

  Cable and Wireless Communications have announced the sale of the majority of its Monaco and Islands division which includes the Falklands. The company has accepted 680m dollars (£420m) from Bahrain Telecommunications Company (Batelco) for the division which operates broadband and telephone lines.

• Thursday, September 27th 2012 - 18:24 UTC

  Falklands will have faster and cheaper broadband packages

  

  The Falkland Islands Government (FIG) have announced a new price control mechanism to regulate the prices of regulated retail services provided by Cable & Wireless South Atlantic under their exclusive licence to the general public and businesses in the Falklands

• Tuesday, September 18th 2012 - 06:06 UTC

  Bahrain telecoms in talks to buy C&W assets, including the Falklands

  

  Bahrain Telecommunications Co is in talks with Cable & Wireless Communications to buy its assets in Monaco and a host of island nations, including the Falklands Islands, a deal potentially worth around 1 billion dollars, three banking and industry sources said, reported in the Emirates media.

• Monday, July 16th 2012 - 02:15 UTC

  Cable & Wireless £ 10.000 donation for Falklands Overseas Games association

  

  Cable and Wireless South Atlantic Ltd made a generous donation of £10,000 to the Falkland Islands Overseas Games Association (FIOGA).

• Wednesday, April 25th 2012 - 02:39 UTC

  Vodafone Group takes over Cable & Wireless for £ 1.04bn cash

  

  Vodafone Group Plc agreed to acquire Cable & Wireless Worldwide Plc for 1.04 billion pounds (1.7 billion dollars) in cash, adding a UK fixed-line network to its mobile-phone system and gaining business customers.