Jan 26, 2009 6:16 AM
British fixed-line operator and former incumbent BT (NYSE: BT) is considering launching a mobile phone operation as a joint venture with UK operators T-Mobile and 3. The Observer, citing “City sources,” reports that the three companies have held “informal talks” over branding, costs and revenue. Since its state-induced demerger from…
Jul 29, 2008 3:18 AM
BT (NYSE: BT) has confirmed a deal to buy Ribbit, a Silicon Valley outfit with impressive features for web-based voicemail handling. The price is put at $105 million (£53 million). What Ribbit calls “an open platform for telephony innovation” is built on its SmartSwitch technology that links the phone network…
Posted In: Money, M&A & Venture Capital, Mergers & Acquisitions, Countries, Europe, UK, bt, ribbit
May 7, 2008 6:23 AM
BT (NYSE: BT) is back with another attempt in the mobile market. The UK’s largest fixed line operator and former incumbent launched a new mobile package today, BT Total Broadband Anywhere, which gives customers broadband at home and on their mobile, as well as a choice of two Blackberry-style smartphones…
Posted In: Companies, O2, Vodafone, Countries, Europe, UK, bt
Apr 8, 2008 3:34 AM
-British telco BT’s (NYSE: BT) CEO Ben Verwaayen will step down after six years on June 1, to be replaced by Ian Livingston, CEO of the BT Retail division. Verwaayen has presided over the full emergence of the company in to the commercial sphere after what was once a state…
Posted In: Industry Moves, Countries, Europe, UK, ben verwaayen, bt
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