Thus Plc (Formerly Scottish Telecom) has been snapped up by Cable and Wireless, in addition, Demon internet for residential and small business customers owned by Thus has also been snapped up by Cable and Wireless.
So Cable and Wireless have opted back into the residential market once again,for a third attempt!
Demon has also improved its product portfolio too! Cheaper products and services as well as a new Mobile Broadband and a new Voip service, theres even a pay as you go voip service.
For more details
www.demon.net
www.thus.net
Your Communications was snapped up last year by Thus from United Utilities formerly Norweb.
This makes Cable and Wireless the second largest telecoms firms in Britain.
Cable and Wireless consists of:
Mercury Communications
Energis
Thus
Your Communications/Norweb
Sure Communications (Cable and Wireless Guernsey,Jersey and Isle of man)
So what if they also snapped up Virgin Media? Would that make it as large as BT? And what if they snapped up BT's Cable network in Westminster,Corporation of London and Milton Keynes, Businesses would benefit!
It would be something worth considering though, however Cable and Wireless would need to do the following:
Keep Virgin Brand for residential base
Keep Virgin Brand for Virgin Media TV
Keep Virgin Brand for Virgin Mobile
Allow Virgin Group to keep its 10% stake in the company
Rebrand NTL Telewest business as Cable and Wireless....Again
Then the company could merge Demon into the Virgin Brand for off-net customers. So Virgin Media/Cable and Wireless would be able to offer:
Cable TV
Telephone to residential and business customers on a wider scale
Cable Broadband to its existing Cable and Wireless customers ,something that BT,Verizon,BSkyB and Opal Telecom will never be able to offer!
ADSL Internet for all areas not covered by Virgin Media/Cable and Wireless
Voip for residential and business customers.
Mobile phone services
Furthermore, if Cable and Wireless acquired the BT Cable network that covers Westminster,Corporation of London and Milton keynes, they would be able to do what they want with it, they could upgrade the network and would be able to offer Fibre optic cable broadband to the city! Milton Keynes also has potential is home to Abbey National,Cable and Wireless and a few more companies too.
Its just a thought,but I dont think Virgin Media would be able to survive independently especially because of the recession. And Cable and Wireless seem like the only ones that know what they are doing at the moment.