A strategic alliance
between Cable & Wireless Sweden and Borderlight
The global telecom company Cable & Wireless has entered into a strategic
alliance with Borderlight. With their respective strengths the two companies
will be able to offer their customers powerful, effective solutions when
it comes to planning, implementing and operating broadband services
The new alliance builds mainly on three strengths: international experience, local presence and competition-neutral administration. Cable & Wireless has a strong international position and offers its customers' subscribers access to Cable & Wireless's international fibre network in over 70 countries. Thanks to its international operations, Cable & Wireless has the financial strength that is needed to back its initiatives and provide the security that is necessary for major business ventures.
It is strategically important for Cable & Wireless to collaborate closely with a good system and network integrater in Sweden. This enhances our capacity for designing complex local network solutions, thus increasing customer benefit, says Fredrik Engvall, President of Cable & Wireless Sweden.
Borderlight has long experience of project management and development of IT for various applications, as well as a prominent local presence in Sweden thanks to its network of partners operating all over the country.
Our greatest strength is our ability to build partnerships between various market operators on the basis of a clear definition of what we mean by competitive neutrality, says Sten Oscarsson, President of Borderlight. Such partnerships enhance quality and profitability, thus benefiting everybody - both our partners and their customers. At the same time, they sharpen the focus on content because transport services are more simple, powerful and cost-effective.
One of the aims of the alliance between Cable & Wireless and Borderlight is to offer communications solutions to local government and other public sector bodies.
For further information contact:
Fredrik Engvall
President
Cable & Wireless
Phone: 08-459 94 00
Fredrik.engvall@cw.com
Sten Oscarsson
President
Borderlight AB
Phone: 0709 174 650
sten.oscarsson@borderlight.net
www.borderlight.net.
About Cable & Wireless
Cable & Wireless is a major global telecommunications business with revenue of over £8 billion (US$11 billion) in the year to 31 March 2001. It has customers in 70 countries and consists of two core and complementary divisions: Cable & Wireless Regional and Cable & Wireless Global. Cable & Wireless Regional offers a full range of telecommunications services in 27 countries around the world. Cable & Wireless Global's focus for future growth is on IP (internet protocol) and data services and solutions for business customers. It has developed advanced IP networks and value-added services in the US, Europe and the Asia-Pacific region in support of this strategy. With its financial strength and the capability of its global IP infrastructure, Cable & Wireless holds a unique position in terms of global coverage and services to business customers. Further information about Cable & Wireless is available at www.cw.com.
About Borderlight
Borderlight's mission
is to build competition-neutral broadband service infrastructures for
new operators, IT enterprises, groups of companies and local authorities
in order to improve quality and profitability. Some of the company personnel
have more than 18 years' experience of project management and development
of IT for various applications. Its strategy is to build all infrastructure
to meet customers' specifications in close consultation with the relevant
service providers. The company also has a large network of expert contacts
and has local support partners all over Sweden. More information about
the company is available at www.borderlight.net.
© Borderlight AB 2002-02-19