Vodafoneand Cable & Wireless Worldwide have announced an agreement that will see Vodafone take over Cable & Wireless Worldwide. The deal brings two of the UK’s heavyweight telecommunications providers together as a major global market force. Vodafone will take over the entirety of Cable & Wireless Worldwide in the £1bn deal that the two parties state. The board of Cable & Wireless Worldwide have recommended the deal to their shareholders. “We see ourselves as an integrated communications provider, way beyond mobile, although that is of course our DNA,” said Albert Hitchcock, CIO of Vodafone Group Services, in an interview with this title. Vodafone has moved beyond its heritage as a mobile networks provider in the last decade. “We are not just mobile now, we are moving into being a complete end-to-end provider, offering DSL, fixed line, broadband and enterprise offerings,” Hitchcock said. Richard Wilson, Director of IT Operations at Cable & Wireless Worldwide told CIO that the company has provides over 20,000km of fibre network in the UK as well as a cable network 425,000km in length. In a statement Vittorio Colao, CEO of Vodafone Group, said: The acquisition of Cable & Wireless Worldwide creates a leading integrated player in the enterprise segment of the UK communications market. Read the CIO interview with Richard Wilson, Director of IT Operations CIO questionaire: C&W Worldwide director of IT operations CIO Profile: Vodafone’s Albert Hitchcock on global IT CIO Profile: Vodafone’s Albert Hitchcock on new procurement models Vodafone – Number 32 in the 2012 CIO 100 Cable & Wireless Worldwide – Number 59 in the 2012 CIO 100 Response Summary Full Response Read the CIO interviews with Vodafone Group CIO and Director of IT Operations at Cable & Wireless Worldwide Related content brandpost Sponsored by SAP When natural disasters strike Japan, Ōita University’s EDiSON is ready to act With the technology and assistance of SAP and Zynas Corporation, Ōita University built an emergency-response collaboration tool named EDiSON that helps the Japanese island of Kyushu detect and mitigate natural disasters. By Michael Kure, SAP Contributor Dec 07, 2023 5 mins Digital Transformation brandpost Sponsored by BMC BMC on BMC: How the company enables IT observability with BMC Helix and AIOps The goals: transform an ocean of data and ultimately provide a stellar user experience and maximum value. By Jeff Miller Dec 07, 2023 3 mins IT Leadership brandpost Sponsored by BMC The data deluge: The need for IT Operations observability and strategies for achieving it BMC Helix brings thousands of data points together to create a holistic view of the health of a service. By Jeff Miller Dec 07, 2023 4 mins IT Leadership how-to How to create an effective business continuity plan A business continuity plan outlines procedures and instructions an organization must follow in the face of disaster, whether fire, flood, or cyberattack. Here’s how to create a plan that gives your business the best chance of surviving such an By Mary K. Pratt, Ed Tittel, Kim Lindros Dec 07, 2023 11 mins Small and Medium Business Small and Medium Business Small and Medium Business Podcasts Videos Resources Events SUBSCRIBE TO OUR NEWSLETTER From our editors straight to your inbox Get started by entering your email address below. Please enter a valid email address Subscribe