February 15, 2002 — (WEB HOST INDUSTRY REVIEW) — Cable & Wireless (cw.com), a global telecommunicationsgroup, took first place at the 2002 Internet Industry Awards(ispaawards.org.uk) held in London on Wednesday, beating Colt, Energis, KPNQwest and WorldCom to be named “Best Pan-European Business ISP.” Cable & Wireless was also short listed for the Best Carrier and Best UK Business ISPawards.
Following research conducted by Durlacher, a research and investment group,C& W was praised for its strong European brand and financial performance.Cable & Wireless was judged as a truly pan-European service provider havingconsolidated its business across Europe and therefore able to react quicklyto business demands.
Cable & Wireless has acquired over 26 European IP and data businesses sinceits transformation to focus on providing IP services to business customers.Combining acquired market expertise with its high quality-network and IPsolutions has placed Cable & Wireless in a strong position in the EuropeanISP market.
