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1. Greenwich and Woolwich and the start of the international telecoms revolution.

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
*BUSINESSPEOPLE, *TELEGRAPH & telegraphy, *AMERICAN Revolutionary War, 1775-1783, *TELECOMMUNICATIONS standards, *WORLD War II
Abstract

The article "Greenwich and Woolwich and the start of the international telecoms revolution" explores the development of international communications technology along the Thames in Greenwich and downstream from the 1850s to the present day. It highlights the significance of sites in Greenwich and Woolwich in the evolution of telecommunications, from the electric telegraph to the internet. The text delves into the historical context of technological advancements, such as the electric telegraph, and their societal impacts, emphasizing the role of telecommunications in connecting the world. The article also discusses key figures and developments in the field, including the invention of optical fibers by Charles Kao and George Hockham. [Extracted from the article]

Published
2024

2. France Telecom converges with an Orange glow: it used to be just a cool mobile brand in the UK but now the French incumbent is adopting it for the whole company as it starts to market a comprehensive range of converged services across the world, including new fixed services such as voice over IP and IPTV

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Telecommunications services industry, Wireless telecommunications service, Contract agreement, Orange S.A. (Paris, France) -- Contracts, Orange AB -- Contracts, Telecommunications services industry -- Contracts, Communications industry -- Contracts, Cellular telephone services industry -- Contracts
Published
2006

3. World view from Verizon: it used to be regarded as inward looking, but the addition of MCI in January is giving Verizon an international perspective. In his first interview since becoming CEO of Verizon Business John Killian explains how he is offering corporate and wholesale services to the US and the rest of the world

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Telecommunications services industry, Company business management, Verizon Communications Inc. -- Officials and employees, Verizon Communications Inc. -- Management, Telecommunications services industry -- Officials and employees, Telecommunications services industry -- Management, Communications industry -- Officials and employees, Communications industry -- Management
Published
2006

4. High speed convergence at Cingular: with 54 million customers Cingular is the biggest mobile operator in the US--and one of the biggest GSM operators in the world. CTO Kris Rinne has overseen its merger with rival AT&T Wireless, is running the rapid rollout of 3G services including mobile TV, and now faces another rebranding as its two shareholders contemplate a merger

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Wireless telecommunications service, Company business management, AT&T Mobility L.L.C. -- Management, AT&T Mobility L.L.C. -- Services, Cellular telephone services industry -- Management, Cellular telephone services industry -- Analysis, Cellular telephone services industry -- Services
Published
2006

5. O2 converges with Telefonica: weeks after mobile operator O2 is integrated into Telefonica, CEO Peter Erskine explains how his expanded business now has the infrastructure to be able to add fixed DSL services to its offering, while he relishes the chance to do new deals on handsets and equipment for O2's networks. He doesn't want to repeat the mistakes other operators have made

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Wireless telecommunications service, Company acquisition/merger, Company business management, Telefonica Moviles S.A. -- Officials and employees, Telefonica Moviles S.A. -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, O2 Ltd. -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Cellular telephone services industry -- Officials and employees, Cellular telephone services industry -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments
Published
2006

6. Milan to London at the speed of light: is Emanuele Angelidis getting his teeth into IPTV at Bulldog, the Cable & Wireless consumer operation in the UK? He's careful, but he was one of the founders of Fastweb and was its CEO, so knows what he's doing. Alan Burkitt-Gray interviews Bulldog's new CEO

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Telecommunications services industry, Cable & Wireless PLC -- Subsidiaries, divisions and units, Cable & Wireless PLC -- Buildings and facilities, Telecommunications services industry -- Subsidiaries, divisions and units, Telecommunications services industry -- Buildings and facilities, Communications industry -- Subsidiaries, divisions and units, Communications industry -- Buildings and facilities
Published
2005

7. Billion dollar man: it is just a year since BT announced its billion-dollar deal to buy Infonet. It was revealed in November 2004, and closed in February 2005. So, mid-way between the anniversary of those two dates, Alan Burkitt-Gray interviews Jose Collazo, CEO of Infonet and now CEO of BT Infonet, about the year that's past and the years ahead

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Telecommunications services industry, Company acquisition/merger, MCI Inc. -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Verizon Communications Inc. -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Telecommunications services industry -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Communications industry -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments
Published
2005

8. Introducing the House of Tata

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Telecommunications services industry, Company business forecast/projection, Tata Sons Ltd. -- Services, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. -- Company forecasts, Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd. -- Foreign operations, Telecommunications services industry -- Company forecasts, Telecommunications services industry -- Foreign operations, Communications industry -- Company forecasts, Communications industry -- Foreign operations
Published
2005

9. Out into the ether: from your laptop to the local area network and across the world--all using the same ethernet standard. That's the dream of fast-growing US operator Yipes, which is forging links across the world and challenging established network standards. CTO Kamran Sistanizadeh talks to Alan Burkitt-Gray

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Telecommunications services industry, Company growth, Yipes Communications -- Officials and employees, Yipes Communications -- Services, Yipes Communications -- Growth, Telecommunications services industry -- Officials and employees, Telecommunications services industry -- Services, Telecommunications services industry -- Growth, Communications industry -- Officials and employees, Communications industry -- Services, Communications industry -- Growth
Published
2005

10. Ten billion minute man: Skype has carried 10 billion minutes of voice traffic since it started less than two years ago--and nine billion were in the past year. And for most of that traffic, it didn't charge a cent. How does Skype earn a living?

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Internet service provider, Company market share, Company growth, Skype Ltd. -- Growth, Skype Ltd. -- Services, Skype Ltd. -- Traffic, Skype Ltd. -- Market share, Skype Ltd. -- Officials and employees, Internet service providers -- Growth, Internet service providers -- Services, Internet service providers -- Traffic, Internet service providers -- Market share, Internet service providers -- Officials and employees
Published
2005

12. Floating into orbit: Mobile satelite service operator Inmarsat has beaten its fixed rivals Intelsat and Eutelsat to a share flotation. At virtually the same time it has launched the biggest commercial satellite ever so it can begin to roll out global broadband IP services

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Company market share, Intelsat Ltd. -- Officials and employees, Intelsat Ltd. -- Market share, Intelsat Ltd. -- Services, Satellite communications services industry -- Officials and employees, Satellite communications services industry -- Market share, Satellite communications services industry -- Services
Published
2005

13. Jean-Yves plans a teenage transformation; Jean-Yves Charlier has been the CEO leading Colt Telecom since August 2004. It's a challenging business in a crowded market, and Charlier plans to push forward with service innovation while keeping the company to the niches it knows best

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Telecommunications services industry, COLT Telecom Group PLC -- Officials and employees, Telecommunications services industry -- Officials and employees, Communications industry -- Officials and employees
Published
2005

14. Island of telecoms: there's not much of a home market in a country of four million for an ambitious incumbent, even a country as technological as Singapore. That's why SingTel has been expanding around the world--and is now looking to sign business from international enterprises. Alan Burkitt-Gray interviews Lucas Chow

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Telecommunications services industry, Singapore Telecommunications Ltd. -- Officials and employees, Telecommunications services industry -- Officials and employees, Communications industry -- Officials and employees
Published
2005

15. The video dream: in the west of Canada, phone company SaskTel is competing with cable and satellite operators to offer a package of digital TV channels to customers in 220,000 homes. A year ago the service was expanded to compete with the local video stores by bringing movies on demand

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Telecommunications services industry, Saskatchewan Telecommunications -- Service enhancement, Telecommunications services industry -- Service enhancement, Communications industry -- Service enhancement
Published
2004

16. The only way is IP

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Company business planning, TCP/IP, Telecommunications services industry, British Telecommunications PLC -- Planning, Transmission Control Protocol/Internet Protocol (Computer network protocol) -- Usage, Communications industry -- Planning, Telecommunications services industry -- Planning
Published
2004

17. A new chapter for Global Crossing

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Company financing, Company business planning, Telecommunications services industry, Global Crossing Ltd. -- Planning, Global Crossing Ltd. -- Finance, Communications industry, Telecommunications services industry
Published
2004

18. Eslambolchi's in-flight service: the chief information officer of AT&T is dumping 270 legacy systems and replacing them with single ordering, provisioning and billing software. It's like changing the engines of an airliner in mid-flight, Hossein Eslambolchi tells Alan Burkitt-Gray. But the results are transforming the company

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Company business management, Company business planning, Telecommunications services industry, AT&T Corp. -- Planning, Communications industry -- Planning, Communications industry -- Management, Telecommunications services industry -- Planning, Telecommunications services industry -- Management
Published
2003

19. Snatching for the mobile wallet: mobile phone companies as banks? maybe not, but operators, suppliers, software companies and banking service companies are looking at the cellphone as a mobile electronic wallet. One of the problems could be a proliferation of organizations promoting the idea. (Mobile payments)

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Telecommunications equipment industry, Telecommunications services industry, Wireless telecommunications equipment, Wireless voice/data service, Wireless voice/data device, Wireless telephone, Market trend/market analysis, Company service development, Telecommunications equipment industry -- Forecasts and trends, Telecommunications services industry -- Product development, Telecommunications services industry -- Forecasts and trends, Wireless telecommunications equipment -- Forecasts and trends, Cellular telephones -- Forecasts and trends, Communications industry
Published
2003

22. Fighting back with IPTV: most are dreaming of it, but KPN in the Netherlands is one of the first to be actually rolling out real IPTV services. It will change the faces of TV and telecoms operators as we know them, top executives from KPN and its main vendor, Siemens, tell Alan Burkitt-Gray

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Cable television/data services, Telecommunications services industry, Television broadcasting industry, Executives, Telecommunications services industry, Communications industry, Cable television
Published
2006

23. Where the puck is going to be: Telstra CEO Sol Trujillo takes his motto from an ice hockey champion. That means he has to make big bets to get the right culture and platforms in place to drive the company's transformation. He's done it before, as CEO of US West and then Orange, and now he's doing it again, on a third continent

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Telecommunications services industry, Orange S.A. (Paris, France), Hockey -- France, Telecommunications services industry, Communications industry, Chief executive officers
Published
2006

24. Towards the revenue operations centre: the CTO of a telco has the network operations centre, and now the CFO can look forward to the revenue operations centre. That's the view of the two CEOs who have brought their companies together to create Subex Azure, combining fraud management with revenue assurance

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Semiconductor industry, Company business management, Telecommunications services industry, Intel Corp. -- Management, Semiconductor industry, Fraud, Chief financial officers, Telecommunications services industry, Communications industry
Published
2006

25. Dial MS for telecoms

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Telecommunications services industry, Technology application, Market trend/market analysis, Microsoft Corp. -- Officials and employees, Microsoft Corp. -- Alliances and partnerships, Computer software industry -- Officials and employees, Computer software industry -- Alliances and partnerships, Telecommunications services industry -- Alliances and partnerships, Telecommunications services industry -- Technology application, Communications industry -- Alliances and partnerships, Communications industry -- Technology application, IP Television -- Forecasts and trends
Published
2006

26. On track for the Wild West

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Credit and debit card industry -- Officials and employees
Published
2005

27. Off with their heads: Spain's Telefonica, which also has operations across Latin America, has already cut its employee numbers drastically, and Julio Linares, CEO of the Spanish core of the company, is pursuing a rigorous efficiency programme to allow another 25,000 to go

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Telecommunications services industry, Company personnel management, Telecommunications services industry -- Human resource management, Communications industry -- Human resource management
Published
2004

28. Not so broad as before: a few years ago Broadwing in the US was that classic late-90s merger of a local with a long-distance operator. Now, having separated from its former partner, Cincinnati Bell, Broadwing is emulating an even older pattern: it is owned by equipment maker Corvis. CEO Mark Spagnolo talks to Alan Burkitt-Gray

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Company acquisition/merger, Telecommunications services industry, Cincinnati Bell Inc. -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Communications industry -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments, Telecommunications services industry -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments
Published
2004

30. The nightingale sighs in Berkeley Square: NTT DoCoMo, the outstandingly successful Japanese mobile operator, is clearly happy with most of its European partnerships. But there is one exception, though: its investment in Hutchison Whampoa's third generation business in the UK. On that, however, words are clearly not enough. Alan Burkitt-Gray listens to the sighs and groans

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Wireless telecommunications service, Telecommunications services industry, Hutchison Whampoa Ltd. -- Alliances and partnerships, NTT DoCoMo Inc. -- Foreign operations, NTT DoCoMo Inc. -- Alliances and partnerships, Cellular telephone services industry -- Foreign operations, Cellular telephone services industry -- Alliances and partnerships, Communications industry -- Alliances and partnerships, Telecommunications services industry -- Alliances and partnerships
Published
2004

31. The ideas behind the big pink T: Deutsche Telekom's six mobile businesses now share the T-Mobile brand, and it is still the only mobile operator with a single identity in the US and Europe. Alan Burkitt-Gray interviews Nikesh Arora, the person in charge of ensuring they share more than just a large pink T

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Company marketing practices, Wireless telecommunications service, T-Mobile International AG -- Marketing, Cellular telephone services industry
Published
2004

32. AT&T performs after the unhappy Concert

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Company business management, Telecommunications services industry, AT&T Corp. -- Management, Communications industry -- Management, Telecommunications services industry -- Management
Published
2003

33. Is there money to be made from putting ads on mobile phones?

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Wireless telecommunications service, Internet/Web advertising, Technology application, Market trend/market analysis, Cellular telephone services industry -- Services, Cellular telephone services industry -- Technology application, Cellular telephone services industry -- Customer relations, Internet/Web advertising -- Forecasts and trends
Published
2009

34. Move your phone service, keep your number, but who makes the money?

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Wireless telephone, Wireless voice/data device, Wireless telecommunications service, Wireless technology, Company growth, Market trend/market analysis, Cellular telephones -- Supply and demand, Cellular telephone services industry -- Services, Cellular telephone services industry -- Growth, Cellular telephone services industry -- Customer relations, Mobile communication systems -- Forecasts and trends, Wireless communication systems -- Forecasts and trends
Published
2009

36. Integrating your service

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Telecommunications equipment industry, Company business management, Telecommunications equipment industry -- Customer relations, Telecommunications equipment industry -- Management
Published
2007

37. At the forefront of the transformation

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Telecommunications services industry, KPN Telecom -- Officials and employees, Telecommunications services industry -- Officials and employees, Communications industry -- Officials and employees
Published
2007

38. Transformation, transition, consolidation and acquisition

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Telecommunications services industry, Company business management, Global Crossing Ltd. -- Officials and employees, Global Crossing Ltd. -- Management, Telecommunications services industry -- Officials and employees, Telecommunications services industry -- Management, Communications industry -- Officials and employees, Communications industry -- Management
Published
2007

39. Moving out of the chariot ruts

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Telecommunications services industry, British Telecommunications PLC -- Officials and employees, Telecommunications services industry -- Officials and employees, Communications industry -- Officials and employees
Published
2007

40. Star of Algeria

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Telecommunications services industry, Wataniya Telecom -- Officials and employees, Telecommunications services industry -- Officials and employees, Communications industry -- Officials and employees
Published
2007

42. The death of distance in Bangladesh

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Wireless telecommunications service, Company market share, Grameen Bank Bhaban -- Services, GrameenPhone Ltd. -- Services, GrameenPhone Ltd. -- Market share, Cellular telephone services industry -- Services, Cellular telephone services industry -- Market share, Banks (Finance) -- Services, Rural telecommunication -- Services
Published
2007

43. The phone without ears

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Computer services industry, Disney Online -- Officials and employees, Disney Online -- Services, Computer services industry -- Officials and employees, Computer services industry -- Services
Published
2007

44. Dutch courage

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Telecommunications services industry, KPN Group -- Officials and employees, Telecommunications services industry -- Officials and employees, Communications industry -- Officials and employees
Published
2006

45. The man behind the webtone switch

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Computer industry, Microcomputer industry, Oracle America Inc. -- Officials and employees, Businesspeople -- Interviews, Entrepreneurship -- Interviews, Computer industry -- Officials and employees
Published
2006

46. Russian investors aim for higher growth: Russia used to be an emerging market, but now mobile is reaching saturation and Alfa Telecom's Altimo arm is seeking high-growth investment opportunities in selected markets around the world. Alan Burkitt-Gray interviews Altimo's CEO, Alexey Reznikovich

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Telecommunications services industry, Developing countries, Emerging markets, Chief executive officers, Telecommunications services industry, Communications industry
Published
2006

47. The big test for 21CN

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Communications technology, Telecommunications services industry, Market trend/market analysis, British Telecommunications PLC. BT Wholesale -- Officials and employees, Telecommunication -- Forecasts and trends, Telecommunication -- Services, Telecommunications services industry -- Officials and employees, Communications industry -- Officials and employees
Published
2006

48. Multicoloured television: IPTV must offer something different in order to compete against cable and satellite, believes Telekom Austria. So it is trying out local television, where the community generates its own content using modern digital equipment. Alan Burkitt-Gray interviews CTO Helmut Leopold

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Telecommunications services industry, Company service introduction, Telekom Austria AG -- Service introduction, Telecommunications services industry -- Service introduction, Communications industry -- Service introduction
Published
2005

49. DIY TV: to challenge the threats from cable and satellite, Telekom Austria is putting TV in the hands of local communities. Alan Burkitt-Gray spoke to its CTO Helmut Leopold about the success of getting villages to create their own content, which the incumbent can then distribute via broadband

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Telecommunications services industry, Company service introduction, Telekom Austria AG -- Service introduction, Telecommunications services industry -- Service introduction, IP Television -- Service introduction, Communications industry -- Service introduction
Published
2005

50. The voices of Vonage: Vonage has finally made its first move outside North America, tuning its offering into the highly competitive UK market at a rate equivalent to half what Americans are paying. Alan Burkitt-Gray talks to those leading the company's overseas adventures

Author

Burkitt-Gray, Alan

Subjects
Telecommunications services industry, Vonage Inc. -- Foreign operations, Vonage Inc. -- Services, Vonage Inc. -- Officials and employees, Telecommunications services industry -- Foreign operations, Telecommunications services industry -- Officials and employees, Telecommunications services industry -- Services, Communications industry -- Foreign operations, Communications industry -- Officials and employees, Communications industry -- Services
Published
2005

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