Telecoms, Where Are They Now - Who Bought Whom?
Posted by Cloud Net on Mon, Aug 09, 2010 @ 05:32 AM
In the telecoms world, knowing who was bought by whom is 
almost a mark of knowledge and experience, so if you speak to a telecoms professional they “know” when you say ‘Bulldog’ you mean ‘the company bought by Cable and Wireless’.
Until now there hasn’t been a simple list that you could use to pull the wool over their eyes and appear to be a true (telecoms) professional. Of course if you are a true professional you might not agree with my selection of memorable takeovers, so please let me know.
So here is my instant guide to who bought whom and when:
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May 1998
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Demon bought by Thus
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1999
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Racal bought by Global Crossing
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January 2002
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Global Crossing, by Hutchison Whampoa and Singapore Technologies Telemedia
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November 2002
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Opal Telecommunications bought by The Carphone Warehouse
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March 2004
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Uniworld Communications bought by Gamma Communications
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May 2004
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Bulldog bought by Cable & Wireless
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August 2005
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Energis bought by Cable and Wireless from administration
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December 2005
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Tele2, by The Carphone Warehouse
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March 2006
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Telewest, by NTL, now called Virgin Media
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June 2006
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Be Unlimited bought by O2
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July 2006
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Toucan bought by Pipex
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July 2006
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Bulldog (retail customer base) bought by Pipex
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August 2006
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Video Networks bought by Tiscali
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October 2006
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AOL UK bought by Carphone Warehouse
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July 2007
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Pipex bought by Tiscali
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June 2008
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Thus bought by Cable and Wireless
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June 2009
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4Com customers bought by Daisy Group
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July 2009
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Tiscali bought by Carphone Warehouse
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August 2009
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Eurotel bought by Daisy Group
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August 2009
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Redstone Telecom telecom and mobile divisions bought by Daisy Group
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June 2010
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Kingston Communications changed name to KC
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