CWC signs pounds 100m Vodafone deal

CABLE &WIRELESS Communications (CWC) is today set to announce a deal to supply Vodafone with additional network capacity as the boom in mobile phone users continues.

The contract is worth more than pounds 100m over the next five years to CWC, which is spending pounds 400m upgrading its national network. CWC said its upgraded network would be capable of dealing with the next generation of mobile phones that will be able to offer video and high-speed internet access.

Vodafone, the UK's biggest mobile phone group, is also due to reveal its fourth-quarter customer figures tomorrow.