How has BTs global strategy evolved?
We’ve come a long way in the five years since we brought together all our international activity under the one roof of BT Worldwide. We have quietly gone about our business building a new age communications company. We are looking for markets where we can sustain 20% to 25% compound annual growth for the foreseeable future. BT is posting impressive growth rates by focusing on the high-growth areas of mobility, data, and Internet. Q: How is the Internet changing BT’s business? A: There is no doubt that the Internet is fueling a lot of our growth. Internet protocol is the definitive protocol for us from here forward. The Internet as we know it is in a rapid state of change. We are positioning ourselves to be one of the leaders in its next evolution. To do so, we’re building a global Internet protocol network, initially targeting the world’s largest 100 cities. Each of our ventures around the world is either acquiring or developing their own ISP [Internet service provider] capability. Som
