Cable & Wireless is proud to be an Official Sponsor of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, and joins the rest of the Caribbean in its excitement about todays unveiling of the tournament logo, mascot and match schedule.
Through this sponsorship, Cable & Wireless will leverage its world-class technologies and services to ensure that the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007 is truly a showpiece for the people of the Caribbean.
With over 120 years of doing business in the region, and over 20 years of supporting West Indies cricket, its natural that we do all we can to support the ICC Cricket World Cup 2007, the biggest sporting event ever to be hosted in the Caribbean, said Len de Barros, Chief Operating Officer of Cable & Wireless in the Caribbean.
Not only will we support the event financially, but weve already started working to ensure that the communications infrastructure is in place throughout the region to enable a flawless tournament. Across fixed line, mobile and broadband, we will offer support to the ICC, the people of the Caribbean and visiting fans and journalists from across the globe.
Cable & Wireless has been one of the longest-running supporters of cricket in the world. In the past decade, Cable & Wireless has invested more than $35 million in West Indies cricket.
Cricket and Cable & Wireless have developed hand-in-hand over the past two decades, commented Rachelle Franklin, Senior Vice President, Corporate Marketing, Cable & Wireless Caribbean.
We will continue to support cricket from the ground up. Our mission is to ensure growth for the sport in the region, by helping to make it accessible to everyone here and visible across the world.
