▁switching ) ▁networks ▁with ▁a ▁strategy ▁to ▁sell ▁global ▁IP ▁services ▁to ▁corpor ates . ▁ ▁In ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁C able ▁and ▁W ire less ▁purchased ▁Hyper link - Inter active . ▁▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁C able ▁and ▁W ire less ▁sold ▁its ▁ 5 2 . 5 ▁percent ▁st ake ▁in ▁C able ▁and ▁W ire less ▁Opt us , ▁which ▁was ▁the ▁second - larg est ▁tele com ▁company ▁in ▁Australia , ▁to ▁Sing T el . ▁The ▁deal ▁was ▁said ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁second ▁largest ▁corpor ate ▁deal ▁in ▁Australian ▁history . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁C able ▁and ▁W ire less ▁acquired ▁the ▁bank rupt ▁co - location ▁provider ▁Ex od us ▁Communic ations ▁for ▁US $ 8 0 0 ▁million , ▁and ▁Ex od us ' ▁operations ▁were ▁then ▁merged ▁with ▁the ▁previously ▁acquired ▁Digital ▁Island ▁and ▁renamed ▁C able ▁and ▁W ire less ▁America . ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 2 , ▁C able ▁and ▁W ire less ▁purchased ▁Gu ern sey ▁Tele com s ▁from ▁the ▁States ▁of ▁Gu ern sey , ▁and ▁in ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁announced ▁its ▁withdraw al ▁from ▁the ▁US ▁corpor ate ▁market , ▁with ▁operations ▁being ▁sold ▁to ▁Prim us ▁Tele com . ▁In ▁March ▁ 2 0 0 4 , ▁S AV VIS ▁Communic ations ▁Corporation ▁purchased ▁C able ▁and