Mobile data drives growth for Cable & Wireless Comms

LONDON, Feb 11 (Reuters) - Britain's Cable & WirelessCommunications said it grew mobile revenue by 4 percentin the third quarter, driven by the increasing popularity ofmobile data in its biggest markets Panama and the Caribbean.

The telecoms group said it remained confident on its outlookfor the year to end-March, underpinned by its continuedmomentum in Jamaica, where its mobile subscriber base grew 23percent year on year.

Operating costs were also significantly lower in the thirdquarter, down 11 percent in the Caribbean compared to a yearago, it said on Tuesday.