Triple
T19709723
| Position | Surface form | Disambiguated ID | Type / Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| Subject | Mercury Communications |
E473309
|
entity |
| Predicate | parentCompany |
P254
|
FINISHED |
| Object | Cable & Wireless |
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|
NE NERFINISHED |
How this triple was built (3 steps)
Every LLM step that produced this triple, in pipeline order — named-entity classification, the disambiguation choices (the exact options shown, with the pick highlighted), and the generated description. The batch + timestamp of each is in the Provenance table below.
NER
Named-entity recognition
gpt-5-mini
Instruction
Given a phrase, classify it is english named entity (e.g., persons, organizations, works of art) in Latin script, or not (e.g., literals, dates, URLs, verbose phrases). For disambiguation, the statement where the phrase occurs as object is also given. Please return a JSON object with `phrase` (string, the phrase being analyzed) and `is_ne` (boolean, indicating whether the phrase is a Named Entity).
Input
Phrase: Cable & Wireless | Statement: [Mercury Communications, parentCompany, Cable & Wireless]
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cable & Wireless Context triple: [Mercury Communications, parentCompany, Cable & Wireless]
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A.
Cable & Wireless (Barbados) Limited
Cable & Wireless (Barbados) Limited is a major telecommunications provider in Barbados offering services such as fixed-line, mobile, and internet connectivity.
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B.
International CableTel Inc.
International CableTel Inc. was a telecommunications company that became the foundation for what later evolved into NTL Incorporated, a major UK cable and broadband provider.
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C.
Tata Communications
Tata Communications is a global digital infrastructure and telecommunications services provider headquartered in India, offering network, cloud, security, and collaboration solutions to enterprises worldwide.
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D.
BT Group
BT Group is a major British telecommunications and broadband provider offering fixed-line, mobile, internet, and TV services in the UK and internationally.
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E.
Northern Telecom
Northern Telecom was a major Canadian telecommunications equipment manufacturer and technology company, later known as Nortel Networks, that played a significant role in global telecom infrastructure.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Cable & Wireless Target entity description: Cable & Wireless was a major British telecommunications company that operated extensive international cable and wireless networks and played a key role in global communications throughout the 20th century.
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A.
Cable & Wireless (Barbados) Limited
Cable & Wireless (Barbados) Limited is a major telecommunications provider in Barbados offering services such as fixed-line, mobile, and internet connectivity.
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B.
International CableTel Inc.
International CableTel Inc. was a telecommunications company that became the foundation for what later evolved into NTL Incorporated, a major UK cable and broadband provider.
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C.
Tata Communications
Tata Communications is a global digital infrastructure and telecommunications services provider headquartered in India, offering network, cloud, security, and collaboration solutions to enterprises worldwide.
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D.
BT Group
BT Group is a major British telecommunications and broadband provider offering fixed-line, mobile, internet, and TV services in the UK and internationally.
-
E.
Northern Telecom
Northern Telecom was a major Canadian telecommunications equipment manufacturer and technology company, later known as Nortel Networks, that played a significant role in global telecom infrastructure.
- F. None of above. chosen
Provenance (2 batches)
The batch behind each pipeline step, in order, with when it ran. Timestamps are batch-level — stages were processed in waves, so the object chain (NER → NED1 → NEDg → NED2) reads in order, but predicate / elicitation batches can sit in a different wave.
| Step | Stage | Batch ID | Status | When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| creating | Elicitation | batch_69d8e516dd048190a0b6c93ea3e71f58 |
completed | April 10, 2026, 11:55 a.m. |
| NER | Named-entity recognition | batch_69e64406f9808190acd74aa03c392eb0 |
completed | April 20, 2026, 3:19 p.m. |
Created at: April 10, 2026, 1:46 p.m.