All BT Scotland articles
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People
BT Peoplewatch: Group appoints two execs to manage Big Tech alliances
20+ senior and strategic moves in and around BT, including new faces to lead the Group’s Big Tech and hyperscaler alliances at Group level and in Business. Plus, all change for Consumer/EE exec team and transformation appointments at Consumer and Business. Plenty more…
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Elsewhere in BT Technology: Scottish 4G Infill progresses
Scottish 5G Infill progresses, with EE at the core.
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BT wins multimillion pound Scottish networking deal
Telemedicine and digital divide targets under BT’s management of the Scottish Wide Area Network.
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Network & Infrastructure
Scottish islands’ fibre upgrade is a wrap
Residents of 15 islands to get “Gigabit” connectivity under Reaching 100 initiative. Government update says all 16 subsea links involved in project now laid, and finishing work taking place. Challenges for engineers included circumventing stray explosives and protecting wildlife.
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Elsewhere in Openreach: Openreach joins fibre H&S body as founding member
Openreach joins fibre H&S body as founding member
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BT engineers step up after Shetland cut off from internet
Emergency declared as residents restricted to emergency calls only.
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT secures multimillion-pound contract from ScottishPower
Partnership to provide connectivity to hard‑to‑reach rural green energy sites.
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People
Openreach Scotland names Service Delivery lead
Jenni Macfarlane becomes business’ first female Service Delivery Director.
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Elsewhere in BT Consumer: Extreme E rights nabbed
BT Sport takes racing rights and targets Ashes renewal.
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Elsewhere in BT Group: Bristol named a new BT home
New Bristol office for 2,000 by 2022; Centrical-SAP training platform for 150,000; 99.9% of electricity now renewable internationally.
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Network & Infrastructure
Scotland: Openreach full-fibre plan’s unique challenges
Scotland has hardest to reach rural communities. Increased FTTP activity intensifies competition for skilled engineers. Scottish government pumps funds into rural broadband.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT, Stirling to launch Scottish Living Laboratory
BT named technology partner for University-led climate monitoring project. EE’s 5G network put to work.
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Openreach people moves: Lisa Neal takes fibre eastward, Moreland takes it to Scotland
Rosanne Moreland to lead Openreach’s Scottish full-fibre rollout.
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Operations
Glasgow and Dundee protected from office closures: BT
Ten cities now confirmed as locations BT plans to retain — although EE’s Hatfield base not yet on list.
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Rival trifecta may oust BT from rural-sharing proposal
Potential three-way deal could exclude BT over costing roadblock. O2 UK leads pushback, warning BT fees may undermine project viability. March 2020 deadline looms.
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BT Enterprise heads to Scotland with Google Digital Garage
BT Enterprise partnered with Google Digital Garage in Glasgow to offer small- and medium-size enterprises (SME) free digital training.
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Openreach wins all three lots of Scottish R100 contract
While superfast service gaps still need to be plugged, Openreach will be bringing full-fibre to remote regions as part of latest Scottish deals. Lack of contract competition underlines need for government-driven action to deliver connectivity to remote areas.