All articles by BTwatch – Page 34

  • Partners
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    Cloudreach and BT link for hybrid options

    2019-05-08T00:00:00Z

    BT will provide its cloud-native partner a way to provide services where physical control of critical applications is a priority, while Cloudreach may provide new opportunities for BT to deliver network and security services.

  • Database
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    BT plans to move resources closer to cloud’s edge and customers

    2019-05-08T00:00:00Z

    BT reiterated enthusiasm for adopting mobile edge computing with core research leader Cuevas extolling benefits of the technology in a future ultra-low latency environment. Metro bases the next step towards the edge, with local exchanges on the far horizon.

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    BT Enterprise sets out to prove its worth

    2019-05-08T00:00:00Z

    CEO McQuade is aiming to reframe BT Enterprise’s steady-and-profitable business in largely declining markets as a more forward-looking digitalised unit ready and able to deliver next-generation services to businesses small and large. Pace of IP transition to accelerate, and the potential rise of SD-WAN is now seen as an ...

  • Nokia Service Router
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    BT banks on Nokia’s silicon to boost backbone capacity

    2019-05-08T00:00:00Z

    BT was the second operator to be identified as a major customer for Nokia’s 100G service router. Nokia kit said to have been designed with the BT detailed specifications in mind. McRae’s fulsome praise sees Nokia in a gaggle with other publicly-praised partners.

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    BT Sport to produce Amazon’s Premier League content

    2019-05-08T00:00:00Z

    BT and partner’s experience and capabilities to be put to use in Amazon’s trial run of live soccer broadcasting.

  • Networks
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    Allera fights back on rural roaming coverage

    2019-05-08T00:00:00Z

    EE is trying once again to cast itself as the good guy on rural networks through offers to cooperate with rivals made through the media.

  • Italian Flag
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    More BT Italia allegations trickle through

    2019-05-08T00:00:00Z

    Latest Reuters reporting make suggestions of pressure from BT head office prompting questionable practices, although timing appears off.

  • ESN
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    ESN said to offer in-building gains over Airwave

    2019-05-08T00:00:00Z

    EE is managing to bring some upside to ESN progress as politicians continue to scrutinise programme management. Vendor ecosystem expanding as meaningful deployment nears.

  • Suppliers
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    BT upgrades performance management across contact centres

    2019-05-08T00:00:00Z

    Increasingly UK-based contact centre employees to see performance analysed with customer experience-focused analytics software.

  • Fibre
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    Ofcom lays groundwork for fibre acceleration

    2019-05-08T00:00:00Z

    Ofcom is changing its approach to regulation to support an accelerated fibre rollout, creating an opportunity for Openreach to step on the gas. Artificially-high superfast pricing is to be put in place for five years, to give altnets an opportunity for better margins as they grow. Openreach will see ...

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    BT improves national network’s timing in preparation for 5G

    2019-05-08T00:00:00Z

    Technology from ADVA-owned Oscilloquartz is to underpin synchronisation for BT networks as they edge towards 5G. ADVA also picked up BT recognition for sustainable solution development.

  • Paramedics
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    BT Enterprise demos 5G applications in health sector

    2019-05-08T00:00:00Z

    Enterprise demos 5G applications in health sector Ivan Bandura / Flickr CC BY 2.0 BT Enterprise organised a showcase of a remote-controlled ultrasound over public 5G, alongside the University Hospitals Birmingham National Health Service (NHS) Foundation Trust and WM5G, a new organisation set up to deliver the ...

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    BT Group People Moves, May 2019

    2019-05-08T00:00:00Z

    People movements include: Michelle Adams, Michael Currer, Stephen Hall, Alex Hum, Darren Jackson.

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    BT Consumer People Moves, May 2019

    2019-05-08T00:00:00Z

    People movements include: Alasdair Collis, Ryan Lewin, James Reynolds, Nicola Robinson, Simon Till, Steve Wallage, Rachel Wigmore, Peter Wilson.

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    BT Enterprise People Moves, May 2019

    2019-05-08T00:00:00Z

    People movements include: Lisa Daniels, Richard Guest, Howard Morgetroyd, Stewart Pedler, Samantha Toombs.

  • People movements
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    Openreach People Moves, May 2019

    2019-05-08T00:00:00Z

    Latest people movements include: Spencer Barrett, Vinod Chinni, Georgia Grimes,  Anthony Vincent, Anthonie Wain.

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    BT Alumni People Moves, May 2019

    2019-05-08T00:00:00Z

    Max Taylor joins rival Vodafone UK.

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    BT Global People Moves, May 2019

    2019-05-08T00:00:00Z

    Latest people movements include: Tim Cavill, Stephen Foster, Stefan Hischer, Ryan Jump, Joris van Oers, Bernadette Wightman, Chet Patel, Ashish Gupta, Kees Pronk, Stijn Raes, Tristan Morgan.

  • Contracts
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    BT wins £5.1m NATO deal for support services

    2019-05-08T00:00:00Z

    While uncertainty remains over many of BT’s European government projects, a renewed contract with NATO demonstrates Global Services’ ongoing ability to support intergovernmental entities.

  • Reports claim EE approved new Dixons Carphone terms
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    Reports claim EE approved new Dixons Carphone terms

    2019-05-07T00:00:00Z

    Reports claim EE approved new Dixons Carphone terms Source: Robin Worrall / Unsplash EE and rival operators O2 UK and Vodafone UK reportedly agreed new terms with Dixons Carphone that remove strict sales targets in contracts the struggling retailer has previously described as “unsustainable”. The now-amended contracts ...