EMEA Telco Leaders – Page 273
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Ofcom clearing path for BT fibre acceleration
Ofcom looks set to play its part in ensuring Openreach can hit, or raise, its mid-2020s fibre targets. Regulator attempting to balance encouragement of simultaneous investment from BT and fibre altnets through geographic regulation, with safeguards to prevent overly vigorous strategic defences from the incumbent. Openreach given at least ...
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BT opts for SAP tech in efficiency drive
BT Group named enterprise software specialist SAP as its technology partner for a series of digital transformation projects across multiple functions, including finance, procurement, and workplace management.
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TEAC UK Wave 3: six shortlisted start ups in the running
BT’s UK TIP centre hosts six start-ups in competition to collaborate on 5G and edge compute. Two winners, Ori Industries and DoubleMe, named. ADVA, Cloud Backend, Condense Reality, and TDCOMM runners-up.
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BT hosts the TIP
BT hosts TEAC UK competition, a TIP-backed accellerator. Past, present, and future of TIP outlined.
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2019 TIP highlights and 2020 expectations
TIP Project Groups include partnerships between Vodafone, Telefónica, Orange, Deutsche Telekom, and BT. Suppliers and vendors join projects, with ADVA, Infinera, and Mavenir among the headlines.
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BT Consumer pairs with Google for Stadia
BT deal with Google Stadia means consumers can access the new cloud gaming platform in the UK.
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EE going Underground
Participation in trials on TfL transport network likely to slot in with ongoing ESN development.
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BT gets to grips with rural agenda
Developing plans for rural network-sharing for 4G may be echoed in fixed-line plans as BT and government sketch out fibre acceleration strategy. Allera sets out costs of cooperation as mobile sector grapples with putting promises into action.
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Mobile Broadband Network Limited develops UK 5G networks
MBNL hopes to expand 5G infrastrucutre in Birmingham without planning issues. MBNL enters five year deal with Magdalene contractors for 4G and 5G infrastructure
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EE launch AR campaign to promote 5G coverage
EE launched a new campaign to promote its 5G network featuring augmented reality (AR) and live music.
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Onside Law supports BT Sport deals
Specialist sports, media, and fashion law firm Onside Law acted for BT Sport on high-profile deals, including EE sponsorship of Wembley Stadium.
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BT Sport launches Monthly Pass, expands Ultimate 4K UHD
BT Sport Monthly Pass competes with Sky Sports offering. 4K UHD HDR channel BT Sport Ultimate gets expansion.
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BT Sport snags Fury vs Wilder rematch; Stanley Cup finals
BT Sport snag exclusive rights for Fury vs Wilder rematch. Also picks up NHL rights.
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BT TV enters Disney+ talks
BT TV reportedly entered talks with the US content platform, hoping to add the Netflix and Amazon Prime Video competitor to its roster.
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BT completes Spanish retreat
BT Group exits Spain after selling its ICT services business to Portobello Capital.
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Simon Lowth buys 425,000 BT shares
BT CFO Simon Lowth and Mary Lowth purchased shares in BT Group to bring his total shareholding to 165% of salary.
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Universal dropped from BT TV
Universal dropped from BT TV Source: Universal TV The Universal channels will be removed from BT TV packages from 27 January 2020. In a letter to its subscribers, BT said “this decision is out of our control and is driven by Universal’s decision to remove the channel ...