EMEA Telco Leaders – Page 289
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PremiumBT Technology 5G deployment “no big rush”, and waiting for the iPhone
Watson provided a loose outline for BT Technology’s plans for 5G deployment over the coming two years, with indicators of significant events on the horizon.
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PremiumBT Group’s core infrastructure: when two become one
BT’s infrastructure engine room is also driving the direction of Group digital transformation with IT overhaul.
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Strategy & ChangeWatson “lifts the veil” on BT Technology
A converged core is the key big project for BT Technology, creating potential for new platforms and more efficient seamless service delivery. Big spending division focused on strategic sourcing, and creating savings by attacking legacy systems. Watson is anticipating BT building a range of data-driven business models on the ...
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PremiumBT Global People Moves, August 2019
Latest people movements include: Emma Bateson, Karen Gusterson, Stuart Lyle, Hannah Nichols, Dhawal Parekh, Daniel Symonds, Keith Goldman.
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PremiumBT Enterprise People Moves, August 2019
Management shake-up at BT Enterprise as two managing directors depart. Latest people movements include: Nick Hale, Andy Summerfield, Adhiraj Pal.
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PremiumBT Consumer People Moves, August 2019
Latest people movements include: Maria Armishaw, Sam Burrows, John Eccleston, Amy Farrer, Matt Gottschalk, Holly Logan, Kevin Macdonald, Chris Moseley, Khadija Oudrhiri, Will Popham, Ben Spencer, Abigail Vaughan.
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PremiumEE adds Spotify to its Music Data Pass
EE added Spotify access to its Music Data Pass, giving zero-rated access to paid users of the music-streaming service.
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PremiumBT Group People Moves, August 2019
Latest people movements include: Chris Brooke, Matthew Flood, Marc Foglino, Paul Hopes, Jonathan Reynolds, Gergo Safar, Nim Sanghera, Nick Speed, Dhawal Parekh.
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PremiumPlusnet rated the most complained-about fixed broadband provider
Plusnet, BT Consumer’s alternative internet service provider (ISP) subsidiary, was rated as the most complained-about fixed broadband provider in Ofcom’s Telecoms and pay TV complaints update for the first quarter of 2019.
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PremiumEE reinstated sales of Huawei handset
EE reinstated sales of the Huawei Mate 20 X 5G handset.
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PremiumEE bows to unlimited pressure
New offerings show EE reversing course from early attempts to establish a 5G premium in the light of competitor pricing strategy.
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PremiumBT Group supports 5G slicing template development
BT Group is among a collective of operators and vendors participating in the Riders on the Storm Catalyst project.
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PremiumInfosys and BT Group flag “multi-million pound” transformation savings
BT bringing systems virtualisation benefits forward into a hybrid network set-up through solutions developed in conjunction with Infosys under the auspices of the TM Forum. Greater network efficiency through NetSecOps expected to materialise alongside cost-savings and improved customer experience. Enterprise leading the way with new OSS deployment, and accelerating ...
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PremiumBT Group confirms location of its new London headquarters
BT Group confirmed its new headquarters (HQ) is to be located in Aldgate in East London.
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PremiumBT Group divests BT Fleet, with Tikit possibly next
AURELIUS strikes a deal to aquire BT Fleet Solutions, which includes a“long-term” partnership agreement. BT Enterprise reportedly considering the sale of Tikit.
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PremiumCisco provides peering upgrade for BT Group
Cisco is supporting a BT platform overhaul intended to facilitate improved cloud connectivity with other network and service providers.
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PremiumBT Group teams up with UK-based law firm DWF
BT Group agreed a five-year managed legal services contract with law firm DWF to manage the telco’s insurance and real estate legal services.
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PremiumBT Group fined for regulatory accounts errors
BT Group was ordered to pay £3.7m by regulator Ofcom as a result of errors in its regulatory accounts for the years 2011-15. The errors had led to the telco paying lower administration fees between 2011 and 2015.
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PremiumBT Group brings Canonical into 5G core
Fully cloud-native core a step closer with new partnership with open-source developer. Canonical wins deal after initially being categorised as a dark horse. McRae frames deal as foundational for converged networks, supporting multiple platforms over the next decade.
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PremiumBT Group denied appeal permission by the UK Supreme Court
The UK Supreme Court denied BT Group permission to appeal an earlier ruling from the country’s Court of Appeal that prevented the telco from swapping the inflationary measure used in relation to a legacy tranche of its pension liabilities (BTwatch, #301).