All Openreach articles – Page 27
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PremiumBTwatch roundup — June 2020
Key news from the past month from across BT and Openreach: Updated NCSC guidance welcomed by BT; European telcos join COVID track-and-trace effort; Consumer faces coronavirus response kickback; Enterprise gets HMRC contract.
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Innovation (R&D)BT preps AR early warning system for engineers
COVID-19 attacks heightening focus on engineer safety.
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M&ABT denies Openreach stake sale
FT report sparks speculation on the future of BT’s access services business as Group market cap hits lows, and worries persist on the funding of fibre rollout plans. BT declined to comment officially but senior management vehemently denied the accuracy of the report in internal comments and on ...
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Network & InfrastructureOpenreach raises FTTP sights as ADTRAN comes on board
ADTRAN set to take a substantial share of work building BT’s new fibre infrastructure as a third partner alongside Huawei and Nokia. Vendor’s involvement appears to have sparked a small jump in BT’s March 2021 rollout targets.
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PremiumBT Q4/FY19–20 results first-take: Fixed and 5G leadership at all cost
Refusing to relinquish fixed-line or mobile leadership; not alarmed by O2-Virgin Media combination. Q4 and FY19–20 performance largely ignored (was on track). Cautiously positive on weathering COVID-19 crisis, but great uncertainty. Capex rising to fund uprated fibre ambition and Technology-led transformation — carts before horses? Yet more cost-cutting (or ...
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Network & InfrastructureVirgin Media pressuring BT on mobile backhaul
Key BT wholesale rival is on the front foot as mobile operators shop around for 5G backhaul.
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PremiumBT teams with Cisco for NHS network
BT and Openreach support connectivity at Nightingale field hospitals, with Cisco a key partner.
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PremiumConcerns continue over engineer welfare
Unprecedented assaults on Openreach staff have seen the need for new safety training from the operator.
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PremiumFull-fibre report card shows some UK progress
Latest IDATE figures show UK as one of Europe’s fastest-growing FTTH/B markets by coverage. But only Austria and Serbia fare worse in terms of subscriber penetration.
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PremiumBTwatch roundup - May 2020
Coronavirus response takes shape across all Group entities. BT Consumer takes steps towards splitting with Carphone Warehouse following O2 UK’s recent withdrawal. Openreach boosts East Mids broadband to support home working.
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PremiumO2 UK reportedly in 5G backhaul partnership talks
El Economista reported that Telefónica UK is holding talks with a broad range of potential network partners on contracts for fibre backhaul to underpin its growing 5G network.
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Public AffairsVodafone UK, TalkTalk fail in Ofcom challenge
Vodafone UK and rival TalkTalk failed in an initial appeal to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT), challenging findings in regulator Ofcom’s 2019 Business Connectivity Market Review.
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PremiumBT makes stand against coronavirus
BT emphasising the critical role of digital infrastructure as the coronavirus pandemic brings dramatic changes to the UK. Support for government initiatives, including big data sharing and boosted NHS connectivity stressed, while management hopes government support will follow as economic challenges to the Group emerge. McRae gives a ...
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PremiumBT Enterprise leverages fibre for Leeds connectivity deal
While redolent with buzzwords, partnership does indicate Enterprise is playing to strengths of EE and Openreach as it pursues managed services deals. Existing relationship on city security evidences the potential for Enterprise to add value with public sector connectivity deals.
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Products & ServicesSOGEA launch dampened by virus outbreak
Openreach puts April 2020 date on SOGEA and SOGFast VoIP products, coinciding with G.fast commercial launch. COVID-19 outbreak forces engineers to take a break, with domino effect across UK ISPs.
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PremiumVDSL: Green shoots in Openreach ReTx trial
Longstanding problems with error correction on a swathe of Openreach’s cabinet estate appear on the verge of resolution.
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PremiumOpenreach catches flak for Superfast Dorset project
Openreach was criticised by Dorset Council for its performance on the Superfast Dorset (SFD) project according to reports.
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Public AffairsTalkTalk, Vodafone UK Ofcom appeal fires a blank
TalkTalk and Vodafone UK failed in an initial appeal to the Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) against Ofcom’s decision in the 2019 Business Connectivity Market Review (BCMR) that found Openreach did not have significant market power in the leased line sector in the Central London market.
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PremiumOpenreach people movements, April 2020
Openreach shuffles its pack: Aimi Tasker, Daniel Thompson, and Raj Chandha became Heads of Department. Mark Trelfa gets Regional Director spot.