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Ofcom go ahead for Openreach race to switch off copper
Ofcom provides a degree of clarity on Openreach’s obligations ahead of relaxation of regulation, once fibre covers an exchange. However, a wait-and-see approach on determining what will constitute a fully fibre-enabled exchange means Openreach is stepping on the accelerator at its own risk.
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BT Global people movements, June 2020
Changes across BT Security include a new Head of Voice and Sales Director.
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BT Consumer and Enterprise people movements, June 2020
New relationship manager for retail partner (and rival) Dixons Carphone.
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BT Group people movements, June 2020
Outsiders appointed to internal Group communication, culture and organisational design roles.
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BT Group alumni people movements, June 2020
Former EE CEO Swantee gets on private equity train.
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Openreach’s full-fibre exchange moves forward
Openreach announced the beginning of the end for copper-based product sales, as its fibre rollout accelerates. PSTN switch-off plans set to see BT Group significantly cut costs by handing back sites currently leased from Telereal Trillium.
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EE could face longer wait for spectrum
Now-traditional inter-operator squabbling threatening to create months of delays to availability of new low- and mid-band spectrum for service delivery and development.
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Game on as Virgin swoops for Three backhaul contract
Virgin Media is positioning itself as a BT backhaul alternative, but appeal may be curbed by O2 links.
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BT to face bona fide converged challenge from VM–O2
Liberty Global and Telefónica Group creating a UK “connectivity champion” that will leapfrog Sky to become a close second competitor to BT Group. BT confident in its lead in the convergence race, and upbeat on consolidation opportunities, but Spanish fibre know-how and comparable digital portfolio could present new threat. ...
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BT executives: teamwork key for new normal
Closer partnerships with customers and more collaboration with key suppliers viewed as especially key in post-COVID-19 era. Hyperscalers looming large as a challenging market presence but also as potentially valuable partners. Response to current disruption is providing BT with food for thought on how it can move fast and ...
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BT drives climate plan with electric vehicle commitment
Telco continues to add to its carbon reduction plans through partnership with climate groups. Lifting up green-focused startups though a new accelerator programme expected to foster innovation.
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BT FY19–20: Looking on the bright side with new transformation plan
A new five-year plan, building on the transformation programme introduced in May 2018 was heralded by the Group.
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BT FY19–20: Fibre target raised — in theory…
BT is upping the target for full-fibre to 20 million premises passed by the ‘mid- to late-2020s’.
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BT FY19–20: SME coronavirus pain hits BT early
BT did not overly dwell on the impact of the Coronavirus crisis, highlighting areas where it has assisted, as well as where it has benefited and sees potential opportunities.
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BT FY19–20: Headline results reflect the ‘old normal’…
BT presented its headline financials as having been on track, COVID-19 crisis excepted. On an ‘adjusted’ basis, revenue and EBITDA were each down around 3% for the FY.
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BTwatch 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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BT FY19–20: Jansen leading through the gloom
Managed services revenue slumps at Global, while mobile fails to prove itself a panacea across corporate divisions. Guidance for the year largely achieved, but post-COVID-19 uncertainty prompts Group to hold off on future forecasts. Transformation ambitions uprated on internal IT overhaul and redoubled commitment to invest in next-generation networks, ...
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BT 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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Deutsche Telekom switches up BT board presence
BT confirmed that DT CEO Höttges will resign from the BT Group Board, to be replaced by T-Sys CEO Adel Al-Saleh.