All United Kingdom (UK) articles – Page 26
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BT welcomes “bold” Spring Budget but altnets left wanting more
Openreach’s fibre rollout plans will benefit from new tax policy, but altnets want more regulatory reform to protect investment.
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Ex-BT chair joins activist investor Elliott in reputation repair job
Sir Michael Rake appointed advisor at Elliot Management’s European arm, with a remit to improve the firm’s image in UK boardrooms.
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Elsewhere in Telefónica UK: 350 apprentices to be taken on in 2023
New site in Paddington to replace Slough HQ in 2024.
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Vodafone–Three ‘finalising’ merger talks
Vodafone UK reportedly set to announce combination with Three UK, with finalisation of deal possible by the end of March 2023.
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Elsewhere in Vodafone Europe: Vodafone UK expands edge compute partnerships to launch Salford 5G lab
Vodafone UK expands edge compute partnerships to launch Salford 5G lab.
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UK altnets call out Ofcom, Openreach for ‘damage to fibre investment credibility’
Openreach’s Equinox 2 earns another wave of competitor criticism as part of Ofcom review.
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Ofcom launches probe after price hike frenzy
UK regulator starts review into UK operators’ inflation‑busting mid‑contract price rises.
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Interview
Interview: Avealto’s Walt Anderson says ‘time has come’ for atmosat
Anderson on HAPS (atmosats) — “it’s a technology whose time has now come”.
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Altnet rival taps BT’s consumer IT boss
Consumer IT Director Robert Purdy joins south-western UK-focused fibre player Truespeed.
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BT opens Belfast office, ‘on track’ to complete UK real estate revamp
BT cuts ribbon on 2,000-seater Riverside Tower hub.
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BT takes IoT ‘nation‑wide’ with roaming SIM launch
Operator reveals new SIM solution aiming to increase uptime of IoT devices with national roaming.
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Elsewhere in BT Consumer: BT Sport announced explosive new branding
BT Sport announced explosive new branding
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BT’s buying rethink adds to arsenal for inflation fight
Work of new procurement finance team at BT said to have provided an important buffer against the impact of escalating inflation.
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Elsewhere in Deutsche Telekom Group: DT sees brand value increase again
DT sees brand value increase again
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Elsewhere in Openreach: Openreach initiates ‘shallow build’ trial to extend FTTP network
Openreach initiates ‘shallow build’ trial to extend FTTP network
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BT’s Sutton highlights timing issues with open RAN
Group’s Principal Network Architect says vRAN will need “hardware assistance” to deal with timing and sync between different components.
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Schüler ‘open’ to altnet M&A as VMO2 builds fibre base
Virgin Media O2 CEO states altnet consolidation is possible, citing “very low” penetration rates among fibre providers.
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BT calls for more ecosystem support for multicast
Telco, alongside sports media company DAZN, calls for more aid to fully transition to mABR.
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Elsewhere in BT Group: BT launches tender offers worth £2.18bn
BT launches tender offers worth £2.18bn following disappointing results
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BT says UK on edge of investment precipice
Urges government to rethink rise in corporation tax and scrapping of the Super Deduction investment scheme.