All Allison Kirkby articles
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PeopleBT’s Watson to retire, McCall steps up
Greg McCall stepping up to lead networks and security into the age of data and AI, closing out safe-pair-of-hands Howard Watson’s decade of digitalisation, fibre, 5G and cloud modernisation.
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Public AffairsIndia considers Vi reprieve to promote UK trade, foster relations — report
Vodafone-backed Indian operator Vi may benefit from UK-India trade negotiations as reports emerge that the New Delhi government may waive some debts.
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Analyst BriefingsBTwatch Analyst Briefing: CEO issues warning ahead of Budget, regulatory review
Latest from BT as CEO Allison Kirkby raises concern at the tax burden and regulatory red-tape faced by UK infra owners; Openreach crosses 20 million prems milestone; Netomnia boss eyes scaled BT challenge; more from around the Group…
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Analyst BriefingsUK Infrawatch analyst briefing: altnets assemble, convergence interest swells, finances reinforced
Latest from the digital infra scene in the UK, including: Chelot’s altnet future vision, Gamma on FMC opportunities, Project Gigabit funding updates, and plenty more…
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Public AffairsBT’s Kirkby pulls no punches in review of UK regulatory, fiscal policy
Connected Britain: Allison Kirkby lets loose on Downing Street policy, with greater fiscal certainty needed to fund much-needed infra investment and AI adoption. Regulatory policy comes in for inevitable criticism too, as the BT boss sets the scene for the Chancellor’s upcoming Budget and Ofcom’s pending Telecoms Access Review…
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Analyst BriefingsBTwatch Briefing: reputational change expert joins BT top-brass
Latest from in and around BT, including the latest Executive Committee change as Allison Kirkby looks to shore up cultural and reputational change efforts; BT co-develops anti-fraud APIs; BT Ireland fibre assets formally sold off; more from Openreach, BT Business, elsewhere…
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Analyst BriefingsBTwatch Analyst Briefing: Bharti pulls up a pew
Latest from BT as its part-owner Bharti further cements its strategic position with a pair of boardroom seats; EE taps Ericsson tech to bolster 5G strengths; Ofcom prepares to allocate more spectrum; BT wins in Edinburgh…
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PeopleBT Peoplewatch: Corporate Affairs & Brand chief steps onto the BT ExCo
Latest senior and strategic changes across BT, including a new ExCo member for Allison Kirkby, charged with driving brand transformation and reputational change; Openreach boardroom swaps; BT International rework continues; more…
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Strategy & ChangeIndian magnate joins BT board to give long-term investor Bharti a voice at the top
BT Group’s largest shareholder Bharti Enterprises firms up relationship to secure two boardroom seats.
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Analyst BriefingsBTwatch Analyst Briefing: Kirkby marches on with international pullback
Latest from BT as the group continues to offload international assets with the sale of financial services unit and completion of Irish divestment; AWS ties expanded as the operator seeks further network autonomy; Openreach ups lobbying for UK fibre regulatory change; more…
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M&ARadianz becomes latest unit to go in BT’s international retreat
Emblem of BT’s turn of the century global ambitions to be offloaded to TNS as group pursues UK-focused strategy.
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Analyst BriefingsDeutsche Telekomwatch Analyst Briefing: overcoming the ‘overbuilders’
The latest developments from around DT, as Telekom Deutschland refreshes its commercial strategy in a bid to hit back at altnet competitors, and the Group sends another emissary to the States to oversee T-Mobile’s push into fibre. Read more…
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT expands AWS deal for five more years
The cloud services giant flags the latest strategic agreement with BT as a critical step towards network autonomy.
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MarketingBT opts for Uncommon to take brand ‘beyond advertising’
New brand chief Cilesta van Doorn hails Uncommon Creative Studio as the agency of choice to cement the BT logo in “modern Britain”.
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Analyst BriefingsBTwatch Analyst Briefing: BT rises to the top
Latest from BT as it surpasses Vodafone by market cap, an apparent reflection of investor confidence in the Group’s direction; BT Ireland reset means new leadership incoming; Plusnet posts downbeat numbers but is back in BT plans; more…
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Financial & PerformanceRe-booting Plusnet cuts jobs, ‘streamlines’ operations
BT’s no-frills broadband brand posts another year of decline as it resets and restructures.
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Financial & PerformanceBT vs. Vodafone: UK has a new largest telco for the first time this century
BT Group’s resurgence under Allison Kirkby has pushed its market cap beyond that of Vodafone for the first time in 25 years, but there are plenty of caveats to both operators’ performance, and the real winner could be Sunil Bharti Mittal…
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Analyst BriefingsBTwatch Analyst Briefing: tracking BT’s rise
Q1 FY25–26 special: BT’s star continues to rise, with valuation now 50% higher than when CEO Allison Kirkby took over, despite a shaky start to the FY. Consumer and Business fall further back, but ol’ reliable Openreach and its trusty fibre machine is driving the Group forward…
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Financial & PerformanceQ1: BT backers rewarded as confidence remains high
Q1 FY25–26: Group share price ticks up 50% in a year, boosted by Q1 earnings, suggesting Allison Kirkby’s new manager bounce has been sustained. Whether this will continue may well depend on BT’s ability to reverse current trends, as downtrodden business and consumer units continue to fall, despite Openreach best efforts…
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Financial & PerformanceQ1 In depth: BT boss claims ‘solid start’ despite shaky numbers
Q1 FY25–26: CEO Allison Kirkby persistent in long term strategy, but first quarter results put things in perspective. BT Business the usual headache; BT Consumer finds positives despite the headlines; and Openreach cements its reputation as a resilient source of resilient good news…