All BT Business articles – Page 5
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Enterprise (B2B)
BT lands oil and gas deal in Iraq
BT to deliver new network for Basrah Gas Company.
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Elsewhere in BT Business: BT builds out private 5G play for UK ports with Ericsson alongside
BT builds out private 5G play for UK ports with Ericsson alongside.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT targets quantum threat with partner-led ‘quantum-safe tunnels’
Arqit and Fortinet join BT to launch commercial quantum-protected VPN service for UK and EU customers.
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Strategy & Change
BT anticipates alignment on consumer, enterprise sustainability interests
BT’s Global Head of Sustainability Sarwar Khan on “purpose” and “pressure” in the sustainability sphere; BT’s three-pronged approach towards lowering customer emissions; and the opportunities within perceived challenges.
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Enterprise (B2B)
NaaS needs new enterprise sales tactics, says BT
BT Business CTO Colin Bannon says Global Fabric Network-as-a-Service will require a sales and procurement rework, with BT set to “elevate” conversations to CIOs, CFOs…
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Latest BT people moves: EE names commercial lead for ‘new’ era
December 2023 update: collection of notable moves across Group, Business, Consumer, Openreach and alumni — EE selects commercial MD; new BTPS Trustee Chair takes the reins; Gavin Patterson adds more boardroom roles; and more…
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT Digital adds Blue Planet to OSS overhaul, automation team
Delivering “dramatic simplification” amongst other benefits, BT’s latest embrace of Ciena’s Blue Planet network software platform is set to streamline Group-wide broadband provision. Read more…
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT puts ‘digital black holes’ in NaaS crosshairs with Digital Realty deal
Partnership approach to data and cloud services expands BT’s Global Fabric network-as-a-service proposition to 300+ data centres.
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People
BT Biz swaps marketing lead; Bird flying to Mars
EE veteran and Enterprise alumni bids farewell, handing B2B remit to Helen Whetton. Shares journey supporting consumer and business strategy reboots, sees BT Business poised for ‘bright future’…
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Strategy & Change
‘Ripping off the plaster’: BT braces for short-term pain to right long-term B2B wrongs
BT Business CEO Bas Burger warns that the division’s turnaround programme will be necessarily painful, with benefits only set to emerge after a difficult beginning.
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Strategy & Change
Gupta comes out swinging as BT Business plots UK corporate renaissance
Jansen-anointed “chap called Ashish” is charged with reviving UK corporate and public sector business, and declares the unit ready to “return to good” and compete in an ultra-competitive market, with rivals including integrators Capgemini and ATOS in his sights as well as rival operators Vodafone and Virgin Media O2.
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT taps Telstra for Asia-Pacific broadcasting reboot
Operators’ media and broadcasting arms unite to deliver unified media network, extending BT and Telstra reach into Asia-Pacific.
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Financial & Performance
BT’s Jansen bows out, buoyant as ever: hints of recovery, decimated valuation
H1 FY23–24: CEO Philip Jansen’s final earnings call brings a workmanlike set of results with some bright spots to give reason enough to gloat, but slow progress on B2B turnaround and dragging fibre build indicate scale of challenge for successor Allison Kirkby.
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Financial & Performance
H1 FY23–24: BT Business trapped between ‘the old and the new’
Revenue steadies for Business, but EBITDA takes another dip as higher value legacy contracts expire and are yet to be replaced.
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Financial & Performance
Spend: BT expenses rise despite cost-cutting focus
BT H1 FY23–24: Operating expenditure continued to grow but capital outlay brought under control.
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Financial & Performance
Headlines: BT hits stride as key financials see growth
BT H1 FY23–24: Growth in revenue and EBITDA make for positive reading, but the usual Business drag brings numbers down.
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Financial & Performance
Guidance: outlook reaffirmed as Jansen claims a job well done
H1 FY23–24: CEO claims to have set BT up for momentum towards longer-term targets thanks to strategic focus on network investment.
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Suppliers & SCM
SAP trumpets role in transformation gains at BT
ERP player SAP declared success for solution deployments fulfilling commitments made in a strategic partnership signed in 2019.
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Strategy & Change
BT Business to slash product portfolio as CEO Burger lifts lid on strategy
B2B division to “do fewer things” in bid to drive efficiency, focus on customer outcomes, seek growth.
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Elsewhere in BT Business: Division X targets logistics efficiency and warehousing tech
Division X targets logistics efficiency and warehousing tech.