BT Consumer – Page 2
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: security in focus at Business, exec changes at EE
Latest from BT as a news emerges of a security breach at Business; more strategic people moves across the Group; and another ESN contract nears, with BT said to be out of the running. More from Openreach, EE, elsewhere…
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Enterprise (B2B)
BT set to miss out on £895m ESN services deal — report
IBM–Samsung bid expected to be preferred over BT–Leonardo for Emergency Services Network IT services contract. Public sector remains BT Business’s biggest earner, but management notes impact of new government…
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: BT falls back from venturing foray
Latest from BT, including the sale of an equity stake in startup Distributed; Marc Allera’s imminent exit; the introduction of a ‘common language’, in the words of Campbell McClean; and another boardroom newcomer…
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Network & Infrastructure
EE rings up £1.29bn Emergency Services Network deal
Extended agreement takes EE engagement to at least 2032, with 4G RAN the focus.
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: earnings add to Kirkby’s optimism
Latest from BT as CEO Allison Kirkby uses drab half-year results to cast vision for the future; Business prepares for Global divestment; Openreach beats fibre expectations; BT riled as Vodafone–Three merger nears…
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Financial & Performance
Kirkby ‘convinced’ of BT strategic plan despite scale of challenge
Q2/H1 FY24-25: BT CEO Allison Kirkby now settled into role and aware of mountain to climb, but no less confident of the Group’s strategic direction.
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Financial & Performance
In-depth: change is coming at BT, ‘trust me’
Q2/H1 FY24-25: Group CEO Allison Kirkby calls on investors to ‘trust me’ in wait for promised turnaround as revenue falters in first half of the year.
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Financial & Performance
Spend: BT past its peak, transformation agenda in full flow
Q2/H1 FY24-25: BT capex drops as Openreach fibre build keeps spend in check.
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Financial & Performance
Guidance: BT lowers expectations
Q2/H1 FY24-25: BT Group revises revenue outlook for the year from growth to decline.
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Financial & Performance
BT Consumer promises long-term growth revenue, but where from?
H1 FY24–25: Consumer suffering a hangover from several years of inflation‑fuelled excess, but expects to regain health before year is out…
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: more B2B sell-off reports pose questions for future of Business
Latest from BT as B2B slim-down continues; minority owner DT sees emerging ‘options’ for 12% stake; and Openreach sets about Nokia Altiplano deployment…
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Strategy & Change
‘New options’ emerging for DT’s stake in BT — Höttges
Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Höttges sees things “going into our favour” at BT as German operator’s ‘biggest mistake’ begins to turn around and new international shareholders target the operator.
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: BT takes aim at competitors
Latest from BT and its ecosystem as the Group takes flak for advertising practices, puts more effort into its anti-Vodafone–Three merger campaign, and cools talk of Deutsche Telekom’s latest API play…
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: Strategy & Change shakeup as Kirkby sets agenda
Latest from BT: a major shakeup from CEO Allison Kirkby as she brings in McKinsey expertise to lead Strategy & Change, with Digital chief Harmeen Mehta on the way out; networks future in focus with NaaS Global Fabric nearing launch and efficiencies sought through tie-up with Orange, others; and AI beds in for in-house legal teams…
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Network & Infrastructure
EE goes live with London small cells on Freshwave infra
Infrastructure as a service provider Freshwave said EE has 25 outdoor small cell sites in the City of London and “dozens” more in the pipeline after unique project expands from trial phase to commercial service.
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Financial & Performance
Pared-back Plusnet knocked back after axing mobile
Newly fixed-only operator sees customer base drop nearly 30%.
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: gov’t reforms required as Openreach seeks fibre residencies
Latest from BT and its ecosystem as the Group makes fixed network demands, rolls out next-gen mobile, and works to surrender international outposts. More from Connected Britain, Secure Tomorrow Festival, and elsewhere in a busy week for BT, EE, and Openreach…
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT, Orange kick off industry effort to cut energy use in fibre network
BT Group, Orange, and key equipment suppliers are to set standards at the Broadband Forum for more energy-efficient fibre broadband equipment.
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Eventwatch
EE navigates ‘tricky’ 5G SA marketing, steers clear of sector’s past blunders
Speaking at Connected Britain, EE Chief Executive Marc Allera said advertising 5G SA is a challenge and not helped by the mobile industry over-promising and under-delivering on non-standalone 5G.
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: 5G SA heralds AI age, Openreach sets wish list for fibre future
Latest from BT and ecosystem, including: standalone 5G launches at last, coupled with new in-home Wi-Fi 7 offerings and AI services, bringing anticipation of convergence change and ARPU growth; Mexico’s Slim adds more BT shares to holding; Openreach lays out TAR desires (much to rivals’ chagrin)…