BT Consumer – Page 6
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BT people moves: Network Services restructure takes hold
Revamped BT Networks sub‑unit Network Services brings in Jo Brewin and Christian Schwarz.
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BT’s stunted Digital Voice rollout set to restart in spring
Group prepares to reactivate analogue-to-digital switchover after several months on pause amid public backlash.
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BT pilots ‘proof-of-concept’ C-RAN in Leeds
BT unveils C-RAN solution to boost 5G connection with cloud computing.
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City small-cell pilot goes live, EE first to benefit
Freshwave and Netomnia partner to launch Cornerstone-backed, multi-operator small-cell deployment in City of London.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT gears up for 2023 OneWeb field trials
Operator highlights OneWeb system has been installed for select business customers.
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Operations
Network Rail turns to mobile network data in bid to reduce crowding
UK rail infra operator contracts BT to analyse passenger volume and footfall in trains and stations.
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Network & Infrastructure
Scottish islands’ fibre upgrade is a wrap
Residents of 15 islands to get “Gigabit” connectivity under Reaching 100 initiative. Government update says all 16 subsea links involved in project now laid, and finishing work taking place. Challenges for engineers included circumventing stray explosives and protecting wildlife.
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BT people moves: architects and service leads brought in at Networks
John Morgan appointed BT Enterprise Finance Director after stint as interim Corporate & Public Sector Finance Director at Enterprise.
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M&A
BT’s Allera backs Vodafone–Three merger
Marc Allera says arguments against consolidation are “out of touch with the reality today”.
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BT H1 FY22–23 Guidance: BT Sport and full fibre make an impact
Pro forma amendments to Group figures but outlook remains rosy.
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Elsewhere in Openreach: Openreach joins fibre H&S body as founding member
Openreach joins fibre H&S body as founding member
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Wholesale adds EE connectivity to Partner Plus
Partner Plus members will be able to sell EE mobile SIMs for the first time.
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BT looks to sporting world for connectivity partnerships
BT Media & Broadcast in talks with host of UK sports clubs over integration of 5G non‑public networks.
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‘New EE’ takes shape but Plusnet’s future still unclear
Marc Allera plots move into more verticals after launch of gaming and home cybersecurity services.
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Elsewhere in BT Consumer: EE signs up BSL commentators
EE signs up BSL commentators, enters sustainability pact, and supports 5G social tariffs.
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BT H1 FY22–23: Consumer’s charge takes in new territory
Preparations for New EE well underway as division steps into cybersecurity and gaming verticals.
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Costs and complexity keep totting up for unravelling ESN
Massive multibillion, multi‑year Emergency Services Network project overrun creates concertina effect in first responder network supply chain.
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H1 FY22–23: BT “on the front foot” as Jansen battles cost and competitive pressures
Jansen confident of a BT “on the front foot” and bullish on upped cost‑saving measures. Efficiencies making headlines (for management) as Group‑wide programmes bear fruit. Macro influences affecting strategy.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT rolls out Ericsson kit for mid-band 5G network
Longstanding Ericsson partnership leads to massive MIMO deployment in several UK cities, before broader urban and suburban expansion.
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Bills keep totting up for UK’s emergency network delays — now to shore up device support
Massive, multi-billion, multi-year Emergency Services Network project overrun creates concertina effect in first responder network supply chain.