BT Deals – Page 2
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Network & InfrastructureBT upgrades Optiva platform for NaaS push
Vendor’s cloud-native platform to be upgraded to enable more widespread use of open APIs
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Business: LiveU relationship expands with live content capabilities deal
LiveU relationship expands with live content capabilities deal.
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Innovation (R&D)BT exploring Starlink for hard-to-reach coverage mission
Currently, in the lab for test, to help tackle multiple connectivity challenges. BT assures that existing UK-backed satellite partner OneWeb still in the picture. Find out more…
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Suppliers & SCMBT Sourced chief: procuretech Globality now ‘core’ to Group buying
Cyril Pourrat heralds autonomous sourcing specialist as “way beyond indirect”; now handling two-thirds of BT Sourced spend. Foresees procuretech platform consolidation, driven by AI and users…
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Consumer: BT’s brief interest in consumer electronics reseller musicMagpie dies a quick death
BT’s brief interest in consumer electronics reseller musicMagpie dies a quick death.
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT taps Nokia open API model for 5G monetisation
Nokia’s Network as Code platform and developer community enlisted in hunt for new 5G offerings.
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT 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 & AlliancesBT 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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Strategy & ChangeGupta 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 & AlliancesBT 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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M&ABT eyes musicMagpie: flailing gadget marketplace offers circular economy, consumer tech boost
musicMagpie confirms “very early” talks with BT and private equity partner Aurelius as operator seeks to spin up circular economy credentials, stretch into consumer retail via New EE.
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Suppliers & SCMBT’s buying chief Pourrat injects risk management into the Sourced DNA
BT Sourced CEO on how instilling “culture of risk” within organisation’s DNA has enabled it to “react immediately” to supply chain disruptions.
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Suppliers & SCMSAP 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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PremiumElsewhere in BT Business: Division X targets logistics efficiency and warehousing tech
Division X targets logistics efficiency and warehousing tech.
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Innovation (R&D)MediaTek and Nokia help BT to 5G reduced capacity win
Partners successfully trial RedCap technology using EE’s 5G SA network, MediaTek’s testing platform, and Nokia’s AirScale RAN portfolio.
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Products & ServicesBT’s commercial drone SIM a ‘stepping stone’ in UAV leadership aspirations
BT launches Drone SIM service for Business customers as series of pilots prove successful.
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT takes ‘first step’ in Google Cloud cybersecurity partnership
Pair extend partnership to the realm of cybersecurity, with BT becoming official reseller of Google Chronicle-based Autonomic Security Operations offering.
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InterviewInterview: BT's Lisa Perkins on net-zero beyond the low hanging fruit
Director of Adastral Park speaks with TelcoTitans about BT’s sustainability R&D and the challenges of hitting net-zero targets.
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PremiumBT lands air traffic control deal
Seven‑year NATS deal places BT among an ecosystem of partners underpinning UK air traffic control systems.
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PremiumGXO deal driving savings as BT goes asset‑light
Year in review suggests positive changes from logistics outsourcing agreement.