BT Strategy & Change – Page 10
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Financial & PerformanceBT FY19–20: Looking on the bright side with new transformation plan
A new five-year plan, building on the transformation programme introduced in May 2018 was heralded by the Group.
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BT begins new chapter in Spain
Rosa Ronda to head trimmed-down Spanish unit. Portobello Capital creates new company called Evolutio from former BT assets.
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BT to invest its way through crisis says Jansen
Jansen declares an ambition to “invest more heavily on the back of this crisis” and use it to identify opportunities to drive economic recovery and benefit all stakeholders. BT CEO claims providing outlook guidance “just impossible” for months to come. No return to business-as-usual expected, but Group gearing up ...
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BT Sport reinvents to meet coronavirus challenge
Television unit develops innovative virtual studios and repackages older content to meet the challenges of maintaining a service during the live sport blackout.
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BT makes stand against coronavirus
BT emphasising the critical role of digital infrastructure as the coronavirus pandemic brings dramatic changes to the UK. Support for government initiatives, including big data sharing and boosted NHS connectivity stressed, while management hopes government support will follow as economic challenges to the Group emerge. McRae gives a ...
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The ups and downs of being a good sport
BT Sport hit with negative publicity amid tardy coronavirus response. Season’s televised football up in the air.
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Openreach rivals in expansive mood
Liberty Global reignites M&A talk around Virgin Media. CityFibre CEO in bullish mood after being freed from Vodafone shackles. Sky reportedly keen on full-fibre infrastructure investment.
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Moody’s negative outlook on BT borrowing
Moody’s reviewed its principal debt rating for BT Group in February 2020, and affirmed the headline Baa2 rating for the operator. However, the accompanying outlook for BT credit was downgraded from “neutral” to “negative”.
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Everything Everywhere, over and out
Everything Everywhere Limited, the original entity behind the Deutsche Telekom and France Télécom merged mobile venture that became EE, was finally dissolved through a voluntary strike-off action
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BT Enterprise to offload Tikit
Enterprise looks set to offload Tikit, its legal and professional services software specialist business, with UK business software provider Advanced emerging as a potential buyer.
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BT completes Spanish retreat
BT Group exits Spain after selling its ICT services business to Portobello Capital.
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT signs contracts with SAP
BT is following through with transformation commitments and a significant contract with SAP was unveiled, intended to support an overhaul of the finance department and BT’s approach to human resources.
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BT Enterprise to play its part in Beyond Limits plans
Enterprise is edging customers towards its new portfolio of digital services as it declares its support for ‘UK PLC’. Upfront investment in upgrades for both fibre and Ethernet connections expected to create a smooth path for upselling. Security services to be weaved throughout the Enterprise portfolio in pursuit of ...
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BT Consumer strategy feeds into Beyond Limits goals
Consumer division to spearhead BT’s refreshed higher profile through customer experience development and partnership focus in line with 2018 strategy. Superfast services become default, with free upgrades pushed to 700,000 FTTC holdouts. New products on the horizon, but details remain vague, and TV refresh pushed into 2020. Social projects ...
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BT Group begins reinvention as national champion
Jansen strives to present operator as a national and customer champion, with ‘Beyond Limits’ the new rallying cry. Social- and digital-inclusion efforts accompanying home nation sports sponsorship to highlight community links. Signs of progress on Allera’s declared Consumer strategy with customer experience and partnership aspirations to the fore. Consumer ...
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BT Group’s change of culture and strive for simplification
One theme of BT Technology’s 2019 Business Briefing event was the importance of cultural changes within BT’s IT department. The need to foster an environment more widely across the division and Group that will enable a digital transformation, driven by simplification and automation, was seen as an essential goal. ...
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT Group hangs up on Fon?
BT Group’s shared Wi-Fi access partner Fon Wireless looks to have been subject to a management buyout. BT is believed to have held a stake in the wireless technology developer, but appears to have now cut ties.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT Group’s core infrastructure: when two become one
BT’s infrastructure engine room is also driving the direction of Group digital transformation with IT overhaul.
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Watson “lifts the veil” on BT Technology
A converged core is the key big project for BT Technology, creating potential for new platforms and more efficient seamless service delivery. Big spending division focused on strategic sourcing, and creating savings by attacking legacy systems. Watson is anticipating BT building a range of data-driven business models ...
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BT Group considering sale of business units
More assets on the block as BT mulls LatAm and European sales.
