BT Technology
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Financial & Performance
Q3 FY22–23: no frills at BT, but fireworks to come before the year’s up
BT’s Q3 reflects a troubled three months of inflationary pressures, union challenge, and heightened competition.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT’s Mehta seeks savings with Kyndryl-supported IT refresh
US IT infrastructure specialist will drive mainframe application migration to the cloud.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT looks to the skies for rural coverage answers
Trials started with Stratospheric Platforms to beam 4G/5G connectivity in remote UK regions.
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Public Affairs
Openreach calls for successor to ‘super-deduction’ tax relief
Openreach adds to pleas from BT Group CEO Philip Jansen and others.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT offloads German fibre network to 1&1 Versatel
UK operator continues its retreat from national infrastructure in favour of global services provision.
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Products & Services
BT to take 5G ‘network in a box’ to market
Non‑public network broadcast solution to be commercialised in 2023 after twelve months of real‑world pilot deployments.
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Products & Services
BT sets sights on Scope 3 emissions with tracking tools
Multinational customers offered carbon and energy monitoring tools to cut Scope 3 emissions.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT brings in Aussie exec for fresh look at wireless assets
New team being built within BT to evaluate revenue and efficiency opportunities around unilateral towers and other network elements.
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Operations
Elsewhere in Openreach: BT sends in drones to catch copper cable thieves
BT sends in drones to catch copper cable thieves
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Products & Services
Elsewhere in BT Business: BT kicks off Street Hub rollout
BT kicks off Street Hub rollout in Sheffield amid more complaints in Winchester
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT optimises CX with new Nokia deal
BT enters five‑year partnership with Nokia for AI and machine learning analytics solutions.
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Venturing & Investments
BT’s Etc. reaches new heights with Altitude Angel stake
Incubation unit to invest £5m to scale UTM provider’s technology rollout.
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT Digital hires TCS to help reduce legacy burden
Partnership with Tata forms part of wider Group strategy to deliver savings.
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Network & Infrastructure
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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Network & Infrastructure
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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Network & Infrastructure
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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Public Affairs
BT welcomes UK regulation as commercial drone services beckon
Ofcom confirms January launch for UAS Operator Radio licences, paving the way for commercial, long-range, high-altitude drone operations.
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Products & Services
BT to launch national LPWA network as IoT rises up priority list
BT Enterprise’s Division X sees IoT services over LPWA network technology as a powerful way to expand commercial relationships and leverage existing BT assets.
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Strategy & Change
UK altnet Giganet plots wholesale play to counter Openreach threat
After acquiring ISP Cuckoo, the altnet’s next move is opening its network. Wholesale is necessary to compete with Openreach and “just makes business sense”, says CEO Jarlath Finnegan.
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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.