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Vendor VoiceADVA: Taking on the heavyweights in an evolving market
Increasingly bullish vendor aiming to build on core strategic contract wins with BT to change its image and bring the spotlight onto its software and solutions portfolio in a virtualising environment. Major vendors still possess heavyweight advantages, but ADVA leveraging agility and reflexes of a middleweight champion. Importance of ...
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PremiumEmergency Services Network problems (and solutions)
Device to device worries prompt ESN hardware rethink. Home Office bows down to PAC demands Remedial measures recommended
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Products & ServicesESN ecosystem evolves
Vendors aim to provide indoor coverage solutions for the ESN. Hardware accreditation process gathering speed.
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PremiumBT to offer Wi Fi data analytics from Purple
BT and Purple partner for enhanced guest Wi-Fi services to business customers. Purple appoints former BT Group CEO Gavin Patterson as non-exec director.
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Public AffairsOfcom revises upgrade rules for Openreach efficiencies
Regulator proposes quality-of-service exemption for Openreach upgrades, paving way for speedier FTTC installation.
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PremiumOfcom clearing path for BT fibre acceleration
Ofcom looks set to play its part in ensuring Openreach can hit, or raise, its mid-2020s fibre targets. Regulator attempting to balance encouragement of simultaneous investment from BT and fibre altnets through geographic regulation, with safeguards to prevent overly vigorous strategic defences from the incumbent. Openreach given at least ...
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Venturing & InvestmentsTEAC UK Wave 3: six shortlisted start ups in the running
BT’s UK TIP centre hosts six start-ups in competition to collaborate on 5G and edge compute. Two winners, Ori Industries and DoubleMe, named. ADVA, Cloud Backend, Condense Reality, and TDCOMM runners-up.
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PremiumBT Consumer pairs with Google for Stadia
BT deal with Google Stadia means consumers can access the new cloud gaming platform in the UK.
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PremiumEE going Underground
Participation in trials on TfL transport network likely to slot in with ongoing ESN development.
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PremiumBT gets to grips with rural agenda
Developing plans for rural network-sharing for 4G may be echoed in fixed-line plans as BT and government sketch out fibre acceleration strategy. Allera sets out costs of cooperation as mobile sector grapples with putting promises into action.
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Premium2019 TIP highlights and 2020 expectations
TIP Project Groups include partnerships between Vodafone, Telefónica, Orange, Deutsche Telekom, and BT. Suppliers and vendors join projects, with ADVA, Infinera, and Mavenir among the headlines.
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PremiumMobile Broadband Network Limited develops UK 5G networks
MBNL hopes to expand 5G infrastrucutre in Birmingham without planning issues. MBNL enters five year deal with Magdalene contractors for 4G and 5G infrastructure
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PremiumEE launch AR campaign to promote 5G coverage
EE launched a new campaign to promote its 5G network featuring augmented reality (AR) and live music.
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PremiumBT adopts encoder to fight broadcast piracy
BT becomes first UK broadcast provider to use encoder. Video compression solutions specialist Ateme gets partnership.
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PremiumOpenreach Managing Director receives OBE
Kim Mears, Managing Director of Infrastructure Delivery at Openreach, was awarded an Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the Queen’s New Year Honours list.
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PremiumBT completes Spanish retreat
BT Group exits Spain after selling its ICT services business to Portobello Capital.
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PremiumBT’s H1 FY19–20 divisional round up
BT is continuing its balancing act of underlining the importance of being competitive in retail markets while not being dragged downwards on pricing. Jansen appears ready to fight all comers, while Consumer Chief Executive Marc Allera spends more time emphasising building services that can justify charging a premium.
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PremiumBT’s H1 FY19–20: Jansen warns this might sting a little…
In-line performance, and commitments to keep building transformational momentum, but medicine may have short-term side effects. Fibre acceleration revving up, but uncertainty, both political and regulatory, acting as a brake. Lowth committed to prudence, but open to upping investment. Consumer getting more combative, Enterprise hoping to ride the waves ...