BT Venturing
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Venturing & InvestmentsBT exits startup Distributed, two years after £30m bet
Harmeen Mehta-era £30m commitment to BVI-bound software engineering talent-on-demand startup comes to an inauspicious end. DSTBTD’s FY23 financials indicate cash-strapped operation…
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT’s Campbell McClean: ‘common lexicon’, shared vision at the heart of modern telco–vendor collaboration
Chief Architect speaking with Blue Planet counterpart, and drawing on wide-ranging career, says BT’s Digital and Networks teams operate with vendors in ‘grey space’, drawing on language underpinned by TM Forum initiatives to support customers’ goals. Read more…
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M&ABT welcomes Bharti’s ‘long-term’ thinking as Altice ousted
CEO Allison Kirkby says Bharti ‘recognises long-term value’ of BT Group as it picks up a 24.5% stake, but what does Bharti bring that Altice didn’t?
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M&ABT Ireland catches eye of Macquarie-backed Viatel — report
A new report from The Irish Times says Viatel Technology Group, a Macquarie-backed digital services provider, is looking with interest at BT Ireland as “all options” are being explored for the Group’s international B2B businesses…
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M&ABT, Sky urge CMA to block Vodafone-Three merger
BT and Sky make last-ditch arguments to prevent the merger of Vodafone and Three that would combine the UK’s third and fourth mobile operators.
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT, Orange kick off industry effort to cut energy use in fibre network
BT Group, Orange, and key equipment suppliers are to set standards at the Broadband Forum for more energy-efficient fibre broadband equipment.
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M&ABT takes another step towards Irish exit — report
Emergency call handling contract set to expire as BT reportedly readies for Ireland exit.
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M&AAmérica Móvil’s Slim nibbles another slice of BT
Interests linked to the Mexican magnate have added another percentage point to the single-figure-stake they acquired in BT in June, taking the operator’s foreign telco ownership beyond 40%.
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M&ABT outlines investment fears as Vodafone−Three merger tips spectrum scales
Operator overwhelmingly backs CMA’s decision to launch in-depth merger investigation and calls for closer attention to be paid to the unprecedented spectrum asymmetry that could follow. Ericsson, altnets, and trade unions also weigh in…
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M&AAmérica Móvil’s Slim buys into Kirkby’s vision for BT
Interests linked to the Mexican telecoms billionaire have acquired a 3.2% stake in BT, with BT remaining neutral on the development.
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M&ABT revives Ireland sale talks as Kirkby picks up where Jansen left off — report
BT said to be considering BT Ireland sale as new CEO Allison Kirkby attempts what Philip Jansen could not. A sale would extend the asset-light strategy taken on at BT Business…
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT bolsters cloud security with Zscaler deal
Zscaler doubles down on its BT relationship with ‘world‑first’ managed services partnership featuring its Zero Trust Exchange platform.
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT rolls out AWS AI programming tool after trial success
CodeWhisperer platform said to be automating 12% of software development work in early deployments as BT Digital commits to a suite of generative AI tools for product development.
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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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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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Partnerships & AlliancesBT exploring HAPS-based 5G business case as R&D taxis for take-off
Partnership with Stratospheric Platforms sees HAPS-based 5G tested at Adastral Park ahead of airborne trials next year.
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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.