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PremiumMore reports of G.fast slowdown
With full fibre the established main priority, an increasingly gaping hole is building in BT’s plans to provide ultrafast services to ten million homes by early-2021, as G.fast stood down.
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PremiumOpenreach extending local reach
Local authority deals quickly pivoting to FTTP as momentum gathers, with BDUK gainshare in support. Challenge of full-scale fibre illustrated by significant cost per home passed for remote fibre installations.
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PremiumVirgin Media sweeps in with gigabit ‘can do’ claims
DOCSIS 3.1 upgrade providing Virgin Media with a clear opportunity to declare itself a key partner in the government’s pursuit of gigabit speeds. Management bullish on the prospect of taking the fight to Openreach, beyond Virgin’s traditional footprint. Sky in a position to play off Virgin and Openreach, as ...
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PremiumOpenreach talks-up full fibre, as government moves on…
Openreach following through with full-fibre commitment to distinguish its infrastructure capabilities from rivals. Government putting up more money, but appears open to gigabit alternatives for quicker wins. Openreach tempts government with 2025 win if conditions are right, but appetite for headline-grabbing grand plan appears to be waning.
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PremiumBT Global trumpets updated Cyber SOC in Madrid
BT Global trumpeted its updated Cybersecurity Operations Centre (Cyber SOC) in Madrid, Spain during September 2019.
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PremiumBT Global signs cloud-based cybersecurity contract with icare
BT signs contract with icare, to deploy its cloud-based cybersecurity solution.
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PremiumBT Global talks up success with Mexican stock exchange BMV
BMV discusses the capabilities of its BT Radianz trading platform.
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PremiumBT Federal is close to operating in US government’s programme
BT Federal close to participating in US government’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions project.
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PremiumBT Global secures €40m Spanish government renewal
BT’s Spanish unit is picking up public sector contracts even as the prospect of a sale nears.
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PremiumBT Global brings SD-WAN to Rexel
Cisco’s role as a virtualisation partner underpins BT’s latest heralded contract.
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Suppliers & SCMQualitest secures 5G and ESN testing role
ESN collaboration proving an opportunity to expand remit to 5G for software-testing company Qualitest.
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PremiumBT Enterprise’s RingCentral-powered UCaaS is division’s fastest growing solution, claims vendor
RingCentral claims involvement in BT Enterprise’s fastest growing division.
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PremiumAvanti highlights relationship with BT Group in recent results presentation
Avanti discussed its relationship with BT Group, and promoted HYLAS 4 satellite in recent results presentation.
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PremiumInLinks used to monitor air quality in Birmingham and Bradford
BT Enterprise is working with Bradford Council and scientists in Birmingham to employ its InLinkUK kiosks’ integrated sensors to measure air quality.
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PremiumBT Enterprise launches Counter Drone Solution
Partnership with DroneShield to provide proactive response to the threat of drone disruption for Enterprise customers.
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PremiumBT 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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PremiumPHABRIX flags role in HDR trials with BT Sport
Broadcast test and measurement solutions provider PHABRIX flagged its role in nine months of high dynamic range (HDR) technology trials conducted by BT Sport.
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PremiumTimeline Television selects Tedial’s MAM platform for BT Sport’s facilities
Production facilities specialist, and existing BT Sport broadcast partner, Timeline Television selected media asset management (MAM) provider Tedial’s Evolution MAM platform to handle and orchestrate media processing and workflow archiving at BT Sport’s facilities in Stratford and the BT Tower in London.
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PremiumBT demos 8K, but easing focus on technology
Amidst showcase of new network and broadcast technology, BT Sport stressed the importance of customer experience over technology bragging rights. Value of 5G emphasised for more efficient and agile production capabilities.
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Public AffairsPlusnet faces further negative publicity over billing issues
Plusnet, BT Consumer’s budget-brand internet service provider (ISP) subsidiary, faced further negative publicity over billing issues, after its system failed to take payments from hundreds of customers for a period of up to four months.