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    BT carries burden as Huawei compromise reached

    Industry looks set to be given three years to firewall Huawei, with potential 35% cap on High Risk Vendors. Security officials position the decision as largely a clarification and formalisation of current restrictions, but potentially stringent caps will spark immediate change in industry security and procurement strategies. UK capex ...

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    TIP state of play: TEAC Waves pick up after extended slow down

    2020-02-04T17:04:00Z

    Community Labs; PlugFest; and a TEAC down. Rundown of ALL previous TEAC winners.

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    TEAC UK Wave 3: BT focuses on 5G private networks and edge compute

    2020-02-04T17:03:00Z

    TEAC UK Wave 3: BT focuses on 5G private networks and edge compute Source: BT BT’s Telecom Infra Project (TIP) Ecosystem Acceleration Centre (TEAC UK) hosted its third wave of finalists and inducted two winners into the fold in January 2020, with the successful pitches joining BT ...

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    BT’s Q3 FY19 20: a long road ahead

    2020-02-04T17:02:00Z

    Consumer continues to face greater competition Enterprise is still shedding legacy fixed-line revenue at a rate of knots Global is still beating a strategic retreat  Openreach appears to be in reasonable health

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    Business briefing: Selley keeps his eyes on the prize

    2020-02-04T17:01:00Z

    Selley upbeat and future-focused as Openreach intensifies efforts to shed copper. Independence emphasised with ucstomer team driving efforts to create new markets, rather than purely follow BT Consumer’s lead. Experience and efficiency the foundations for Openreach plans to roll over emerging fibre rivals, and keep Virgin Media away from ...

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    ADVA: Taking on the heavyweights in an evolving market

    2020-02-04T17:01:00Z

    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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    Emergency Services Network problems (and solutions)

    2020-02-04T17:00:00Z

    Device to device worries prompt ESN hardware rethink. Home Office bows down to PAC demands Remedial measures recommended

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    Ofcom revises upgrade rules for Openreach efficiencies

    2020-02-04T16:57:00Z

    Regulator proposes quality-of-service exemption for Openreach upgrades, paving way for speedier FTTC installation.

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    ESN ecosystem evolves

    2020-02-04T16:57:00Z

    Vendors aim to provide indoor coverage solutions for the ESN. Hardware accreditation process gathering speed.

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    BT Enterprise secures NHS transplant deal

    2020-02-04T16:57:00Z

    BT Enterprise rebuilds its NHS relationship.

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    BT to offer Wi Fi data analytics from Purple

    2020-02-04T16:57:00Z

    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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    EE going Underground

    2020-02-04T16:56:00Z

    Participation in trials on TfL transport network likely to slot in with ongoing ESN development.

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    BT opts for SAP tech in efficiency drive

    2020-02-04T16:56:00Z

    BT Group named enterprise software specialist SAP as its technology partner for a series of digital transformation projects across multiple functions, including finance, procurement, and workplace management.

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    BT hosts the TIP

    2020-02-04T16:56:00Z

    BT hosts TEAC UK competition, a TIP-backed accellerator. Past, present, and future of TIP outlined.

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    BT Consumer pairs with Google for Stadia

    2020-02-04T16:56:00Z

    BT deal with Google Stadia means consumers can access the new cloud gaming platform in the UK.

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    BT gets to grips with rural agenda

    2020-02-04T16:56:00Z

    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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    Ofcom clearing path for BT fibre acceleration

    2020-02-04T16:56:00Z

    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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    TEAC UK Wave 3: six shortlisted start ups in the running

    2020-02-04T16:56:00Z

    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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    2019 TIP highlights and 2020 expectations

    2020-02-04T16:56:00Z

    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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    BT Enterprise to offload Tikit

    2020-02-04T12:53:00Z

    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.