All TelcoTitans.com articles in BTwatch #316 – Page 2
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PeopleFormer BT exec Hanif Lalani stripped of OBE
Lalani’s last BT role was CEO of BT Global Services. He was fined €1.5m by France’s stock market watchdog in 2012.
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Network & InfrastructureBT customer quantum trial underway using commercial product
BT highlights ability to plug QKD into OSA Filter Connect, a commercial WDM-based product provided by Openreach. Extensive commercial deployment of QKD in BT’s metro and core networks still at least five years away, however.
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT, Microshare smarten up London hospital
BT sticking with LoRa as a an LPWAN option as it promotes the onsite efficiency gains for organisations using IoT private networks. First known partnership between BT and Microsoft-supported IoT startup Microshare.
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PeopleBT movers: ex-CEOs pick sides on China and Hicks heads to Facebook
External Innovation VP Lydia Hicks sets up shop in Silicon Valley with Facebook; YouView security lead joins BT as Security Director. Former Microsoft Development Director Van Ballaer joins Global. Ex-CEOs Livingston and Bonfield pick up China-related spots.
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PeopleBT strips directorships from treasurer on murder charge
Quick changes made to company officers for major BT holding companies in the wake of Treasury Manager’s widely reported arrest. Review of Winnister’s responsibilities highlights complexity of BT’s many tiers of subsidiaries, and echoes of losses past still reverberating.
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Network & InfrastructureOpenreach misses out on NI’s Project Stratum deal — reports
Startup Fibrus reportedly wins contract for Project Stratum. Fibrus shaking up Northern Irish fibre scene with big plans and deep pockets.
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PeopleFormer BT leaders split across UK-China divide
Ex-BT CEO Ian Livingston expected to foster support for challenger vendors as UK transitions from reliance on Huawei equipment. Predecessor Sir Peter Bonfield charged with smoothing relationships between government and Chinese-funded chipmaker Imagination Technologies. Ex-Chairman Rake has been under fire as Huawei-apologist.
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Network & InfrastructureUK’s 4G-based Emergency Services Network faces more delays
Airwave unlikely to be switched off until 2024, possibly 2025. EE on track with 4G network.
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Network & InfrastructureBT, Stirling to launch Scottish Living Laboratory
BT named technology partner for University-led climate monitoring project. EE’s 5G network put to work.
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OperationsBT–EE meld: more execs become part of the mothership
BT’s de-duplication effort accelerates with more than two thirds of EE’s operations staff being swallowed up by its parent Group since April 2019.
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PeopleOcado delivers new opportunities for BT’s Sherman
Strategy chief’s non-exec position with a leading light in e-commerce platform development fits with his declared goal of reimagining BT’s operations.
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Strategy & ChangeBT to shut blighted Lancashire ICT business
Scandal-hit venture that became the embodiment of BT’s troubled partnership approach to council contracts to finally fade away. Council insourcing set to leave a significant dent in BT’s public sector revenue stream.
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