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Digital ReportsBTwatch Report #339 – October 2022
Key stories include: BT completes fintech acqui‑hire | Pourrat: digital buying paying dividends | CTO Watson wary of disaggregation | BT backs affordable broadband bid | Openreach a spectator in altnet M&A
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Public AffairsBT union raises stakes as emergency call handlers join strike
Communication Workers Union feels it had “no option but to up the ante” after BT “refused to negotiate” on pay.
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PeopleEx-BT Global chief takes consultancy presidency
One-time BT Global Chief Executive Luis Álvarez Satorre appointed EMEA President at tech consultancy NEORIS.
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M&ABT mulling ‘various options’ for loss-making logistics business
Pelipod, enabler of the telco’s Final Mile network, is under review and could be offloaded.
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PremiumOpenreach plans faster FTTP speeds, new ONT
Upcoming trials of download speeds in excess of 1Gbps reportedly planned.
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PremiumWholesale’s Partner Plus hits 400-user milestone
Head of Channel at BT Wholesale points to accelerated interest in three‑tier programme.
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Financial & PerformanceBT brings OnePhone into Division X fold as unit boosts sales
Converged comms business grows in first year under BT Enterprise.
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Public AffairsOfcom: operators must do more to help crisis-hit customers
Regulator finds a huge jump in number of households struggling to afford communications services, with pay-TV spend under particular pressure.
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PremiumBT people moves: TV and Sport leadership rejigs
A number of changes in the BT TV and BT Sport propositions team follow finalisation of Warner Bros. Discovery transaction.
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Public AffairsFormer BT Group chair bashes UK fiscal plan
Sir Michael Rake fears UK economy in “danger”, as pound slumps and UK bond yields shoot up following “unfunded” tax cuts.
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Products & ServicesBT targets co-creation and consistency with Digital design labs
BT fleshes out design teams and opens User Research Labs to drive asset co-creation initiatives.
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PremiumElsewhere in Openreach: UK Government to help “fast-track” fibre engineers
Government launches review of visa system to “fast‑track” immigration of foreign fibre engineers; TalkTalk looks beyond Openreach for suppliers.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Group: operator builds on BayWa deal
Inflation concerns and economic risks brought to the fore, while BT joins peers in network cost contributions call.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Enterprise: another council objects to Street Hubs
Street Hubs face further obstacles; channel partner trumpets 4,000% growth after EE deal.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Consumer: BT TV – no aerial, no problem
BT TV made available as aerial‑free, streaming‑only option; BT Sport signs up to Red Bee Media’s automated subtitling service; EE customer call centre staff provide government‑sponsored debt advice referral service.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Technology: Digital unveils AI Accelerator
BT taps Proto for innovation showcases.
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Network & InfrastructureMesch: fibre facing its ‘dotcom bubble’ moment
CityFibre CEO anticipates a period of rationalisation that will see the unprepared go to the wall, but a stronger altnet sector emerge.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Global: unit to “enhance” payments tech portfolio with Mako tie-up
BT takes payments to the cloud with tech buddy Mako.
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Strategy & ChangeBT Sourced prepping for range of ‘disruptive scenarios’
Cyril Pourrat tells procurement industry event that transformation of telco’s buying function is instilling much‑needed visibility and confidence during macro crisis.
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Public AffairsCWU ups the ante on BT with four-day strike plan
Communication Workers Union‑led strike to take place across October.