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Digital ReportsBTwatch Report #342 – March 2023
Key stories include: Q3: no frills but steady progress | BT warns of investment cliff edge | Buying rejig brings in savings | Jansen stands by price hikes | Equinox earns Ofcom backing
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Strategy & ChangeBT’s Harmeen Mehta wants more AI experiments to combat complexity ‘parasite’
Simplifier-in-chief Mehta calls for experimental R&D and allowances for failure to fuel AI improvements.
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PremiumAltnet rival taps BT’s consumer IT boss
Consumer IT Director Robert Purdy joins south-western UK-focused fibre player Truespeed.
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PremiumBT opens Belfast office, ‘on track’ to complete UK real estate revamp
BT cuts ribbon on 2,000-seater Riverside Tower hub.
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PremiumBT takes IoT ‘nation‑wide’ with roaming SIM launch
Operator reveals new SIM solution aiming to increase uptime of IoT devices with national roaming.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Consumer: BT Sport announced explosive new branding
BT Sport announced explosive new branding
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PremiumBT’s buying rethink adds to arsenal for inflation fight
Work of new procurement finance team at BT said to have provided an important buffer against the impact of escalating inflation.
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PremiumElsewhere in Openreach: Openreach initiates ‘shallow build’ trial to extend FTTP network
Openreach initiates ‘shallow build’ trial to extend FTTP network
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Business: Fibre Café adds BT to growing partner pack
Fibre Café adds BT to growing partner pack.
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PremiumBT’s Sutton highlights timing issues with open RAN
Group’s Principal Network Architect says vRAN will need “hardware assistance” to deal with timing and sync between different components.
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PremiumBT calls for more ecosystem support for multicast
Telco, alongside sports media company DAZN, calls for more aid to fully transition to mABR.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Group: BT launches tender offers worth £2.18bn
BT launches tender offers worth £2.18bn following disappointing results
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PremiumBT says UK on edge of investment precipice
Urges government to rethink rise in corporation tax and scrapping of the Super Deduction investment scheme.
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PremiumCompetition watchdog reviewing BT’s planned Pelipod sale
Sale of ‘smart locker’ enabler, announced at end of 2022, comes under CMA microscope.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Technology: Adastral Park eyes up a share of space tech cluster funding
Adastral Park eyes up a share of space tech cluster funding
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PremiumBT Q3 FY22–23 headlines: big picture positives, details remain devilish
Q3 seen to support BT’s upward trend, building towards an overall good FY defined by major strategic moves.
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PremiumBT Q3 FY22–23 spend: work ‘unwind’ means FY will come good
Heavy 9M spend set to be levelled out by drop‑off in Q4
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PremiumBT Q3 FY22–23 guidance: finishing with a flourish
BT on track, with heavy weight of burden on Q4 to pull the Group up to targets.
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PremiumBT picking fresh, regional talent
Provider announces new apprentice and graduate roles, but falls short of bumper 2022.
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PremiumBT people moves: new entrants at Clinical and Group Boards
Dr. Richard Caddis and Dr. Paul Bhogal join BT’s Clinical Advisory Board.