BTwatch News
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PeopleBT evolves Board of Directors to fill vacancies
Maggie Chan Jones and Ruth Cairnie appointed as new Independent Non‑Executive Directors.
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Financial & Performance
Q3 FY22–23: no frills at BT, but fireworks to come before the year’s up
BT’s Q3 reflects a troubled three months of inflationary pressures, union challenge, and heightened competition.
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Enterprise (B2B)
Jansen spotlights ‘right management in right place’ to turn around BT’s B2B fortunes
Ashish Gupta singled out as a man with a plan to revitalise BT’s business with the public sector and major UK enterprise.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT’s Mehta seeks savings with Kyndryl-supported IT refresh
US IT infrastructure specialist will drive mainframe application migration to the cloud.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT looks to the skies for rural coverage answers
Trials started with Stratospheric Platforms to beam 4G/5G connectivity in remote UK regions.
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Suppliers & SCM
BT procurement rethink providing robust base for inflation battle
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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Public Affairs
Openreach calls for successor to ‘super-deduction’ tax relief
Openreach adds to pleas from BT Group CEO Philip Jansen and others.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT offloads German fibre network to 1&1 Versatel
UK operator continues its retreat from national infrastructure in favour of global services provision.
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People
Succession planning underway as Ian Cheshire exits BT boardroom
Former Barclays chair set to depart after three years at BT, with external search consultant appointed to find replacement.
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People
Latest BT people moves: Openreach shakeup reflects fibre building focus
National Infrastructure & Operations Director Elena Karpathakis departs as Katie Milligan rises to replace Kim Mears.
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Consumer (B2C)
BT scrambles to explain massive price hikes
Group to raise most tariffs by 14.4%, based on December CPI rate and additional annual charges.
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Operations
Union “deeply concerned” over BT Sport redundancies
More than 200 BT Sport staff put at risk of redundancy following transfer to Warner Bros. Discovery.
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People
Openreach’s Milligan takes on expanded commercial remit
Katie Milligan replaces Kim Mears as Openreach hunts down fibre‑building targets.
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Products & Services
BT to take 5G ‘network in a box’ to market
Non‑public network broadcast solution to be commercialised in 2023 after twelve months of real‑world pilot deployments.
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Products & Services
BT sets sights on Scope 3 emissions with tracking tools
Multinational customers offered carbon and energy monitoring tools to cut Scope 3 emissions.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT brings in Aussie exec for fresh look at wireless assets
New team being built within BT to evaluate revenue and efficiency opportunities around unilateral towers and other network elements.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Openreach partners home charging specialists to power EV migration
Ground Control and Mina announce tie-up with Openreach as electric vehicle fleet migration rolls on.
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Operations
Elsewhere in Openreach: BT sends in drones to catch copper cable thieves
BT sends in drones to catch copper cable thieves
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Products & Services
Elsewhere in BT Business: BT kicks off Street Hub rollout
BT kicks off Street Hub rollout in Sheffield amid more complaints in Winchester
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Public Affairs
Openreach’s Equinox 2 prompts competitor angst
New pricing model submitted to Ofcom for review, but altnets and challengers raise concerns about market power domination.
