BTwatch News – Page 21
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PremiumBT people moves: former BT personnel dominate altnet C-suite
Broadway Partners hires experienced ex-BT men Vincent Sagua and Pete Buckle as CFO and COO, respectively.
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PremiumBT looks beyond UK with broader AWS alliance
BT Digital beefs up AWS partnership with expanded IoT remit.
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PremiumBT takes ITV and Channel 4 to the cloud
BT signs multimillion‑pound contract to enable “start‑to‑finish” cloud processing for regionalised TV content across all of D3&4’s Freeview channels.
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PremiumOfcom under fire for sanctioning bumper price hikes
Regulator criticised for allowing major telcos to push ahead with mid‑contract price rises this April and May, some as high as 17.3%.
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PremiumOfcom consults industry on mmWave licence conditions
Regulator confirms release of 6.25MHz spectrum across 26GHz and 40GHz frequency bands for mobile use.
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PremiumBT readies for Digital Voice restart with trial ramp up
BT to launch further trials for all‑IP migration project in April 2023, with invitations to switch starting this summer.
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PremiumCost and uncertainty mount for troubled ESN
Eight years and £2bn later, UK National Audit Office pans Emergency Services Network in latest progress update.
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PremiumBT pilots emergency alert tech ahead of national trial
New emergency alert service successfully tested on EE, O2, and Three networks, with national trial on the way.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Technology: BT updates on CReDo digital twin developments
BT updates on CReDo digital twin developments.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Consumer: Consumer seeks to rectify issues and refund customers after double billing
Consumer seeks to rectify issues and refund customers after double billing.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Business: Voluntary redundancy programme reportedly initiated
Voluntary redundancy programme reportedly initiated across unified B2B units.
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PremiumElsewhere in Openreach: Openreach signs Ferns Group for manhole contract
Openreach signs Ferns Group for manhole contract.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Group: BT sits on fence over Three–Vodafone merger
BT sits on fence over Three–Vodafone merger, but acknowledges potential for more efficient market.
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PremiumBT signs MEC deal with AWS
BT continues to drive cloudification of mobile services with EE’s 4G and 5G infrastructure set to combine with AWS cloud to facilitate low-latency, high-bandwidth IoT use-cases.
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PremiumEquinox 2: Openreach pricing package delayed amid competitor outcry
Openreach puts Equinox 2 on ice pending extended Ofcom review.
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PremiumBT welcomes “bold” Spring Budget but altnets left wanting more
Openreach’s fibre rollout plans will benefit from new tax policy, but altnets want more regulatory reform to protect investment.
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PremiumEx-BT chair joins activist investor Elliott in reputation repair job
Sir Michael Rake appointed advisor at Elliot Management’s European arm, with a remit to improve the firm’s image in UK boardrooms.
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PeopleGavin Patterson adds new board roles post Salesforce
Former BT Group CEO in demand at enterprise software firms BuildOps and Wix after leaving Salesforce at the end of January.
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PremiumUK altnets call out Ofcom, Openreach for ‘damage to fibre investment credibility’
Openreach’s Equinox 2 earns another wave of competitor criticism as part of Ofcom review.
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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.