BT has moved to acquire TalkTalk in a deal framed as a rescue operation, triggering an antitrust review and government public interest investigation, whilst the Group simultaneously navigates an executive shake-up, a revived consumer TV product, and intensifying battles over Openreach wholesale pricing.
Analyst Briefing: Openreach tunes its network to meet demand and scouts out additional revenue streams for its fibre estate; TalkTalk deal remains talk of the town as CMA hands over its findings; vendor tie-ups put B2B security in the spotlight…
NVIDIA’s alignment with Nokia shows through via a deluge of telco link-ups. BT, Deutsche Telekom, Elisa and Orange are progressing AI-RAN while peers simultaneously build the distributed compute and agentic software layers needed to support new services.
Execs from BT and VodafoneThree call for a major rethink on network power fees to reflect telcos’ Critical National Infrastructure responsibilities.
Openreach closing in on commercial fibre sensing, seeking to turn its huge vast estate into a distributed monitoring network capable of spotting water and gas leaks, and potentially opening a new revenue stream from existing infrastructure. European peers follow suit…
BT leans into low-key partner Microsoft for latest SOC-as-a-service offering as B2B customers face up to the growing threat of AI-powered attacks.
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BT has moved to acquire TalkTalk in a deal framed as a rescue operation, triggering an antitrust review and government public interest investigation, whilst the Group simultaneously navigates an executive shake-up, a revived consumer TV product, and intensifying battles over Openreach wholesale pricing.
Key stories include: Q1: steady but unspectacular | OSS overhaul leads to commercial gains | BT Business emerges from valley | Openreach slows fibre roll | Ofcom threatens pricing action | and much more…
Key stories include: BT pairs with Verizon for overseas B2B | Execs urge AI ‘rethink’ | Mapping the GEO to LEO shift | EE lauded for ESN execution | Openreach pace prompts rival M&A pragmatism | and much more…
Openreach closing in on commercial fibre sensing, seeking to turn its huge vast estate into a distributed monitoring network capable of spotting water and gas leaks, and potentially opening a new revenue stream from existing infrastructure. European peers follow suit…
BT leans into low-key partner Microsoft for latest SOC-as-a-service offering as B2B customers face up to the growing threat of AI-powered attacks.
Amidst growing demand for high-capacity infrastructure access from wholesale customers, Openreach has begun the installation of new Ciena technology to support additional capacity.
October 2026 edition, including a deep strategic rewiring at the highest level, with legal, corporate affairs, and strategy chief changes. Elsewhere, networks R&D handover, network API monetisation, and preparing the ground for the next phase of BT International.
Chris Bramley set to take the reins of network and research strategy at BT, as Gabriela Styf Sjöman steps down.
August 2026 update, including the impact of the FTTP build wind-down, People & Culture overhaul, and a new consumer FWA product lead as BT looks to plug fibre gaps, plus more across Business, Openreach, elsewhere…
