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BT serene, Vodafone slumps as UK public spending on telecoms slides

Neal Doran2026-08-14T15:39:00

Source: Chris Karidis / Unsplash

BT remains the dominant supplier to the UK public sector telecoms market, but Tussell research suggests traditional telecoms services are becoming a shrinking component of government technology spending as buyers increasingly prioritise newer digital capabilities.

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Themes: Cybersecurity; Government procurement; ICT spending; Internet of Things (IoT); Public sector contracts; Public sector technology spending; Revenue diversification; Smart infrastructure; Telecommunications services.
Geographic: United Kingdom (UK).
Organisations: BT Group; Motorola Solutions; Teleperformance; telent; Tussell Group; Virgin Media O2 (VM O2); Vodafone.

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