BTwatch Analyst Briefing: moving network tests to the real world
Joe Purnell2025-07-15T16:01:00
Latest from BT as network slicing, 5G SA, and DAS go live; UK fibre challenger CityFibre raises its game with new funding and M&A potential; Adastral Park’s Gemini platform welcomes first quantum startup; and EE and friends earn collusion clearance in Phones 4u case; plus more…
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- Themes: 5G standalone (SA); Altnet expansion; Anti-cartel case; AR/VR experience; Azure-powered security; Collusion allegations; Connectivity services; DAS deployments; Economic impact; Email app upgrade; Fibre rollout; Funding agreement; Gigabit capacity; Indoor coverage; Merger and acquisition (M&A); Mobile network quality; Network encryption; Network slicing; Payment processing; Planning reform; Quantum collaboration; Real-world testing; Retail hotspots; Spectrum inefficiency; Startup engagement; Tech adoption; Tier-one vendors; Transformational technologies.
- Events: Belfast market trial; Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix; Phones 4u ruling; Portsmouth SailGP deployment; Q1 earnings release; UK–France science and tech announcements.
- People: Greg McCall; Howard Watson; Kerry Small; Luciano Oliveira.
- Geographic: France; London Stansted Airport; Manchester Airport; Portsmouth; Sheffield; United Kingdom.
- Organisations: Adastral Park; Alstrom; Assembly Research; BT; BT Business; BT Consumer; BT Email; BT Group; BTwatch; CityFibre; Department for Science, Innovation, and Technology (DSIT); EE; Ericsson; Michelin; Microsoft Azure; Nokia; O2 UK; Openreach; Phones 4u; SailGP; Sitehop; TelcoTitans; Virgin Media O2; Vodafone UK; Wireless Infrastructure Group (WIG).