BTwatch: connecting rural reaches, shuttering legacy

Joe Purnell2026-01-28T08:26:00

Source: Openreach

Analyst Briefing: EE signals confidence in latest Emergency Services Network update; Openreach advances exchange closure programme; Business signs multimillion-pound deals; progress made on Project Gigabit…

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Themes: All‑IP migration; Brand performance; Copper switch‑off; Emergency Services Network; Fibre rollout; Managed IT services; Network resilience; Pricing strategy; Project Gigabit; Refurbished devices.
People: Allison Kirkby; Rohan Kapoor; Sharon Meadows; Simon Lowth; Tomas Vanderick.
Geographic: Cornwall; Dumfries and Galloway; London; Northern Ireland; United Kingdom.
Organisations: Airtel; BT; BT Business; Building Digital UK; CityFibre; Colt; easyJet; EE; Fibrus; Freedom Fibre; GoFibre; IBM; ITV; O2; Openreach; Quickline Communications; Sky; Three; TNT Sports; Verizon Business; Warner Bros. Discovery.

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