All Colin Lees articles
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BT Peoplewatch: 2024 brings fresh faces as Kirkby era draws near
January 2024 update: new year sees a handful of newcomers across BT Group, EE and Openreach, while familiar faces opt for new beginnings elsewhere… Learn more…
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Openreach CTIO departs; B2B challenger destination mooted
Colin Lees, IT transformer in chief, heads for the wild side after 25 years of BT Group. Learn more…
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Elsewhere in BT Group: BT continues Better Workplace progress
BT continues Better Workplace progress with Bristol ribbon‑cutting
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Openreach builds Apple deal to equip engineers
Apple’s smartphone is the “most important” tool.
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BT wants to retain Huawei FTTP kit until 2030s
BT’s CTIO flags benefits of a converged core and legacy network closures.
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Openreach Tech team powers UK fibre build
CTIO Colin Lees shares impact of tech overhaul on network build. More effort on provisioning and repair in three-year transformation project. Openreach owns IT and Network strategy decisions; BT Digital and BT Networks are key suppliers. Three-supplier strategy for FTTP advances with Adtran, Huawei and Nokia.
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Openreach pushes ahead in journey to agile
CTIO Colin Lees discusses three-year transformation project across IT, network, and processes to support FTTP rollout. Independent Openreach Technology division treads in parent’s tech footsteps. Adopts agile development where it can and organises into Tribes and Squads. Data strategy seeks “single source of truth”. Takes pragmatic approach to cloud ...