EMEA Tier-1 Telcos – Page 227
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PremiumEE refreshes its contract bundles
EE refreshes tariffs: axes Max; debuts Smart Plans, Swappables, Service Packs
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PremiumEE stormz into 5G
EE pips Vodafone to the post on 5G launch, but head-start is limited. Consumer to join the party later in year, with BT Plus converged packages. Huawei dropped from the handset list, but still providing FWA hardware.
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PremiumBT Group finally confirmed as main USO provider for broadband
From March 2020, BT (and KCOM) will be obliged to provide a broadband link of at least 10Mbps to premises unable to connect via commercial operators. Ofcom still to confirm how it intends to fund the obligation, with a consultation expected by the end of 2019.
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PremiumBT Sport is losing the rights to broadcast the Women’s Tennis Association
BT Sport is to lose the rights to the Women’s Tennis Association (WTA), to Amazon.
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PremiumBT Sport reportedly set to gain WWE’s UK broadcasting rights
BT Sport is reportedly set to acquire the UK broadcast rights to World Wrestling Entertainment (WWE) - the existing contract with Sky Sports expires later in 2019.
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PremiumBT Sport is to lose the Emirates FA Cup broadcasting rights
ITV and the BBC are to share the broadcasting rights until 2021.
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Public AffairsPhones 4u ‘price-fixing’ controversy continues
Latest filings on Phones 4u legal action sees operators assert commercial reasons behind end to agreements. Claims on alleged comments from O2’s Dunne on operator collaboration vigorously denied by operators. While O2 and Vodafone flatly deny, EE response keeps Dunne and Vodafone’s Guy Laurence in the firing line.
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PremiumCellnex acquires rights to market services at BT towers
Cellnex confident modest early partnership with BT could provide greater long-term opportunity for management and co-location services business with the UK incumbent.
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PremiumEE expands its Video Data Pass service
EE added access to the BBC iPlayer and YouTube to its Video Data Pass service to give users zero-rated access to the apps.
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PremiumBT TSO’s Technology Business Briefing, 2019
BT TSO held a Technology Business Briefing for the analyst community in late-June 2019.
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Public AffairsLabour Party considering BT renationalisation
The opposition Labour Party in the UK is considering speculative plans regarding a potential renationalisation of BT Group.
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PremiumBT Group management update: FY18-19
The results marked Jansen’s major public bow as head of the Group. New CEO was frank on the challenges facing BT, and equally honest in recognising no easy answers. Another year of falling revenue and EBITDA framed as a managed retreat in non-strategic areas, and in line with transformation ...
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PremiumDivisional breakdown: BT Consumer still doing the heavy lifting
On a division-by-division basis, FY18-19 proved tough across the Group. Consumer again was the principal element of the business in which key financial metrics remain solely in the black. However, there are signs that trends are changing, and, while the headwinds that have beset Enterprise and Global Services may ...
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PremiumBT Group’s FY19–20 guidance: going down, but preparing to go up
BT’s plans to accelerate transformation, and push ahead with fibre rollout while improving customer experience, expected to impact its guidance for the 2019-20 financial year. Adjusted revenue expected to record a 2% drop for the year, with regulatory pressure and more competitive markets cited as key causes, alongside the ...
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PremiumBT steps back on ultrafast target, promises leap forward
BT’s FY20-21 ultrafast rollout target down to ten million from twelve million, but full fibre to the fore. Government distaste for G.fast appears a crucial element of BT’s decision.
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PremiumNew CEO, new BT Group branding
New logo intended to create a more unified identity across all BT units, and refresh a tired image.
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PremiumMcRae talks-up cloud partner capabilities
BT Chief Architect keen on collaboration over competition with more established cloud services giants. CTIO Watson, meanwhile, appears to be weighing value of BT’s exchange estate as a bargaining chip in evolving relationships.
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PremiumBT Group’s strategy expectations outlined in 2019’s AGM
BT’s next-generation networks and internal transformation goals discussed.
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PremiumDeutsche Telekom strengthens ties with SK Telecom, Zeiss
DTCP in partner mode to sustain investment aggression. Group looking to Asia for next wave of startup relationships.
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PremiumVodafone Rest of World Region People Moves, July 2019
Latest people movements inlcude: Michael Joseph, George Njuguna, Thibaud Rerolle, Jacqueline Kalaza, Abhay Parashar, Sainath Rajagopal.