Latest BTwatch Insight
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Innovation (R&D)DSP Leaders: Watson urges “scared” telcos to embrace innovation, but efficiently
Solving the conundrum of driving innovation while managing energy efficiency will demand operators get a grip on legacy technology says BT networks chief.
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Public Affairs
BT loses out in EU data exchange controversy
Decision to award €458m TESTA contract to BT Global Services Belgium revoked after legal debacle.
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Public Affairs
Openreach earns Equinox approval despite altnet fallout
Equinox 2 wholesale pricing package gets green-lit by Ofcom after months of deliberation and consultation.
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Strategy & Change
Drahi builds BT bet as stake nears 25%
French billionaire ups BT holding via Altice UK vehicle but shushes takeover talk.
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Consumer (B2C)
BT barely bruised as up to a million disconnect broadband
Citizens Advice data shows swathes of households dropping broadband amid cost-of-living challenge, but BT metrics hold firm.
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Financial & Performance
BT FY22–23: tough talk on jobs hides slow progress and postponed ambitions
Group CEO Philip Jansen sets sights on end-of-decade transformation as BT gets lean, builds on network strengths.
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People
Orange Business reels in more outsiders to bolster management team
Digital expert from BT Global parachutes in as new CTIO; AWS senior exec named Chief Products and Marketing Officer.
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT builds on ServiceNow ties with contact centre collab
BT extends partnership with IT simplification ally to provide Business services.
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People
Latest BT people moves: Networks leadership revamp reveals Whitley successor
Gabriela Styf Sjöman to succeed outgoing R&D Chief Tim Whitley this June.
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Strategy & Change
BT’s Division X repositioned in latest B2B rework
Marc Overton to exit in June as Enterprise “growth engine” Division X gets swallowed by BT Business’s Product function.
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Network & Infrastructure
Virgin Media O2 to release NB-IoT this year
Operator joins BT in preparing a refreshed IoT platform for release later in 2023.
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Network & Infrastructure
FutureNet World: BT, Vodafone call out 5G SA delays, urge industry rethink
BT’s Josie Smith and Vodafone’s Andrea Doná lament slow progress but remain optimistic about standalone 5G if approach changes.
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Public Affairs
Openreach CEO hits out at fibre installation regulations
About 1.5 million flats cannot be upgraded to full fibre because of unresponsive freeholders, according to Openreach CEO Clive Selley.
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Operations
BT endeavours to slash Scope 2 emissions with PPA
Group enters into corporate PPA with renewable energy infrastructure investment company TRIG.
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT signs ‘new and improved’ FM contracts
CBRE et al earn extensions as part of Better Workplace estate revamp.
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Network & Infrastructure
Elsewhere in Openreach: Openreach passes ten million premises milestone
Openreach passes ten million‑premises milestone.
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Innovation (R&D)
BT incubation arm targets health-tech overhaul with pilot trio
Health navigation, remote care, and patient flow solutions currently being trialled and developed.
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Public Affairs
CityFibre: Openreach strategy puts UK foreign investment at risk
CityFibre execs in Manchester and Madrid warn Ofcom that Openreach’s Equinox 2 pricing model jeopardises success story of foreign direct investment in UK infra.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Elsewhere in BT Business: BT ties with UN for Ukraine support
BT ties with UN for Ukraine support.
