Openreach
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Strategy & Change
BT ‘remains committed’ to diversity despite dropping DEI calculator
BT’s decision to drop the diversity, equity, and inclusion targets from its management bonus scheme comes as the corporate world reassesses the benefits of DEI measures. BT claims to be ready to move on with DEI already embedded, but has it reneged on commitments without first meeting targets?
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: patience required after more mixed results
Latest from BT, including an in-depth look at the Group’s Q3 earnings, the new BT Business CEO, and Openreach’s broadband vulnerability; Ireland divestment confirmed; rural Scotland build rolls on; more…
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: collaboration key to Group’s innovation, transformation
Latest from BT and its ecosystem, including a call for quantum collaboration; EY, Pega tie-up on SMB channel transformation; legacy migration progress; and Q3 trading update build up…
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: healthtech flatlines; real-world network slicing
Latest from BT and its ecosystem as Etc. shutters healthtech and resets EV charging; BT’s Division X marks network slicing milestone; 2G closure prep work begins; and EE learns its ESN vendor peers…
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: AI leadership overhaul; Openreach turns to intent-based networking
Latest from BT as New Year people changes make for evolution at BT Digital; Openreach taps government grant funding for more rural fibre contracts; India promoted as more than just an engineering outpost; and Nokia takes a central spot in Openreach SDN…
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Operations
BT electrifies fleet, charges on with EV infra transition
The BT/Openreach fleet inches towards zero emissions with a 3,500-vehicle order from Ford, Stellantis, Toyota, and Renault, backed by gov grants. Challenges remain, but Etc.’s charging pilot rolls on with a new focus…
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Network & Infrastructure
Openreach chases ‘one network’ architecture with Nokia Altiplano deployment
Access provider confirms Altiplano onboarding, adding further Nokia presence to FTTP infra.
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: full fibre flying, NaaS launch imminent
Latest from BT and its ecosystem, including more Project Gigabit contracts for Openreach; a strong showing in Clive Selley’s 2024 review; Colin Bannon promotes Global Fabric potential in AI age; and more…
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: ‘in transition’ BT ends year on a high
Latest from BT as new Wholesale MD lays out her priorities; Sprinklr tie-up bears first fruit; asset-light international strategy picks up; and BT walks away unscathed from landmark £1bn+ class action case…
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: security in focus at Business, exec changes at EE
Latest from BT as a news emerges of a security breach at Business; more strategic people moves across the Group; and another ESN contract nears, with BT said to be out of the running. More from Openreach, EE, elsewhere…
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: BT falls back from venturing foray
Latest from BT, including the sale of an equity stake in startup Distributed; Marc Allera’s imminent exit; the introduction of a ‘common language’, in the words of Campbell McClean; and another boardroom newcomer…
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: earnings add to Kirkby’s optimism
Latest from BT as CEO Allison Kirkby uses drab half-year results to cast vision for the future; Business prepares for Global divestment; Openreach beats fibre expectations; BT riled as Vodafone–Three merger nears…
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: more B2B sell-off reports pose questions for future of Business
Latest from BT as B2B slim-down continues; minority owner DT sees emerging ‘options’ for 12% stake; and Openreach sets about Nokia Altiplano deployment…
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Network & Infrastructure
Openreach advances network architecture revamp with Nokia Altiplano deployment
Altiplano SDN toolkit being deployed as Openreach pursues “one network platform”.
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Strategy & Change
‘New options’ emerging for DT’s stake in BT — Höttges
Deutsche Telekom CEO Tim Höttges sees things “going into our favour” at BT as German operator’s ‘biggest mistake’ begins to turn around and new international shareholders target the operator.
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: BT takes aim at competitors
Latest from BT and its ecosystem as the Group takes flak for advertising practices, puts more effort into its anti-Vodafone–Three merger campaign, and cools talk of Deutsche Telekom’s latest API play…
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: Strategy & Change shakeup as Kirkby sets agenda
Latest from BT: a major shakeup from CEO Allison Kirkby as she brings in McKinsey expertise to lead Strategy & Change, with Digital chief Harmeen Mehta on the way out; networks future in focus with NaaS Global Fabric nearing launch and efficiencies sought through tie-up with Orange, others; and AI beds in for in-house legal teams…
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: gov’t reforms required as Openreach seeks fibre residencies
Latest from BT and its ecosystem as the Group makes fixed network demands, rolls out next-gen mobile, and works to surrender international outposts. More from Connected Britain, Secure Tomorrow Festival, and elsewhere in a busy week for BT, EE, and Openreach…
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Innovation (R&D)
BT tightens GenAI cost and security control with AWS
BT Group’s Digital unit teams with AWS to build GenAI Gateway internal platform that gives engineers a flexible and responsible way to scale use cases across the organisation.
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Weekly Briefings
BTwatch Weekly: 5G SA heralds AI age, Openreach sets wish list for fibre future
Latest from BT and ecosystem, including: standalone 5G launches at last, coupled with new in-home Wi-Fi 7 offerings and AI services, bringing anticipation of convergence change and ARPU growth; Mexico’s Slim adds more BT shares to holding; Openreach lays out TAR desires (much to rivals’ chagrin)…