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ContactEngine and BT Enterprise in award-winning partnership
BT Enterprise and ContactEngine, in partnership to create AI-based conversations, win at UK Customer Experience Awards 2019.
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BT signs contracts with SAP
BT is following through with transformation commitments and a significant contract with SAP was unveiled, intended to support an overhaul of the finance department and BT’s approach to human resources.
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BT and Casa Systems win Award at Broadband World Forum
BT recognised at event in the Netherlands for collaborative work on converged 5G technology.
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Openreach in the running for huge Northern Irish broadband deal
Openreach was reportedly shortlisted for a £165m deal with Northern Ireland’s (NI) government to roll out superfast (30Mbps+) broadband to 98,000 premises in rural areas across the country.
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EE brings 5G to 14 more UK cities
EE launches 5G services in cities across the UK, including Glasgow, Huddersfield, and Liverpool.
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Public Affairs
Labour promises nationalised free broadband for all — BTwatch’s first take
Considerable speculation and debate on the future of UK communications infrastructure and the sector was sparked by a new Labour Party policy. In its Manifesto for the upcoming UK General Election, Labour is committing to the nationalisation of major elements of BT Group that relate to the provision of ...
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More reports of G.fast slowdown
With full fibre the established main priority, an increasingly gaping hole is building in BT’s plans to provide ultrafast services to ten million homes by early-2021, as G.fast stood down.
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Openreach extending local reach
Local authority deals quickly pivoting to FTTP as momentum gathers, with BDUK gainshare in support. Challenge of full-scale fibre illustrated by significant cost per home passed for remote fibre installations.
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Virgin Media sweeps in with gigabit ‘can do’ claims
DOCSIS 3.1 upgrade providing Virgin Media with a clear opportunity to declare itself a key partner in the government’s pursuit of gigabit speeds. Management bullish on the prospect of taking the fight to Openreach, beyond Virgin’s traditional footprint. Sky in a position to play off Virgin and Openreach, as ...
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Openreach talks-up full fibre, as government moves on…
Openreach following through with full-fibre commitment to distinguish its infrastructure capabilities from rivals. Government putting up more money, but appears open to gigabit alternatives for quicker wins. Openreach tempts government with 2025 win if conditions are right, but appetite for headline-grabbing grand plan appears to be waning.
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BT Global trumpets updated Cyber SOC in Madrid
BT Global trumpeted its updated Cybersecurity Operations Centre (Cyber SOC) in Madrid, Spain during September 2019.
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BT Global signs cloud-based cybersecurity contract with icare
BT signs contract with icare, to deploy its cloud-based cybersecurity solution.
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BT Global talks up success with Mexican stock exchange BMV
BMV discusses the capabilities of its BT Radianz trading platform.
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BT Federal is close to operating in US government’s programme
BT Federal close to participating in US government’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions project.
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BT Global secures €40m Spanish government renewal
BT’s Spanish unit is picking up public sector contracts even as the prospect of a sale nears.
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BT Global brings SD-WAN to Rexel
Cisco’s role as a virtualisation partner underpins BT’s latest heralded contract.
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Suppliers & SCM
Qualitest secures 5G and ESN testing role
ESN collaboration proving an opportunity to expand remit to 5G for software-testing company Qualitest.
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BT Enterprise’s RingCentral-powered UCaaS is division’s fastest growing solution, claims vendor
RingCentral claims involvement in BT Enterprise’s fastest growing division.
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Avanti highlights relationship with BT Group in recent results presentation
Avanti discussed its relationship with BT Group, and promoted HYLAS 4 satellite in recent results presentation.
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InLinks used to monitor air quality in Birmingham and Bradford
BT Enterprise is working with Bradford Council and scientists in Birmingham to employ its InLinkUK kiosks’ integrated sensors to measure air quality.