December 2025 update: BT adds more industry nous to aid transformation from the Strategy & Change organisation; BT International’s senior leadership team undergoes further early tweaks; and Openreach brings in an altnet exec to ‘sharpen’ its commercial edge…

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BTwatch: going sovereign; leveraging AI

2025-12-11T12:53:00+00:00

Analyst Briefing: BT launches a sovereign option for UK enterprise customers; prepares for the way for intent-based networks with AWS; and partners industry to protect against the rising cybersecurity threat…

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UK gov walks barrier-busting tightrope in bid to ease MDU connectivity headaches

Government sets so-called Barrier Busting Task Force to work, aiming to remove blockers to Gigabit upgrades at multi-dwelling units and apartment blocks. Openreach welcomes the proposals, but Whitehall must avoid giving the incumbent any inadvertent advantage…

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BTwatch Analyst Report #370 - December 2025
2025-12-16T11:13:00+00:00
Key stories include: H1: competitive pressures bite | BT taps Starlink for rural connectivity | Consumer holds the line | B2B finally reaches ‘start-line’ of bounce-back | Kirkby downplays Openreach role in altnet M&A | and much more…
BTwatch Analyst Report #369 - October 2025
2025-10-30T06:00:00+00:00
Key stories include: BT warned of altnet-led FMC challenge | Howard Watson prepares for exit | 2030 target set for 5G SA | Italian divestment completes | Copper-to-fibre pricing raises altnet hackles | and much more…
BTwatch Analyst Report #368 - September - October 2025
2025-10-06T07:00:00+01:00
Key stories include: Bharti joins the BT board | Kirkby rails against gov policy | AWS to aid network autonomy | BT slim-down reaches Radianz | Openreach ratchets up TAR lobbying | and much more…

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Public Affairs
UK gov walks barrier-busting tightrope in bid to ease MDU connectivity headaches
Government sets so-called Barrier Busting Task Force to work, aiming to remove blockers to Gigabit upgrades at multi-dwelling units and apartment blocks. Openreach welcomes the proposals, but Whitehall must avoid giving the incumbent any inadvertent advantage…
Network & Infra
BT seeks to bring self-healing network vision to life, with a little help from AWS
Mobile networks lead Reza Rahnama says earlier attempts to deploy AI in the network fell short, but programmable 5G SA, with AWS architecture, means intent-based networks will soon be a reality…
Network & Infra
Openreach joins UK gov’s infra tracking project
Openreach joins the UK government’s National Underground Assets Register, highlighting the potential to reduce accidental damage to its infra and improve rollout efficiency for other businesses by mapping out its network through the scheme…

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BT Peoplewatch: Openreach sharpens commercial edge with altnet exec
December 2025 update: BT adds more industry nous to aid transformation from the Strategy & Change organisation; BT International’s senior leadership team undergoes further early tweaks; and Openreach brings in an altnet exec to ‘sharpen’ its commercial edge…
BT International adds EMEA telco, infra expertise to aid ‘growth’ agenda
Former IHS Towers deputy CFO Douglas Lubbe joins BT International leadership as CEO Bas Burger talks up ‘transformation for growth’ mission.
Ex-BT CEO Jansen on the runway to become Heathrow Airport chair — report
Philip Jansen reportedly set to take up chair of Heathrow Airport, amidst £50bn expansion programme and ownership rejig…

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