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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…

Latest Analyst Briefing

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Analyst Briefing

BTwatch: going sovereign; leveraging AI

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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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Peoplewatch

CityFibre hiring Neil McRae as CTIO — why?

In-depth: Former BT Chief Architect looks set to unexpectedly return to UK broadband. Is the largest fibre specialist looking to tap strategist’s deep understanding of incumbent and networks, or more recent experience in cloud and FWA?

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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…

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Network & Infra

Space race: Ofcom begins countdown for D2D satellite services

UK regulator firms up framework, paving way for MNOs to launch direct-to-device services in the New Year…

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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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