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Public Affairs

BT carries burden as Huawei compromise reached

Industry looks set to be given three years to firewall Huawei, with potential 35% cap on High Risk Vendors. Security officials position the decision as largely a clarification and formalisation of current restrictions, but potentially stringent caps will spark immediate change in industry security and procurement strategies. UK capex ...

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Partnerships & Alliances

TIP state of play: TEAC Waves pick up after extended slow down

Community Labs; PlugFest; and a TEAC down. Rundown of ALL previous TEAC winners.

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Innovation (R&D)

TEAC UK Wave 3: BT focuses on 5G private networks and edge compute

BT’s Telecom Infra Project (TIP) Ecosystem Acceleration Centre (TEAC UK) hosted its third wave of finalists and inducted two winners into the fold in January 2020, with the successful pitches joining BT at its Adastral Park innovation hub, as well as securing access to expertise and support from BT and ...

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Financial & Performance

BT’s Q3 FY19 20: a long road ahead

Consumer continues to face greater competition Enterprise is still shedding legacy fixed-line revenue at a rate of knots Global is still beating a strategic retreat  Openreach appears to be in reasonable health

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Financial & Performance

Business briefing: Selley keeps his eyes on the prize

Selley upbeat and future‑focused as Openreach intensifies efforts to shed copper. Independence emphasised with ucstomer team driving efforts to create new markets, rather than purely follow BT Consumer’s lead. Experience and efficiency the foundations for Openreach plans to roll over emerging fibre rivals, and keep Virgin Media away from ...