All United Kingdom (UK) articles
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Network & InfrastructureBT onboards Microsoft for flagship Belfast port project
New phase of port digitisation project focuses on edge and cloud infrastructure, automation, and application development.
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Enterprise (B2B)
BT sees public deals erode as IT giants rise
BT sees its share of government telecoms revenue slide as Virgin Media O2 gains ground.
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Strategy & Change
UK’s new Digital Strategy ‘lacks long-term vision’
TechUK claims new strategy would need to be updated in 2024 to ‘remain relevant’.
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People
Latest BT people moves: Division X and Digital target startup growth
Division X names market development lead; Digital brings in startup partnership specialist.
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People
Ex‑O2 CEO Dunne takes M&S non‑exec spot
Ronan Dunne named Non‑Exec at UK retailer, adding to Verizon board role.
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Strategy & Change
Liberty exec predicts ‘end of an era’ for altnet funding
Chief Development Officer Andrea Salvato warns altnets of rocky macro period, set to shake up challenger funding.
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Operations
Openreach’s Selley slams ‘tortuous’ process for hiring EU workers
Openreach CEO warns of constraints on pace of fibre network build.
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Public Affairs
Phones 4u claims telco “culture of impunity” as collusion trial begins
Phones 4u seeks to depict cavalier attitudes towards competition law among executives on the UK mobile scene as it attempts to prove operators colluded to cause its collapse.
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Strategy & Change
Drahi returns to BT spotlight amid fresh takeover speculation
All eyes on French billionaire as six‑month ban on BT takeover bid expires tomorrow.
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Strategy & Change
Ofcom reveals plan for commercial drone licences
Spectrum authorised for beyond line of sight flights. Broader drone regulatory framework in the works.
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Network & Infrastructure
Bangor University wins £4.2m state funding for rural 5G FWA rollout
Vodafone and local fibre infrastructure players Fiberspeed and ITS involved in 18‑month project.
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People
Openreach Scotland names Service Delivery lead
Jenni Macfarlane becomes business’ first female Service Delivery Director.
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Interview
Rakuten Symphony turns up the volume in Europe
After setting up shop in France, Germany, and the UK, Symphony puts out welcome mat for software companies to join its Symworld marketplace.
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Innovation (R&D)
BT could see limits to R&D Horizon
University group says UK could abandon association to Horizon Europe programme in June.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in UK: Phones 4u cases reaches High Court
Phones 4u collusion case reaches High Court; VM O2 fastest full‑fibre claims corroborated by ASA.
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Partnerships & Alliances
VM O2 taps Amdocs Media for OTT onboarding
New deal looks to build on pre‑merger relationship with Amdocs Media.
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Network & Infrastructure
VM O2 switches on Samsung’s 4G, 5G RAN lights
After more than six months of putting Samsung RAN kit through its paces in field tests, VM O2 flicks the switch on “multiple” 4G, 5G sites.
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Content & TV
Liberty refreshes catch‑up TV features
In ‘super aggregator’ era, broadcast TV is “still very relevant”.
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Public Affairs
Drahi’s BT stake raises national security concerns
UK Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng wields National Security & Investment Act to review, and potentially reverse, Altice UK’s latest BT stake acquisition.
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Public Affairs
Action ballot date set as union “maximises” BT pressure
Communication Workers Union to post ballot papers on 15 June.
