All United Kingdom (UK) articles
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Public AffairsOfcom: operators must do more to help crisis-hit customers
Regulator finds a huge jump in number of households struggling to afford communications services, with pay-TV spend under particular pressure.
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Public Affairs
Former BT Group chair bashes UK fiscal plan
Sir Michael Rake fears UK economy in “danger”, as pound slumps and UK bond yields shoot up following “unfunded” tax cuts.
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Products & Services
BT targets co-creation and consistency with Digital design labs
BT fleshes out design teams and opens User Research Labs to drive asset co-creation initiatives.
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Network & Infrastructure
Virgin Media O2 gets nod for Manchester fibre core
Extra component of Local Full Fibre Network project to see Cisco kit installed in BT’s regional exchanges.
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Public Affairs
Demand grows for UK Databank as living costs rise
Virgin Media O2, Vodafone, and Three donate mobile data to support internet connectivity for 500,000 people, as households struggle.
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Suppliers & SCM
Ebiquity cements Virgin Media O2 media analytics brief, post-merger
Deal focuses on marketing spend accountability as combined operator mounts convergence challenge to BT Group.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Big five UK ISPs test social housing broadband scheme
Manchester explores public-private partner model for affordable broadband.
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Public Affairs
CWU ups the ante on BT with four-day strike plan
Communication Workers Union‑led strike to take place across October.
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Network & Infrastructure
US subsea data centre startup preps Scottish venture
Founder flags plan to ‘start UK business development’, building beyond first two trial deployments in USA.
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Strategy & Change
Cautious Virgin Media O2 seeks ‘balance’ in fibre wholesale talks
CEO Lutz Schüler in talks with prospective wholesale customers.
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Financial & Performance
Progress in ‘tough times’ for Deutsche Telekom’s UK tech arm
Little-reported central services unit says business with rest of Group “stable”.
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Operations
BT lines up Liverpool for Better Workplace revamp
Liverpool is set to follow Sheffield in the latest of BT’s Better Workplace office investment projects.
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Innovation (R&D)
Virgin Media O2 trials DOCSIS 3.1 uplink
Isolated reports of DOCSIS 3.1 uplink services suggest VM O2 is readying for wider launch in near future.
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Strategy & Change
Elsewhere in UK: VM O2 introduces mobile swap scheme
New device swap scheme for mobile customers; apprenticeship schemes added in quest for digital talent.
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Venturing & Investments
Telefónica Innovation & Venturing Roundup: Metaverse push continues with Gamium investment
Telefónica continues metaverse push; Wayra Hispam warns of economic impacts on investments.
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Operations
BT pledges multimillion-pound Sheffield hub investment
Group lines up Sheffield offices for investment under the Better Workplace rationalisation programme.
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Network & Infrastructure
VM O2 takes open RAN to next stage
Virgin Media O2 switches on first live open RAN sites.
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Partnerships & Alliances
Coventry sends for Vodafone to push 5G adoption
Vodafone UK network to support local SME testing of digital ideas based on next-gen wireless and wireline.
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Interview
VOXI taps digital to drive Gen Z growth
Vodafone UK’s youth-focused sub-brand is independent with benefits.
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Strategy & Change
Government drops probe into Drahi’s BT stake
Business Secretary closes investigation into Patrick Drahi’s 18% stake acquisition, deeming it no threat to national security.
