BTwatch News – Page 10
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Financial & PerformanceGuidance: outlook reaffirmed as Jansen claims a job well done
H1 FY23–24: CEO claims to have set BT up for momentum towards longer-term targets thanks to strategic focus on network investment.
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Financial & PerformanceJansen concedes losses to altnets as Openreach set to miss annual fibre build target
BT Group CEO Philip Jansen boasts of fibre progress but guidance for coming quarters indicates Openreach will fall short of four million premises passed in the FY; earnings call included a rare admission that Openreach lines are being lost to altnet rivals.
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Suppliers & SCMBT’s buying chief Pourrat injects risk management into the Sourced DNA
BT Sourced CEO on how instilling “culture of risk” within organisation’s DNA has enabled it to “react immediately” to supply chain disruptions.
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Suppliers & SCMSAP trumpets role in transformation gains at BT
ERP player SAP declared success for solution deployments fulfilling commitments made in a strategic partnership signed in 2019.
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Strategy & ChangeBT Business to slash product portfolio as CEO Burger lifts lid on strategy
B2B division to “do fewer things” in bid to drive efficiency, focus on customer outcomes, seek growth.
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Products & Services‘New EE’ partners Apple to elevate TV ambitions
EE TV service announced with Apple as collaborators, moving ‘New EE’ towards B2B2C goals.
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Strategy & ChangeEE spreads its wings with open platform evolution
New platform placed front and centre of “landmark shift” for EE, with likes of consumer electronics, home security, and subscription management available on “open” basis.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Technology: Ofcom delays mmWave auction
Ofcom delays mmWave auction as UK market changes shape.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Business: Division X targets logistics efficiency and warehousing tech
Division X targets logistics efficiency and warehousing tech.
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Enterprise (B2B)BT brings new Fabric to market with fully programmable NaaS
Operator looks to tap enterprise interest in ‘cloud-first’ approach with Global Fabric, a platform to bridge the gap between multiple clouds.
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Products & ServicesIn depth: BT’s Kevin Lee on Aimee becoming EE’s AI ‘superhero’
BT Consumer Chief Digital Officer Kevin Lee tells the story of Aimee’s journey from fledgeling with “limited skillset”, to becoming EE’s ‘superhero’. Exec highlights importance of Aimee as a co-pilot for EE customer support, with operator aiming to assist all agent conversations with chatbot beyond 2025.
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PremiumElsewhere in Openreach: Openreach altnet rival hits connections milestone
Openreach altnet rival hits connections milestone.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Group: BT bolsters legal expertise to drive diversity
BT bolsters legal expertise to drive diversity.
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PremiumElsewhere in BT Consumer: EE to update scam, spam prevention tech
EE to update scam, spam prevention tech.
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Innovation (R&D)MediaTek and Nokia help BT to 5G reduced capacity win
Partners successfully trial RedCap technology using EE’s 5G SA network, MediaTek’s testing platform, and Nokia’s AirScale RAN portfolio.
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Products & ServicesBT’s commercial drone SIM a ‘stepping stone’ in UAV leadership aspirations
BT launches Drone SIM service for Business customers as series of pilots prove successful.
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Partnerships & AlliancesBT takes ‘first step’ in Google Cloud cybersecurity partnership
Pair extend partnership to the realm of cybersecurity, with BT becoming official reseller of Google Chronicle-based Autonomic Security Operations offering.
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Network & InfrastructureOpenreach wants higher Scottish FTTP take-up after one million passed
Operator reveals 20 locations across Scotland with best FTTP coverage after passing one million premises, up from 850,000 this May.
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PremiumBT people moves: Group names new Chief Data & AI Officer in digital push
Ex-Nokia and Telefónica product lead Deepika Adusumilli appointed Chief Data & AI Officer at BT.
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Innovation (R&D)BT’s Ben Clinch on data modelling and pulling back the GenAI ‘magic curtain’
Principal Enterprise Architect Ben Clinch warns of misconception that developments in generative AI have removed the need to curate and prepare data.