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OperationsBT Digital lights ‘beacons’ in search for new ways of working to aid transformation
DTW24 – Ignite: Change is not easy for large telcos, but BT Group’s Digital has been exploring ways to accelerate product delivery through “lean-agile” teams.
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Network & InfrastructureBT’s autonomous journey starts with decommissioning legacy products
DTW24 – Ignite: The industry’s dream of autonomous networks is some way off, but for BT’s R&D chief Gabriela Styf Sjöman, the first steps are to cut legacy products and adopt cloud-native principles.
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PeopleCampbell McClean steps up as BT’s new Chief Architect
Well-travelled Campbell McClean of DT, Airtel, Telefónica, and Orange fame takes Chief Architect posting at BT Group.
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Strategy & ChangeAllera, Mehta team up to bridge BT’s digital divide, drive ‘platform-thinking’
DTW24 – Ignite: Chief Digital & Innovation Officer Harmeen Mehta joined on-stage by Consumer CEO Marc Allera to hype transformation advances as Digital overhaul impacts EE platform-building.
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M&ABT outlines investment fears as Vodafone−Three merger tips spectrum scales
Operator overwhelmingly backs CMA’s decision to launch in-depth merger investigation and calls for closer attention to be paid to the unprecedented spectrum asymmetry that could follow. Ericsson, altnets, and trade unions also weigh in…
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Strategy & ChangeBT’s Mehta hails India’s role as recruitment drive continues
BT’s Chief Digital & Transformation Officer talked up the role of BT’s Indian team in transforming the Group while promoting the business as a place to work. Indian operations may not be immune to looming job cuts and the offloading of Global, however…
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Innovation (R&D)BT R&D chief calls for “coherent” policies to support UK innovation
UK industrial strategy for telecoms needs a rethink to support homegrown technology development, drive demand, and revive ailing sector, according to Gabriela Styf Sjöman, Managing Director, Research & Networks Strategy at BT Group.
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PeopleBT Peoplewatch: Data & AI leadership redrawn at BT Digital
Senior swaps include new Data & AI leader after Zoë Webster exits the Group, leaving a legacy of AI adoption and foundations for scaling. BT Business changes include senior shuffles for Central Government accounts, while Openreach opts to leave Corporate Affairs & Brand unfilled after Catherine Colloms departs. Plenty more across the Group…
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Financial & PerformanceOpenreach to invade Project Gigabit, snap up altnet misfires
FY23–24: Closing in on infill Project Gigabit contracts, also eyeing altnet misfires. Line loss the new reality despite strong fibre build and take-up momentum. TelcoTitans BTwatch predicts altnets will step up, not roll over. New CEO Kirkby makes clear Openreach not for sale (yet). Read more…
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PeopleBT Peoplewatch: as Kirkby ups the transformational ante, ex-CEO Patterson goes boardroom ‘goliath’
40+ senior/strategic appointments across BT Group, including: new CEO Allison Kirkby making mark with more transformation-focused imports; ex-CEO Gavin Patterson makes it boardroom berth number-eight; and major changes at revamped BT Business. Fibre build remains priority at Openreach, while Consumer beds in fresh device and marketing leadership. Read more…
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PeopleBT adds transformation expertise to board, seeks out ‘operational resilience’
Ex-Barclays finance chief Tushar Morzaria appointed to BT Board of Directors, with Chairman Adam Crozier lauding ‘corporate change’ specialism and adding further transformation expertise to the BT boardroom.
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Weekly BriefingsBTwatch Weekly: BT adds to concerns about Vodafone−Three UK merger, EE Finance gets Patterson’s Glow
Latest from BT and its ecosystem of partners and suppliers in a week where the UK’s competition authority revealed the level of concern it has about Vodafone UK’s proposed merger with Three — with BT’s networks found to be one potential flashpoint. EE continues retail revamp; Etc. ignites EV charging trial; and Business advances its Portfolio makeover…
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Consumer (B2C)EE’s £6m bricks-and-mortar retail investment brings more customers, better connections
EE’s newest Experience store opened in Bristol, with nine more to follow in the next year as part of £6m retail investment.
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Weekly BriefingsBTwatch Weekly: CEO Kirkby sets about transformation agenda, Openreach ramps up build
Latest from BT and its ecosystem of partners as Openreach takes “unapologetic” stance in the face of rollout criticism from challengers; CEO Allison Kirkby reportedly makes earnest moves to implement transformation agenda via consultancy appointment and Ireland shake-up; more from industry events in the UK and Europe…
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Network & InfrastructureOpenreach targets 30m full-fibre premises, nexfibre calls for altnet ramp-up
At Connected North in Manchester, Openreach optimism was juxtaposed by altnet consternation about the state of the UK fibre market.
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PeopleBT Peoplewatch: data, AI, cybersec, Adastral in the spotlight
March 2024 update: high-profile moves include data and AI changes at Digital and Etc., finance leadership swaps in India, new Data Services CTO and cybersec alliances lead at Business; inaugural Fellows and Adastral reset within Tech…
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Weekly BriefingsBTwatch Weekly: Adastral refocused as Networks domain; One Touch Switch Glitch; Biz boosters…
Latest from BT ecosystem: reassurance that R&D hub remains critical to Group operations; slammed again over One Touch Switch delays; Broadpeak, Sprinklr join roster; Business boasts renewal; and much more…
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Strategy & ChangeAdastral Park: BT R&D hub shifts leadership, strategy as Networks takes precedence
Suffolk network, technology, and research campus being moved under wing of lead tenant Networks, said to reflect evolving strategy under CSNO Howard Watson and CNO Greg McCall. Adastral has been undergoing changes, but BT assures it remains ‘critical’…
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Weekly BriefingsBTwatch Weekly: BT plays long game on 5G SA, enterprise multi-cloud ramps up
Latest from BT and its ecosystem, including an exclusive interview with Business CTO Colin Bannon as the division sets about promoting its multi-cloud Global Fabric platform; Group CTSO Howard Watson tempers 5G SA expectations but sets vague timeframe; more from Openreach, Consumer, elsewhere…
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InterviewBT Business ‘builds like fury’ to stitch Global Fabric together
CTO Colin Bannon tells TelcoTitans why the Group’s new platform is a “generational shift” in technology that required BT to ‘rip up old blueprints’. BT intends to take centre stage in a multi-cloud world, with partners in tow and customers lined up…