BROWSING: BT

The 'deep use of AI' can drive hyper personalization through carriers' omni channel products During a session at Google Cloud Next ’23, Ankur Jain, VP, Google Cloud for Telecom and Google Distributed Cloud, said that Google is using AI and data to help CSPs “reimagine...

BT said the telco was 'well on the way' to its target of removing Huawei from its mobile core by the end of 2023 The previous decision by the U.K. government to ban local telecoms firms from using Huawei equipment in the deployment of the...

A good panel session at Digital Transformation World in Copenhagen yesterday (September 19), rounding out the first early-morning keynotes, saw chief digital and technology officers from BT and Vodafone, plus others, variously discuss the rise of generative artificial intelligence (AI) within telecoms. In particular,...

EE said the process to switch-off its 3G network is expected to start in January 2024 BT Group said it expects to fully complete the switch-off of U.K. carrier EE’s 3G network by March 2024, BT’s chief networks officer Greg Mccall said in a blog...

EE also noted it will soon be delivering 4G and 5G at other London Underground stations U.K. mobile operator EE, which is part of the BT Group, has already deployed 5G connectivity at 18 stations on the London Underground, the operator said in a release. The...

The fast-tracking of cloud computing continues. According to Gartner, the worldwide public cloud services market is expected to grow by 20.7% to total $591.8 billion in 2023, up from $490.3 billion in 2022. As the CTO of BT, my team and I are embedded in...

Last year, BT and Nokia announced 5G SA 4CC CA downlink U.K. telco BT and Nokia announced the successful uplink aggregation of two component carriers in a live 5G Standalone (SA) network. Last year, BT and Nokia announced 5G SA 4CC CA downlink. Now, by achieving...

BT will provide NATS with network architecture and cybersecurity services BT has announced a seven-year contract with NATS — formerly known as National Air Traffic Services — to provide network architecture and cybersecurity services with a focus on improving safety of U.K. flight operations. NATS...

According to Qualcomm and BT, the lab will focus on enabling the faster deployment of 5G tech and services BT Group and Qualcomm have put together a new 5G laboratory in the U.K., located at Qualcomm Technologies' offices in Farnborough, United Kingdom. The 5G test...

Kirkby, who has been a non-executive director at BT since 2019, will assume the role of CEO at the end of January 2024 Allison Kirkby, the current chief executive of Swedish telecoms company Telia, will leave her post to assume the role of BT’s first female chief...

BT Group CEO Philip Jansen has confirmed plans to leave his role in the next 12 months After months of rumors, BT Group CEO Philip Jansen has confirmed plans to leave his role in the next 12 months. In March, U.K. newspaper The Mail on Sunday reported...

Vodafone will own 51% of the new entity while Hutchison Group will own 49% Vodafone Group and CK Hutchison Group Telecom Holdings have entered into binding agreements in relation to a combination of their telecommunication businesses in the U.K., respectively Vodafone UK and Three UK,...

So where were we? Ah yes: five conclusions about the potential of private 5G to transform telco operations, and telco fortunes – as told by mobile network operators (MNOs) at RCR Live in London last month (all sessions available on-demand).  The conclusions, if we recall,...

A session at RCR Live in London last month considered the role of new private cellular networks as a platform for industrial transformation, and as part of the broader event topic of telco transformation. It brought together private 5G specialists from UK-based mobile network...

BT is launching a series of 5G-based augmented and virtual reality (AR and VR) showcases in the UK to give private enterprises and public sector organisations a taste of how their industries will change with new digital technologies, and a sense of how they...

BT said it will cut more than 40% of its workforce by 2030 BT Group has revealed plans to cut up to 55,000 jobs — more than 40% of its workforce by 2030. While CEO Philip Jansen told press that the company is looking become “leaner,”...

UK telecoms group BT has folded its Division X business, founded early 2022, further into its BT Business division. The consolidation, which makes Division X a part of its product team within BT Business, has seen Marc Overton, managing director at Division X, call...

UK telecoms group BT has launched a suite of connected healthcare solutions as part of a new ‘virtual wards’ programme to support the NHS and other healthcare providers. Solutions include various devices to monitor patients remotely, notably for heart conditions, as well as analytics...

The U.K. government also announced a £40 million 5G innovation fund to promote investment and adoption of 5G by businesses and public services The U.K. government set a target of 5G Standalone (SA) availability in all populated areas of the country by 2030 as part...

UK-based BT Group has further expanded its partnership with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to collaborate on IoT industry solutions, cloud networking propositions, and 5G edge computing services for UK enterprise customers. It said the deal “targets” a $500 million revenue opportunity” to sell IoT...

BT has said it is to make a “multi-million-pound investment” in mobile edge computing (MEC), rooted in its LTE (4G) and 5G network infrastructure. Its mission is to bring enterprise services and applications closer to customers. It is working with Amazon Web Services (AWS)...

Vodafone had initially announced merger talks with Three UK in October 2022 U.K. operators Vodafone and Three UK are reportedly working on the final details to announce a merger that would create the United Kingdom's largest mobile operator, according to a Bloomberg report. According to the...

UK telecoms operator BT is offering a “new” national roaming service for IoT SIMs on its EE mobile network, plus on infrastructure managed by UK telco rivals and rented by partner MVNOs “where required”. The service will connect to traditional higher-powered M2M-style cellular 2G,...

BT outlines its approach to the private 5G market Private 5G networks are widely viewed as the next big revenue driver for operators as enterprises increasingly understand the value of 5G-enabled solutions. Within BT, these capabilities reside in the Division X part of the organization...