News The transaction, subject to regulatory approval, is expected to close this year BT has agreed to sell its Irish wholesale and enterprise division, BT Communications Ireland Ltd (BTCIL) to Speed Fibre Group, in a €22 million deal. The sale includes BTCIL’s...
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BT scraps managerial DEI targets
News BT is expected to cut the diversity targets from its managerial bonus scheme, according to a recent article from The Telegraph The company has told its major investors that it will replace the DEI section of its managerial bonus scorecard with a “measure of...
BT welcomes new Business unit CEO as company’s revenue dips
BT has released its financial results for the quarter ending 31 December 2024, reported adjusted revenue of £5.2 billion, a 3% year-on-year (YoY) drop driven by weaker international demand and a 12% decline in handset sales.
BT to cut 5% of Northern Irish workers
News The cuts are in line with BT’s wider strategy to reduce its workforce by 40% by 2030. BT has proposed cutting 4.5% of the company’s 2,000 person workforce in Belfast, amounting to 90 jobs. The operator said it had already contacted those potential affected,...
BT pushes for accelerated withdrawal from “outdated” copper landline network as faults rise
BT has urged the UK’s Critical National Infrastructure (CNI) providers to accelerate plans to transition away from the ageing Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN), warning that the outdated system poses growing risks to essential services
BT quietly scraps EV charging pilot
The cabinets, which are rapidly becoming obsolete as the UK’s full fibre network rollout increasingly brings the infrastructure directly to the end user’s home, were seen as an opportunity by BT, who announced a pilot project to turn them into EV charging stations.
BT Group places UK’s largest ever Electric Vehicle order
BT has announced the largest-ever commercial electric vehicle (EV) order in the UK, as the company continues its efforts to reduce its carbon footprint. The order includes 3,500 new EVs, which will contribute to BT Group’s goal of operating the largest fleet of electric vehicles in the UK, with nearly 8,000 vehicles by 2026.
Equinix to buy BT’s Irish data centre business for €59m
Equinix has announced it will acquire BT Group’s datacentre business in Ireland for €59 million. The deal includes two datacentres in Dublin, located in CityWest and Ballycoolin, covering a total of 150,000 square feet.
BT’s network wrapped reveals how Brits connected with the biggest cultural moments of 2024
Press Release LONDON, 17th December: The UK has become a nation of split-screeners, secret streamers and event schemers according to new research commissioned by BT Group. ‘Network Wrapped’ is a new annual study that combines mobile and broadband data with consumer...
IBM and Samsung poised to win £900m Emergency Services Network contract over BT
IBM and Samsung are set to secure a £895m contract to deliver user services for the UK’s new Emergency Services Network (ESN), leaving BT and its Italian partner Leonardo out of the deal, according to a recent Telegraph report.
BT secures £1.29bn contract for UK emergency services network
BT has signed a £1.29 billion contract with the Home Office to provide mobile services for the UK’s Emergency Services Network (ESN) over the next seven years, the company announced over the weekend.
BT unveils new managed SASE service
BT has expanded its secure networking service for UK businesses, introducing new features designed to protect cloud data and applications. The new service is powered by technology from California-based cybersecurity company Fortinet.
Bharti Global becomes BT’s largest shareholder
This week, Bharti Global, the investment arm of Indian billionaire Sunil Mittal’s Bharti Enterprises, has became the largest shareholder of the UK’s BT after completing its 24.5% stake purchase from Altice.
BT says Labour’s budget will cost company £100m
BT released its financial results for the half year ending on 30 September 2024 this week, which showed a mixed bag of developments in a challenging economic landscape.
BT expands Carbon Network Dashboard for more granular emissions tracking
BT has rolled out new features for its Carbon Network Dashboard, which will provide businesses with detailed insights into electricity usage and carbon emissions linked to their networks and data centers.
BT deploys ‘self-powering’ mobile site in Shropshire
The operator says around 70% of the site’s energy needs are expected to be generate by on-site wind turbines and solar panels
BT blocks 2.4 million scam calls with new detection software
Since its launch in May 2024, BT’s Enhanced Call Protect service has blocked over 2.4 million scam calls and flagged 17.7 million spam calls to landlines, the company has announced.
BT bags £105m from old copper cables in new recycling deal
BT has secured £105 million from the sale of its surplus copper cables, according to a Guardian article published today. The deal with global recycler EMR (European Metal Recycling) involves selling copper granules from the 3,300 tonnes of copper cables that BT has already removed in its journey to upgrade the nation’s infrastructure to full fibre.
BT announces launch of Global Fabric network-as-a-service platform
BT has announced it has switched on its new Global Fabric platform, a network-as-a-service (NaaS) solution designed to help businesses take up the growing demands of AI and multi-cloud environments.
BT to use new GenAI Gateway to avoid LLM ‘lock-in’
BT’s Digital Unit has launched the GenAI Gateway, a new platform designed to streamline the company’s use of large language models (LLMs).
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