British Telecom

Virgin Media sets up 'smart poles' next to cabinets to boost mobile network capacity

Not the best looking street furniture in town

Networks19 Mar 2024 | 121

London's famous BT Tower will become a hotel after £275M sale

Hello room service? Can you call your provider? The Wi-Fi is down. Hello?

Bootnotes21 Feb 2024 | 67

5G network slicing finally shown to be more than pipe dream

Telcos demonstrate configuration in action at research facility. Now to find customers that want to buy one

Networks08 Feb 2024 | 14

BT to spell out contract price hikes in pounds and pence

Updated None of this inflation-linked percentage nonsense, says Ofcom

Networks17 Jan 2024 | 28

Next BT CEO Allison Kirkby takes the wheel from next month

Jansen can let someone else worry about nationwide fiber rollout now

Networks10 Jan 2024 | 3

Need to plug in an EV? BT Group kicks off cabinet update pilot

Old BT green boxes to be repurposed

Networks08 Jan 2024 | 216

BT misses deadline for removing Huawei from network core

Former British state telco claims only tiny percentage of voice and data traffic passes over kit

Networks02 Jan 2024 | 26

Openreach hits halfway mark in quest to hook up 25M premises with fiber broadband

12.5 million teased with speedy internet, only 4 million take the bait

Networks08 Dec 2023 | 70

Just because you're paranoid, doesn't mean AI's not after you

Brit telco BT's digital boss asks people 'how did horses feel when cars were invented? They didn't complain or go on strike'

Bootnotes14 Nov 2023 | 62

Switch to hit the fan as BT begins prep ahead of analog phone sunset

Vows it won't 'proactively' shift folks who only use a landline or have no mobile signal

Networks26 Sep 2023 | 206

BT confirms it's switching off 3G in UK from Jan next year

Time to retire that Nokia N97 at last?

Networks19 Sep 2023 | 123

BT dips toe into liquid cooling in quest for a chill network

40-50% reduction in power needs isn't an efficiency to be sniffed at

On-Prem15 Sep 2023 | 9

BT hires chartered management accountant and telco veteran as next CEO

Got to keep up with those FTTP builds and the tens of thousands of staff that will leave

Networks31 Jul 2023 | 6

BT and OneWeb deliver internet to rock in Bristol Channel – population 28

More puffins than people on Lundy, and no one wants to say how much it cost

Networks24 Jul 2023 | 36

BT CEO Jansen confirms he's quitting within 12 months

FTTP builds? 25M homes target on track. 68% coverage of 5G in UK. Mega redundancies programme initiated. He's off

Networks10 Jul 2023 | 15

The number’s up for 999. And 911. And 000. And 111

Opinion When the world’s on fire, what number do you call?

Networks03 Jul 2023 | 229

Comms watchdog to probe errors that left Brits unable to make emergency calls

Police reported backlog of 999 calls after unspecified technical error

Networks28 Jun 2023 | 48

BT boss Jansen agrees to 'waive' future salary bumps

Says nothing about juicy share awards, as another major organizational reorg kicks off

Networks08 Jun 2023 | 7

Billionaire BT stalker Patrick Drahi increases stake to 24.5%

Just a shade under the 25% threshold that would spark investigation, but he still doesn't want to take over, honest

Networks23 May 2023 | 9

BT is ditching workers faster than your internet connection with 55,000 for chop by 2030

FTTP build to be done by then, network will be more 'efficient,' AI to take over in customer services

Networks18 May 2023 | 112

BT opens 'voluntary job leavers' scheme for merging Enterprise and Global units

Exclusive Something something £100M cost savings, something something staying competitive

Networks03 Mar 2023 | 19

BT keeps the faith in 'like fury' fiber broadband buildout as revenues dip

Almost 10 million premises hooked up but cost-cutting campaign continues

Networks02 Feb 2023 | 44

BT taps Kyndryl to migrate mainframe apps to the cloud

Applications to do with legacy copper and consumer broadband 'cannot be shut down'

On-Prem02 Feb 2023 | 21

BT in tests to beam down 5G coverage from the stratosphere

Bet is to use UAV to plug not-spots in mobile coverage with 150Mbps across 15,000 square km

Networks31 Jan 2023 | 49

Openreach offers more wholesale fiber discounts, rivals call foul

CityFibre seethes that move comes straight out of 'dominant operator ... playbook'

Networks19 Dec 2022 | 45

With pay strikes ending, BT merges divisions to save £100m in annual costs

A day after Openreach engineers overwhelmingly accept new compensation, telco says it will merge Enterprise and Global businesses

Networks16 Dec 2022 | 18

Greater London wing of comms union urges BT workers to reject pay offer

No backdated pay, no allowances, no substantial rises for all grades, 'we feel it falls falls way short of your expectations'

Networks09 Dec 2022 | 11

This is the best pay offer you'll get without more strikes, union tells BT workers

Tens of thousands of engineers and call center staff can vote on negotiated pay settlement on 15 December

Networks07 Dec 2022 | 29

Norway has a month left until sun sets on its copper phone lines

Residents in westernmost municipality of Solund praise new mobile coverage, but others have been left behind

Networks01 Dec 2022 | 65

BT performs U-turn, agrees to up wages for 85% of UK staff

Cost of Living Pay Rise due in January, if unionised workers vote for it in consultative ballot

Networks29 Nov 2022 | 20

BT preparing to offer financial support to inflation struck staff

CEO says UK government cap on energy has given it wiggle room, hopes payment will end further strikes

Networks11 Nov 2022 | 2

BT re-enters pay talks to prevent further strikes, says union

What forced the change in attitude? The impact on 40,000 broadband connections possibly

Networks04 Nov 2022 | 6

BT CEO ups cost-cutting plan amid rising inflation and soaring energy costs

National telecom giant admits strike action is impacting customer broadband connections

Networks03 Nov 2022 | 30

UK comms regulator rings death knell for fax machines

Much-loved but outdated hardware could be consigned to tech history

Offbeat02 Nov 2022 | 96

Union meeting BT shareholders today to discuss strikes, pay rises

Exclusive CWU also planning to re-ballot entire workforce, claims stoppages are delaying fiber and network builds

Networks24 Oct 2022 | 9

BT will back down in face of non-stop protests, says union

CWU: Just like UK government did a reverse-ferret on tax, so will national telecom titan on staff pay

Networks06 Oct 2022 | 8

BT's emergency call handlers will join pay strikes

Four fresh dates organized for industrial action as union puts the squeeze on biz

Networks23 Sep 2022 | 38

BT CEO orders staff: Back to the office or risk 'disciplinary action'

Exclusive '3 together, 2 wherever' policy incoming. 'We've lost that deep connection' says boss

Networks21 Sep 2022 | 164

Left-wing campaign group throws weight behind BT strikes

Enough is Enough crew tells telecom CEO to 'pay up'

Networks31 Aug 2022 | 95

UK government will not step in over Altice’s growing stake in BT

Telco billionaire purchase A-OK from national security standpoint, apparently, but will he buy up more?

Networks23 Aug 2022 | 11

Interconnect innovation key to satiating soaring demand for fiber capacity

Traffic is growing 30 percent every year, there's no reason to believe that'll change, BT's Andrew Lord argues

Networks20 Aug 2022 | 24

BT union announces 48-hour strike action in protest over pay

26,000 engineers and call center operators to down tools again this month

Networks12 Aug 2022 | 12

BT wins networking contract for UK nuclear site Sellafield

Paving the way for the role of AI in the future of nuclear waste processing

Networks11 Aug 2022 | 14

BT union wants pay dispute talks with telco's largest shareholders

The game of corporate poker continues but CWU may find investors more interested in dividends

Networks10 Aug 2022 | 45

BT demos 4-carrier 5G aggregation – on a live network

Telco promises uplift in capacity and speed once deployed

Networks09 Aug 2022 | 10

Strike days should serve as 'wake-up call' to BT's top brass, says union

We kept network running 'safely and effectively' on those days, nothing to see here, says Brit telco

Networks04 Aug 2022 | 115

BT accused of 'misinformation' campaign ahead of strikes

Union tells members to hold nerve on eve of first nationwide sit down in 35 years

Networks28 Jul 2022 | 55

UK lays world's longest autonomous drone superhighway

And guess which ACDC classic will blare at the 2024 ribbon cutting?

Offbeat21 Jul 2022 | 38

BT strikes to start this month, 40,000 workers to down tools

Pay dispute rumbles on, industrial action scheduled for 29 July and 1 August

Off-Prem15 Jul 2022 | 88

BT strike action is coming: Comms union to serve notice to company

It's good to talk, national telco used to say in ad campaigns.... clearly that didn't include unions and pay disputes

Networks14 Jul 2022 | 26

UK government extends review of BT stake owned by French tycoon Patrick Drahi

Altice bigwig now telco's largest shareholder but denies it's a takeover attempt

Networks13 Jul 2022 | 9

Union tells BT: Commit to pay rise talks next week or else

Exclusive First nationwide strikes since 1987 edging closer, warns CWU

Networks08 Jul 2022 | 61

BT to sell private 5G networks powered by Ericsson kit

If you fancy your own dedicated network there's another player in town – but don't ask how much it costs

Networks31 May 2022 | 3

UK government reviewing stake in BT owned by French tycoon Patrick Drahi

First use of National Security and Investment Act powers as Altice owner looks poised to increase stake further

Networks26 May 2022 | 17

BT: 'Quantum radios' could boost 5G network range

Tech exploits electromagnetically induced transparency to form highly sensitive electric field detector

Networks19 May 2022 | 14

Comms giant BT sees $30m+ savings in 5 years with ServiceNow project

IT and network services to replace 56 legacy workflow systems with ServiceNow

Applications11 May 2022 | 7