News tagged: BT

07 June, 2021

BT launches ‘unbreakable’ small business Wi-Fi to boost connectivity, coverage, and customer service

BT launched a new business unit which will serve the millions of UK firms which are either small by design or just starting up. Together with the launch of the UK’s ‘unbreakable’ Wi-Fi for micro-businesses which guarantees coverage across the workplace, full fibre speeds of up to 900Mbps and free tech expert support the new unit will help the UK’s smallest firms to rebuild and get set for growth.

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03 June, 2021

BT kicks off trials of new optical fibre

BT has begun trials of a new type of optical fibre hollow core fibre at the BT Labs in Adastral Park, Ipswich, UK. This is a collaborative project with Lumenisity, a Southampton University spin-out company, and Open Radio Access Network (O-RAN) mobile vendor Mavenir.

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28 May, 2021

An emerging telco challenge at the potentially lucrative edge

It’s nice to see a telco seemingly ahead of the game when it comes to an emerging market growth area, namely the edge connectivity space, writes communications journalist, Antony Savvas. By 2025, analyst house Gartner predicts that 75% of enterprise data is expected to be created and processed at the edge.

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21 May, 2021

Watching a slow-moving train crash is not pleasant

The appearance of GPRS otherwise known as 2.5G about 20 years ago showed the telcos what was coming their way in terms of business model shake-ups not least around content. (more…)

05 May, 2021

BT and Cisco jointly offer channel partners Wholesale Hosted Communications with Cisco Webex

BT is strengthening its support for Wholesale customers, with the launch of Cisco Webex as part of its Wholesale Hosted Communications (WHC) solution. Working with Cisco, BT Wholesale is accelerating digital transformation for channel partners and their customers with new functionality that provides smart, secure collaboration tools. (more…)

10 March, 2021

5G immersive classroom brings richer learning experience

With schools reopening across the UK this month, pupils in North Lanarkshire can now experience what it’s like to be in outer space, under the ocean, on a World War 1 battlefield or even on top of Mount Everest thanks to a new initiative which is said to be the first of its kind in the UK. (more…)

25 February, 2021

Code First Girls partner to close gender skills gap in technology

Code First Girls, a UK social enterprise working to close the gender gap in technology, has announced new strategic partnerships with 14 global and UK corporations. These include Rolls-Royce’s R² Data Labs, BT, Dell Technologies, Aviva, and DAZN. (more…)

05 February, 2021

MTC trials 5G private network to help manufacturers boost productivity

The Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC), a facility in Coventry, UK dedicated to supporting manufacturers to benefit from new technologies, is launching a 5G private network to help manufacturers boost productivity via 5G use cases. MTC is launching this exciting capability in partnership with 5G partners comprising West Midlands 5G (WM5G), Worcestershire 5G (W5G) and its technology partner, network operator BT. (more…)

27 January, 2021

Renewed focus on digitisation and customer experience fuelling cautious optimism

New research shows that more than 90% of channel partners (CPs) agree customers are taking a more strategic, long-term, approach to their digital investments. (more…)

18 January, 2021

Green energy and digital inclusion lead in Omdia’s telco ESG Index

Omdia’s first research into communication service providers’ (CSPs’) Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) initiatives finds that green energy accounted for the most individual measures over the research period. This is equivalent to 25.3% of the total, followed by digital inclusion (16.7%) and social welfare (16.7%). (more…)