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BT to develop multi-million pound contact centre in Dundee

BT is planning to develop a brand new, multi-million pound contact centre in Dundee which will become the new home to around 1,000 employees. The new office will be at West Marketgait in the heart of the city centre, close to the waterfront and part of a £1bn regeneration area.

BT Group UK

·4 years ago

BT and Transatel renew UK partnership to enable 5G for MVNOs

Transatel and BT Wholesale have extended their MVNO agreement to enable 5G for MVNOs in the UK. Transatel is a technical sub-contractor that tends to sit in the middle between primary MNOs and virtual (MVNO) operators

BT Group Connected UK

·5 years ago

BT completes automated drone trial at Port of Southampton

BT, Associated British Ports (ABP) and RoboK have completed an automated drone trial at the Port of Southampton. The trial demonstrated a drone flying over the port’s vehicle inventory lot

UK BT Group

·4 years ago

BT to “vigorously” defend itself against excessive pricing claim

BT has said that it intends to defend itself vigorously against a class action claim being brought by law firm Mishcon de Reya, which accuses BT of anti-competitive behaviour towards its landline-only customers.

BT Group

·5 years ago

BT launches 4G mobile plan starting at £5 per month

BT has launched BT Mobile, a 4G service running on EE's network, with pricing starting at only £5 per month. This follows BT's planned £12.5bn acquisition of the operator.

UK BT Group

·11 years ago

BT begins trials of hollow core fibre – a new type of optical fibre

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

Connected UK BT Group

·4 years ago

BT launching new business unit for UK small businesses and ‘Unbreakable’ Wifi

BT has launched a new business unit to serve the millions of UK firms which are either small by design or just starting up. Together with the launch of the UK’s first ‘unbreakable’ Wi-Fi for micro-businesses - which delivers guaranteed 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.

UK BT Group Connected

·4 years ago

BT selects Ericsson as BT’s 5G partner for London and major UK cities

BT and EE customers are set to benefit from Ericsson 5G Radio Access Network (RAN) connectivity following the company’s selection as BT’s 5G RAN provider in the UK capitals London, Edinburgh, Belfast and Cardiff

5G Connected UK BT Group

·5 years ago

ASA Bans BT and O2 Ads

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned "misleading" advertisements from BT and O2, following complaints from rival companies and members of the public.

UK BT Group O2

·6 years ago

Nokia Self-Organizing Networks software to enhance BT network reliability

EE is deploying Nokia’s Self-Organizing Network (SON) software solution to enhance network reliability and service in its 4G and 5G networks, as part of a new vendor deal. With Nokia SON, EE can overcome network complexity to create flexible solutions that better manage its network, as well as automating operations across diverse eco-systems to minimize and address network issues more cost-efficiently.

5G Connected BT Group

·4 years ago