BT Group
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BT has reportedly put its global division up for sale as part of the company’s ongoing attempts to shave costs -
BT has expanded its Carbon Network Dashboard, enhancing business customers' visibility into electricity consumption and carbon emissions for more effective infrastructure optimisation.
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BT Group has activated its first self-powering mobile site in the Shropshire Hills, with approximately 70% of the site’s energy requirements met by on-site solar panels and a wind turbine.
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BT Group has undergone a leadership reshuffle with Harmeen Mehta, the company’s chief digital and innovation officer, departing.
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BT Group is leveraging large language models from AI vendors like Claude developers Anthropic, Meta, and Amazon through a specially designed internal platform to enhance operations and drive innovation.
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Mexican tycoon Carlos Slim has raised his BT stake to 4.3% for around £150 million.
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Damien Staples, former VP of wholesale voice and roaming at BT Global Services, has joined Inmarsat, where he has become VP of wholesale.
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There were 2,416,135 cases of people infected with Covid-19 and 165,939 dead, as of 20 April, 12:35 (BST).
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BT has decided to source its 5G core network from Ericsson, the companies announced today.
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Huawei has appointed the former chair of BT to be a member of its UK board.
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Operator wants to acquire rival telcos across Europe, according to CEO Tim Höttges.
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BT Group has reopened a 10-year-old case regarding VAT refunds it says it is owed from HMRC.
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BT is talking about selling its domestic operations in France to Computercenter, a £5.1 billion UK-based company.
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A private equity group has bought BT’s domestic operations in 16 Latin American countries for an undisclosed sum, a business BT says delivered £110 million revenue in the last financial year.
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Philip Jansen, CEO of BT Group has tested positive for COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and following health protocols is having to self-isolate.
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EE’s 5G service is now live in 71 locations, following the addition of 21 new UK towns and cities to the network.
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The US government has given a six-week extension to the licence that allows companies to trade with Huawei.
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BT has had the worst performing share price of all major telcos since the beginning of 2020, though Veon, Altice Europe and Saudi Telecom (STC) are not far behind.
