Nokia and BT Group have successfully aggregated 5G Standalone (SA) spectrum using 5CC Carrier Aggregation (5CC CA), making BT Group the first European operator to achieve this milestone. The achievement uses a device powered by a Snapdragon 5G Modem-RF system from Qualcomm Technologies, a specilaist in 5G technology. 5CC CA will significantly boost the data […]
MedUX, a specialist in international fixed and mobile network testing and benchmarking, has released its 2024 benchmark report on fixed broadband performance across the UK. The research reveals that BT not only leads in fixed broadband network responsiveness, but is also able to provide the overall finest Quality of Experience (QoE), with a score of […]
Hyperoptic, the UK’s alternative full fibre broadband provider, has announced the appointment of Kathryn Bowden as the new Director of Regulation, Policy, Risk, and Compliance. With an impressive background spanning 15 years in the telecommunications sector, Kathryn will bolster the experience and expertise of the Hyperoptic team. Bowden’s career began at BT, where she contributed […]
BT Group has implemented energy-saving ‘cell sleep’ technology across its EE mobile sites nationwide, following successful trials in each of the UK’s home nations. BT explains that cell sleep software works by putting certain 4G LTE capacity carriers to sleep when the capacity is not needed, based on predicted periods of low traffic which have […]
UK media regulator Ofcom has fined BT £2.8 million (€3.2m) after it failed to provide more than a million customers with clear and simple contract information before signing up to a new deal. Ofcom stated that the telco broke its consumer protection rules designed to ensure telecoms customers get clear, comparable information about the services […]
BT Group has announced a revision to its timetable for moving all customers off the Public Switched Telephone Network (PSTN) and onto digital landlines. The move follows the introduction of a series of improvements to the programme to better protect vulnerable customers and those with additional needs. BT Group’s Consumer division has restarted switching zero-use […]
BT Group has reported its FY numbers. Revenue stood at £20.8 billion (€24.2bn), up 1 per cent YoY, and adjusted revenue at £20.8 billion, up 2 per cent on a pro forma basis attributed to price increases and fibre-enabled product sales in Openreach, increased service revenue in Consumer with annual contractual price rises being aided […]
BT Group research of 11 to 17-year-olds in the UK shows nearly double the number of boys described themselves as ‘very well suited’ to a career in tech compared to girls (25 per cent vs 13 per cent). Girls were twice as likely to say they were ‘not very well suited’ to the industry (14 […]
BT and Global, the Media & Entertainment Group, have announced a 10-year partnership to upgrade the nation’s legacy payphones and roll out more digital hubs for local communities – in a move that will provide better connectivity and hyper-local advertising in more than 200 towns and cities across the UK. Global will also continue to […]
BT Group has opened its new hub and Welsh HQ in Cardiff. The move represents a multi-million pound investment by BT Group in the city, and secures a new presence for the company in the Welsh capital. The new workspace and contact centre – located in the Capital Quarter development of the city centre – […]