BT gets into transformation game
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Now we can all be 21st century boys BT may only have a couple of hundred welsh people connected to its 21st Century Network, but that hasnât stopped the telco trying to flog its âtransformationâ expertise to other telcos worldwide.â¦
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They buy themselves enough time and size to play with the big boys. For now. In the world of big-time telecom, the Baby Bells have been hogging the spotlight as they bulk up to compete against an onslaught
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After some key changes, the company may be poised for growth.
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Digital technology changes from workhorse to entertainer.
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(InfoWorld) - More than 100 consumers in the U.K. village of Wick are among the first customers to be connected to BT Group's next-generation telecommunications network, which went live Tuesday. The BT 21st Century Network, dubbed 21CN, is one of the most ambitious network overhauls of its kind in the world. Instead of using traditional circuit-switched systems to transport phone calls, the U.K. operator is switching its entire networking infrastructure to IP (Internet Protocol) technology. The move to an all-IP network will allow BT to offer consumers and businesses "triple-play" voice, data and video services over a single ADSL2+ (Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line) broadband connection, at speeds up to 24Mbps. Among the new services supported by the network are VOIP (voice over IP) and IPTV. At the same time, the move will allow the operator to lower operating costs. It expects to save around Â£1 billion ($1.9 billion) per year as a result of the network overhaul. Total cost of the overhaul is estimated at Â£10 billion. By mid-2007, BT plans to have switched more than 350,000 lines to its next-generation network, according BT spokeswoman Anna Easton. "We aim to use the first phase as a learning period," she said. The operator aims to have "the bulk" of the country's 30 million lines converted to IP by the end the decade, Easton said. As part of its carrier wholesale operations, BT will resell capacity over its new network to around 400 telecommunications service providers in the country. 21CN is an advanced IP broadband network system based on intelligent systems, such as SIP (Session Initiation Protocol), which allows the service provider to control the communications activity to meet a customer's requirements, and MPLS (Multi-Protocol Label Switching), which enables the efficient designation and routing of IP traffic flows. BT launched its 21CN project around three years ago, according to Easton.
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Fewer pies = fewer dies BT has launched a campaign to encourage its workers to eat less crap, get some exercise, quit smoking, and go easy on the sunbathing.â¦
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Acquires Belgian IT services outfit Telecoms giant BT has acquired Belgian-based network systems integrator INS Group S.A. as it continues to push the brand beyond British shores.â¦
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BT Group must provide rivals with equal access to its national telecoms network and make radical changes to the way it does business, Ofcom, the industry regulator, announced yesterday.
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LONDON  - Britain's telecommunications regulator backed away from breaking up BT Group PLC on Thursday and instead ordered the industry giant to improve competitor access to its networks.
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Watchdog is not amused BT says it will continue to work with Rothschild bank, depite the financial institution giving it such poor advice over the Plusnet acquisition last year that the bank has been formally reprimanded by the Takeover Panel.â¦
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The electronic gadgets retailer talks up strategies for growth.
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The choice between a bracing bank holiday walk or an afternoon in front of the television will soon be a thing of the past. Mobile phone owners are being targeted by a company that has developed technology
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Bags big share of broadband latecomers BT shares jumped four per cent this morning after another set of strong quarterly results.â¦
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The wireless-infrastructure leader is connected to a profitable future.
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Britain&#39;s BT Group Plc re-entered the mobile phone market yesterday, launching its own branded cellphone service on Vodafone&#39;s network as it looks to boost revenues with its fixed-line business in decline.
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By Andrew Murray-Watson Ben Verwaayen, the chief executive of BT, has called for a review of the universal service obligation that legally binds the company to provide basic telecoms services to British homes.
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British telecom firm appears to be getting serious about the mobile space again, including rolling out a network of sorts.