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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Digital technology changes from workhorse to entertainer.
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BT's on-demand service BT Vision will be available via the Xbox from mid-2008.
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BT unveils plans to launch a podcasting site, the latest move aimed at turning it into a complete multi-media provider.
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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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Philips ditched for next gen set-top boxes BT is hoping to put a rocket up its slow-starting broadband TV service Vision, by making its movie and TV rentals available on demand to the UK's Xbox 360 owners.â¦
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Bland on the run BT has again hinted that it could be persuaded to upgrade the UK's aged copper and aluminium wires into homes and businesses to fibre-optic lines.â¦
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BT Group was a leading riser in the FTSE 100 on Friday after bullish comment on the company&#39;s prospects from its chief executive.
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Change comes to ex-NTL customers Virgin Media are to start rounding up fixed-line calls to the nearest minute: something they've been doing for ex-Telewest customers since May, and something BT, Sky and Talk Talk have been doing for a while.â¦
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ELEANOR HALL: To Britain now, where the world&#39;s largest public broadcaster, the BBC, is about to undergo what its Director-General is calling a &quot;transformation&quot;.
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The proposed merger of GWR and Capital comes at a pivotal point for the radio industry as the digital revolution gathers pace. Broadcasters have frequently stated how
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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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Avoiding DIY disasters BT is promising to makes small businesses' IT headaches all better as its Business IT Manager outsourcing service gets a nationwide rollout today.â¦
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The electronic gadgets retailer talks up strategies for growth.
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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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Vision: 'We are not at home to Mr Cock-up' BT will quietly launch its long-trailed TV over broadband service Vision on Monday.â¦
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New areas such as broadband internet connections and computer data services help BT offset a further slump in its fixed-line business.