Former EE boss Olaf Swantee joins Vodafone February 11, 2021 Vodafone has appointed former EE CEO Olaf Swantee as a non-executive director. He will take up the post at the end of July. Swantee comes from Sunrise Communications, where he was CEO. The ex-EE boss will use his experience in the sector to benefit Vodafone’s Audit and Risk Committee. Vodafone chairman Jean-Francois van Boxmeer said: [...]
Screenshot: How Amazon set up shop on cloud nine February 5, 2021 This week **Media Moment of the Week: Parish the thought **How Amazon set up shop on cloud nine **Will BT look to the stars? Media Moment of the Week: Parish the thought Anyone who thinks local politics is boring has clearly never attended a meeting of the Handforth Parish Council Planning and Environment Committee. Or [...]
Revenue and profit fall at BT as coronavirus continues to hit telecoms giant February 4, 2021 Revenue at BT was down to £16bn in the first nine months of the financial year, a seven per cent drop that the telecoms giant put primarily down to coronavirus. Profit at BT for the nine months to 31 December fell by 17 per cent, to just under £1.6bn. Investors hung up on the company [...]
BT in talks with Oneweb over satellite broadband rollout February 2, 2021 BT is in discussions over the potential use of Oneweb satellites to help roll out broadband to the most remote parts of the UK. The telecoms giant is in early stage talks to explore how satellite constellations could be used to beam internet services to rural areas that are too difficult or expensive to reach [...]
The week ahead, 1-5 February: FTSE heavyweights front up to third lockdown January 31, 2021 After a turbulent opening to 2021, with new Covid-19 lockdowns around the world, spats over “vaccine nationalism”, and chaos on both Wall Street and Pennsylvania Avenue, a slew of FTSE heavyweights are set to update the market in what will be a crunch week for London’s indices. Despite a strong opening week, the FTSE 100 [...]
Mobile networks to tackle rural not-spots with mast building plan January 27, 2021 Mobile networks O2, Vodafone and Three are teaming up to build hundreds of new masts as part of a push to tackle so-called signal not-spots in rural areas. The companies will build and share 222 mobile masts in an effort to improve 4G coverage across the UK. In total 124 sites will be built in [...]
BT faces £600m claim for historic overcharging on landlines January 17, 2021 A £600m claim has been filed against BT at the Competition Appeal Tribunal that relates to historic overcharging for landlines. The claim could result in payments of up to £500 each for 2.3 million BT customers. The case is being brought by Justin Le Patourel, a telecoms consultant who worked for Ofcom for 13 years. [...]
BT poaches Bharti Airtel executive in digital shake-up January 11, 2021 BT has poached a top technology executive from Indian telecoms giant Bharti Airtel to lead its digital transformation plans. The FTSE 100 behemoth today announced the appointment of Harmeen Mehta in the new role of chief digital and innovation officer. Mehta, who will report directly to chief executive Philip Jansen, will oversee a new digital [...]
Today: UK to outline roadmap to removing Huawei equipment from its 5G networks November 30, 2020 The UK will today set out its plan to remove all “high risk” Huawei equipment from its 5G networks by 2027. The government announced earlier this year that it will be illegal to purchase Huawei equipment to use in UK 5G networks from the end of this year. All existing equipment procured from the Chinese [...]
BT boss Philip Jansen hints at sale of Openreach stake November 20, 2020 BT has opened the door to a sale of a stake in infrastructure division Openreach as the telecoms giant battles a declining share price. Chief executive Philip Jansen said he was “open minded” about offloading a stake once a regulatory review into full-fibre networks has been completed next year. “We feel — I feel — [...]