VodafoneThree raises cost-cutting target to £1bn after merger Tech Vodafone has hiked its UK cost-saving target to £1bn a year as the telecoms giant looks to boost profits following its merger with Three. The FTSE 100 company said on Thursday it now expects VodafoneThree to deliver £1bn in annual savings by 2032, up from its previous target of £700m by 2030. The upgraded target [...]
BT bags five-year digital contract with BAE Systems Tech BT has signed a five-year deal with BAE Systems to provide secure connectivity across the defence giant’s global operations, as military contractors ramp up digital infrastructure spend. The contract will see BT support BAE’s network across 40 countries, with an option to extend the partnership by an additional three years. The deal comes as BAE, [...]
Landowners hit as government pushes through 5G rent cuts Tech Mobile network operators are set to cut rents on around 15,000 existing phone masts from April, City AM understands, dragging decades-old agreements into a new regime that has already allowed payments to landowners to be cut by up to 90 per cent. The move will bring legacy mast contracts, many signed with farmers, schools, hospitals [...]