The government’s tapping up Lloyds, Barclays and Google for digital skills March 1, 2017 The government is turning to private business, including Lloyds, Barclays and Google, to help the UK become skilled for the modern age with ambitious new plans. It has announced partnerships with the well known institutions to offer training in digital across the UK, to push forward the country's march towards a digital economy, putting these skills on a par with literacy [...]
UEFA Champions League auction: BT and Sky prepare bids but could others come to the party? February 28, 2017 BT and Sky will go head-to-head in a near billion pound battle over the UK television rights for European Champions League football. A tender process kicks off with bids needing to be in tomorrow to secure the rights that also include the Europa League and will run for three years starting from the 2018/19 season. BT Sport is the incumbent provider [...]
Next Liverpool CEO Peter Moore signals new direction for the club – six things you need to know February 28, 2017 As their team nursed the wounds of a bruising 3-1 defeat to Leicester City on Monday night, Liverpool made an announcement that could have much further-reaching implications than a disappointing loss in the league. The club revealed that from June its new chief executive will be Peter Moore, currently chief competition officer at video game giants Electronic [...]
BT customers to see bills reduced by at least £5 under Ofcom proposals February 28, 2017 BT customers will see their landline-only bills cut by at least £5 a month, according to new plans published by communications watchdog Ofcom. The regulator conducted a review of the landline-only market, announced in December last year, and found that customers on such contracts – who are often elderly or vulnerable people who have remained with the [...]
Daisy Group is reported to be considering stock market float February 26, 2017 Daisy Group, the telecoms company which went private two years ago, is reported to be considering a stock market comeback either this year or in early 2018. According to The Sunday Times, the company is plotting a £1.4bn market return, after private equity firms Toscafund and Penta Capital taking Daisy Group out of public hands [...]
5G to come to central London in 2017: New routers could spell the end of fixed line broadband February 24, 2017 5G networks will be trialled in central London later this year with telecoms infrastructure firm Arqiva teaming up with boffins at Samsung to develop the new technology. Britain is in the process of dragging itself into the 21st century by developing the country’s fixed line superfast fibre access. But fixed access 5G points to be tested by Samsung [...]
BT appoints European replacement in the wake of Italian accounting scandal February 22, 2017 BT today revealed the person responsible for getting to the bottom of the Italian accounting scandal that rocked the FTSE 100 stalwart in January. Chet Patel, who is currently president of BT's global portfolio and marketing, will lead the firm's continental Europe division from 1 March. The position was vacated by Corrado Sciolla left BT, days after news of a £530m accounting blackhole in Italy was revealed. [...]
These are the seven deadly sins of the workplace February 17, 2017 Perhaps it was inevitable that someone would try to rebrand the seven deadly sins. After all, it’s 1,700 years since monk Evagrius Ponticus came up with the eight evil thoughts generally credited with the concept. These were whittled down to seven by Pope Gregory I in AD590 – vainglory was the one to go. Now [...]
BT and Inmarsat shatter returns at hedge fund Lansdowne February 17, 2017 One of London's oldest and most highly-respected hedge funds was hit by the poor performance of shares in BT and Inmarsat in January, according to reports. Lansdowne Partners said the shocking performance of BT in the wake of a profit warning and a £530m accounting black hole in its Italian division, together with the floundering of [...]
O2 boss: Let’s go mobile as a quick fix for Britain’s broadband woes February 16, 2017 The rollout of 5G mobile networks in the UK can be delivered more quickly than fibre broadband and provide a boost of billions of pounds to Britain’s economy, according to a report released today. 5G, or the fifth generation mobile network, is scheduled to go live in the UK in 2020. It is expected to deliver faster internet [...]