Santander wants to reflect its diverse customer base by hiring 400 new apprentices March 3, 2017 Santander will offer 400 lucky youngsters the chance to undertake an apprenticeship with the lender so it can tap into a wider spectrum of future talent. The bank announced the places today, in advance of next week's National Apprenticeship Week. Read more: Now Santander lets you make payments using just your voice And Santander wasn't stopping there. It [...]
BT to create 1,700 new jobs in a bid to bolster Britain’s boffin status March 2, 2017 BT will create 1,700 new apprenticeship and graduate positions in push to train up the UK's youngsters. The firm today announced the new positions which, it said, would boost "tech literacy within the UK so that the country remains a digital leader". "Young people today need three basic skills – reading, writing, and tech know-how," [...]
Sky internet blackout: Vauxhall workmen blamed for broadband outage that hit tens of thousands of customers March 1, 2017 More than 50,000 Sky broadband customers in London suffered a service blackout after bungling south London workmen severed underground fibre cables and a response team took several hours to get to the scene of the incident. The network shutdown started at 4.30pm yesterday evening, with an inspection team taking three hours to get to the scene. Problems were rectified [...]
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. [...]