Coronavirus: Just Eat and Deliveroo offer contactless delivery March 13, 2020 Food delivery services have launched contactless delivery options to prevent the spread of coronavirus. Takeaway.com, the Dutch company that recently bought Just Eat, and Deliveroo have both committed to providing deliveries without physical contact. Takeaway said the measure is applicable to all restaurants on its platform throughout Europe. Drivers are being instructed to ring the [...]
BT chief executive diagnosed with coronavirus but will “work remotely” March 12, 2020 BT boss Philip Jansen has been diagnosed with coronavirus but will continue to work remotely. The telecoms group confirmed that Jansen had tested positive for Covid-19 this afternoon and as a result is in self-isolation. BT said it is now working closely with Public Health England to undertake a full deep clean of relevant parts [...]
Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia to quit as Salesforce UK boss March 12, 2020 Former Virgin Money boss Dame Jayne-Anne Gadhia is set to quit Salesforce as its executive after just six months at the helm. Salesforce will announce tomorrow morning that Gadhia, who only joined the company last August, will step down as boss of the British business to become an adviser, according to Sky News. A Sky [...]
Budget 2020: Government confirms £5bn broadband boost March 11, 2020 Chancellor Rishi Sunak today confirmed that the government will pump £5bn into its plan to roll out full-fibre broadband across the UK. The broadband pledge formed a major part of the Conservatives’ election manifesto as part of its promise to “level up” the UK. Prime Minister Boris Johnson last year laid out an ambitious pledge [...]
Goldman-backed Neyber finalises sale to Salary Finance March 10, 2020 The Goldman-Sachs backed lender Neyber has finalised its sale to rival Salary Finance. The deal came after weeks of talks after BDO was appointed as an administrator. The takeover by Salary Finance creates a workplace lender with more than 500 corporate clients, including BT, the NHS and Virgin Active. Among the combined client base will [...]
Mobile networks reach compromise over rural mast-sharing plans March 8, 2020 The UK’s mobile networks have signed off on a deal to banish so-called signal not spots in rural areas, despite squabbling over how to split the costs of the venture. Chancellor Rishi Sunak is set to unveil the £1bn agreement in the Budget on Wednesday as part of a plan to improve 4G coverage across [...]
London broadband firm G Network eyes bumper funding boost March 8, 2020 London full-fibre broadband firm G Network is said to be seeking a huge funding boost as network providers race to roll out superfast internet connections across the UK. G Network, which targets affluent central London postcodes including Mayfair, Marylebone and Chelsea, has reportedly hired bankers from Rothschild to locate new funds over the coming months. [...]
BT ‘to slash executive pensions’ in pay shake up March 6, 2020 BT is reportedly set to cut its top executives’ pension allowances and link their bonuses to sustainability targets, as part of an executive pay shakeup by the telecoms giant. BT has started the latest phase of a shareholder consultation including a proposal to slash chief executive Philip Jansen’s maximum remuneration package from £8.3m to £5.6m, [...]
Huawei is uniting Tory backbenchers – but can they win over Saj? March 4, 2020 What Brexit put asunder, Huawei appears to be joining. Yesterday morning, former Tory leader Iain Duncan Smith led a debate about the Chinese firm’s involvement in the UK’s 5G infrastructure. He was joined by plenty of Conservative MPs you might expect – fellow Leavers David Davis, Bob Seely and Owen Paterson – and plenty of [...]
Global signs outdoor advertising deal with BT March 4, 2020 Media group Global today said it has inked a deal with BT to operate outdoor advertising on the telecoms giant’s street furniture across the UK. The new three-year deal covers print and digital advertising across the network, which includes 17,500 traditional telephone boxed, 500 payphone and 500 digital street units. The agreement will also cover [...]