Bharti Airtel looks to raise stake in BT - report
The Indian telco is exploring whether it can increase its existing 24.5 percent stake
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BT increases cost savings target by £700m as cuts look set to continue
The telco giant has delivered cost savings of £1.5bn over last two years
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BT revives talks over international unit - report
Could involve a deal with another mobile carrier
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UK's Openreach delays closure of next two telephone exchanges by 12 months
Two out of three pilot closures delayed
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Cisco alum joins Finchetto to drive optical switching for AI
Former Cisco VP and Saisei Networks founder backs British startup’s bid to shake up the switch market
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BT signs £200m connectivity contract with Northern Ireland Electricity Networks
BT will also provide cybersecurity and IT services to NIE Networks
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Subsea cable linking Orkney Islands breaks
Services disrupted for hundreds of residents, no timelines on fix
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Openreach names Katie Milligan as new CEO
While Clive Selley, the current CEO, will head up the company's international unit
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Ofcom launches probe into BT, Three summer outages
The outages impacted the ability for some to contact the emergency services
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Openreach delays closing two UK telephone exchanges
Two of three pilot closures delayed
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BT considers launch of low cost mobile brand in UK - report
Some of BT's rivals have seen success with this model
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Howard Watson to step down from BT chief security and network role, Greg McCall to take over
Watson will remain at BT until March, McCall to take over the role from January 1, 2026
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EE targets 99% 5G Standalone coverage across UK by end of FY2030
Says it will be four years ahead of rivals
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Bharti founder Mittal and Airtel chairman Vittal secure seats on BT Group's board
The Indian telco has a 24.5 percent stake in BT
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UK's Openreach trials "panic alarms" amid spike in assault against engineers - report
Reported incidents of abuse directed at Openreach engineers was up 40 percent last year
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Telco Q1 2026 results: BT continues fiber push as Vodafone fights back in Germany
BT passes more than 19 million premises with fiber build
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EE, BT UK network still down for some following outage
The company said it fixed the issue yesterday
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BT creates 5G slices for SailGP event in Portsmouth, UK
Worked with Ericsson and Nokia to deploy the network slices
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BT hiring for solution architect specialist to support Edge push
The successful applicant will join the broadband team
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BT chief says AI advancements could lead to more jobs cuts
Telco already expects to cut 55,000 jobs by the end of decade
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BT launches standalone international unit
As the telco focuses its core operations in the UK
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BT pushes on with fiber rollout, raises build target to 5 million premises for FY26
The company is on course for its 25 million target
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BT to create standalone international unit - report
Will put its main focus into the UK market
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BT appoints Deutsche Telekom's Peter Leukert as chief digital officer
Leukert will join BT in September and oversee the telco's digital transformation
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BT seals connectivity deal with UK government's Defra
The telco will connect 34,000 workers with its EE network
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Retelit to acquire BT Italy's operations
The deal will boost Retelit's fiber network and data center infrastructure
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BT approaches AT&T and Orange over international unit - report
Could involve a stake sale
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Sunil Mittal mulls decision to increase BT stake
Mittal already owns 24.5 percent in the company