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RSS 21CNBT gets into bed with Microsoft for cloud services
News BT is to resell Microsoft's cloud-based business messaging and collaboration suite, the company announced on Monday. The Business Productivity Online Suite (BPOS) will be available to BT's business customers as a fully hosted managed... [20 Jul 2009]
BT doubles broadband speeds to 20Mbps
News BT has upgraded its broadband network to offer home and business users download speeds of up to 20Mbps and uploads of up to 1Mbps. The shift to ADSL2+ technology brings BT's speeds closer to those of competitors such as Virgin Media,... [04 Jun 2009]
Simplifying Complexity of Customer Premises Equipment Provisioning for Business Users
White Paper British Telecommunications (BT) is a global leader delivering innovative IT and network solutions to business customers worldwide. BT is transforming its business, leveraging its next generation 21CN network platform to... [30 May 2009]
Global VPN access for BT's 21st Century Network
News BT has introduced Intelligent Virtual Private Network, the first service for its global 21st Century Network. The iVPN service will let businesses access their corporate networks across any of the 172 countries covered. [09 Mar 2009]
BT's 21CN 'a threat to next-gen broadband'
News The pace of progress on BT's 21CN and Ofcom's leisurely attitude to ironing out regulatory issues could put future broadband networks at risk, according to a senior TalkTalk executive. Speaking at the CMA annual... [25 Feb 2009]
Extra coppers to clobber copper crooks
News The Home Office has unveiled a plan to tackle the growing problem of metal theft - which is estimated to cost the UK £360m per year. Thieves have been known to make off with copper cabling from telephone wires and other utility cabling,... [12 Jan 2009]
JP Rangaswami
AS Profile Previously the CIO of an investment bank, JP Rangaswami is now MD of innovation and strategy at BT Design, the telco's group IT design and delivery unit, which works with BT Operate to bring software products to customers over BT's... [07 Oct 2008]
Ex-BT CEO to head up Alcatel-Lucent
News Alcatel-Lucent has appointed former BT CEO Ben Verwaayen as its new chief executive. The appointment follows the news, back in July, that chief executive Pat Russo and chairman Serge Tchuruk were both stepping down. [02 Sep 2008]
BT's Ribbit buy to take on Android?
News BT has bought internet-telephony company Ribbit, in a move that will bring the communications giant up against competitors ranging from Skype to Google's Android platform. In the deal, announced on Tuesday, BT has agreed to pay $105m in... [30 Jul 2008]
Nationwide hands network reins to BT
News Nationwide Building Society has signed a seven-year £160m deal with BT to outsource the management of its networked IT services. The contract will see Nationwide's voice and data network infrastructure and existing third-party network... [30 Jun 2008]
BT CEO Ben Verwaayen to step down
News BT's CEO Ben Verwaayen is to step down as CEO on 31 May 2008 after more than six years at the telco where he championed its push into broadband and helped it dodge regulator Ofcom's axe. Verwaayen, who will also step down from the BT... [08 Apr 2008]
Broadband Britain cheaper and faster than ever
News Broadband Britain has never had it so good with fat pipes cheaper and faster than ever. Average broadband costs have dropped 36 per cent in the last four years, according to price comparison site uSwitch. [01 Feb 2008]
Building a 21CN Portfolio of Services: BT's Transformation to an All-IP Network
White Paper Cisco and BT partner to bring video, voice data and mobility to BT customers through next generation 21CN program. [07 Jan 2008]
Broadband summit: Speed is the key
News Ultra fast broadband is going to be a key technology to drive future growth of the UK economy, the competitiveness minister, Stephen Timms, has said. Timms was speaking after chairing a broadband summit to discuss the infrastructure... [27 Nov 2007]
Where next for broadband Britain?
News UK web fans could miss out on the 'next big thing' on the internet if serious money isn't thrown at the nation's broadband infrastructure. That's the warning from Ian Fogg, research director at JupiterResearch Europe, who was speaking... [22 Nov 2007]
