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RSS bt j telcoBT embraces NetSuite's on-demand software
News BT and NetSuite have joined forces to bring web-based on-demand software to the telco's 1.6 million business customers. BT is offering NetSuite's business management applications and will soon provide customer relationship management (CRM) software... [22 Apr 2008]
Virgin touts free broadband speed upgrade
News BT's forthcoming ADSL2+ tech will offer speed of up to 24Mbps, though the telco is also dabbling with fibre. B is for BT A planned BT fibre deployment at Ebbsfleet, Kent, will offer speed of up to 100Mbps on a mixed development including 10,000 homes. [28 Jan 2008]
Does superfast broadband Britain stink of sewage?
News And although the telco is dabbling with fibre - planning a rollout at a property development in Ebbsfleet, Kent - it is keen to get the most out of its existing, copper-based infrastructure - and not so keen to incur the hefty costs associated... [23 Jan 2008]
Techies split over wi-fi health fears
News Companies such as The Cloud are rolling out citywide wireless networks, while a number of local authorities are working with BT on the telco's Wireless Cities programme. J is for Japan Air Readers were asked whether they are worried about the... [24 May 2007]
BT rings up more than a million VoIP customers
News He added the figures did not include the telco's FMC offering, BT Fusion. The milestone figure has been reached six months ahead of schedule and represents more than one-third of the telco's broadband customers. [10 Jan 2007]
Telco packages overwhelm customers
News According to the research, the majority of fixed line telco complaints relate to the practice of slamming - when telcos switch a customer's service provider without her knowledge. B is for BT Ofcom has called for simplifying the process of... [17 Nov 2006]
The A to Z of broadband
News BT Retail is the customer-facing division of the telco, serving both business and residential customers, and is the prime channel to market for other BT businesses. A competitor and critic of BT, Cable & Wireless is often regarded as the UK's... [01 Nov 2006]
Vodafone gobbles up Japan Telecom
News Vodafone has appointed the first foreigner to head a Japanese telco by naming American Daryl Green as CEO of J-Phone. The group also has to compete with Japan's number one telco, NTT DoCoMo, which is launching its 3G services next month. [20 Sep 2001]
Mobile arm pulls itself together
News Sir Christopher Gent echoed these comments emphasing a desire to gain ground on Japan's number one telco and said the merger "promises to generate significant synergy benefits and efficiency gains. Vodafone, who bought its stake in Japan Telecom... [29 Aug 2001]
Vodafone prepares to bask in the rising sun
News Vodafone will buy BT's interests in Japan Telecom and the J-Phone Group for £3.7bn and the UK telco's stake in Airtel for £1.1bn (see also: http://www.silicon.com/a44144 ). The deal signals the end of BT's ambitions to be an international force to... [02 May 2001]
3G roll-outs show lack of Eastern promise
News The news comes as a further blow to the troubled telco sector's hopes for swift financial returns from 3G investments. BT offshoot Manx Telecom is due to launch a 3G network on the Isle of Man by May, racing NTT DoCoMo to be the first 3G network in... [06 Mar 2001]
