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News The boffins at BT's Adastral Park research centre have been telling the telco which technologies they believe will be most important in the future. BT's incubator division BrightStar is hoping to use the in-house knowledge and talent to create new... [05 Dec 2001]
BT weakened by German 3G auction
News BT stock is sliding amidst concerns that it could be priced out of the market in its bid for a German 3G mobile licence. Shares in BT fell 4p to a 20-month low of 830p yesterday, as the pressure mounted. [16 Aug 2000]
BT in £32m air traffic control deal
News BT has landed a £32m, nine-year contract from National Air Traffic Services (NATS) for the provision of virtual private network (VPN) technology that will link its radar, communications and air traffic control sites. [19 Aug 2004]
BT rules out Wholesale sale
News BT's new CEO, Ben Verwaayen, has ruled out a sale of the company's Wholesale division, despite overtures from investors looking to take over the fixed line business. BT last year knocked back an £18bn offer from Westdeutsche Landesbank but has now... [29 Jan 2002]
BT's incubator running out of oxygen
News BT's corporate incubator is suffering at the hands of fickle venture capitalists, whose current reluctance to invest in any new companies has forced it into a restructure. BT Brightstar was launched in early 2000 with the aim of nurturing around 10... [26 Feb 2002]
BT announces internet deals before release of poor results
News BT ISP Openworld is to be service provider for the 20,000 customers of rival Sky's ONdigital internet-on-television service. Open, Sky's interactive digital television service, of which BT owns 20 per cent, will run an inhouse trial of BT's Ignite... [08 Nov 2000]
BT talks mergers with AT&T
News BT is involved in merger talks with US telco AT&T, according to speculation in The Wall Street Journal. The report suggests Sir Peter Bonfield, CEO of BT, has been holding talks with Michael Armstrong, CEO at AT&T, over the past month to... [18 Aug 2000]
BT trials 'next generation' broadband
News BT is already evaluating super-high-speed broadband technologies at its Ipswich research labs in a bid to kick-start the next generation of high-bandwidth data communications. Despite the fact BT's slow roll-out of first-generation broadband... [26 Mar 2002]
BT faces legal fight with 'big five' telcos
News Five of the UK's biggest telecoms companies are discussing landmark legal action against BT this week for failing to deliver wholesale, unmetered internet access. Sources told silicon.com this week that the telcos - which are thought to include... [23 Aug 2000]
BT muscles in on TV broadcasters
News BT has applied for a broadcasting licence in the hope of taking on cable rivals NTL and Telewest. If granted, the licence will allow BT to broadcast video and other programmes directly to its customers. [02 Nov 2001]
BT confirms AT&T merger talks
News In an official statement released on Sunday, BT confirmed the two companies are keen to merge their business services units. BT and AT&T already have a joint venture that addresses this sector, Concert, which was launched at the beginning of... [18 Sep 2000]
BT to offer customers pick of BlackBerrys
News BT's mobile arm has signed on to offer its customers Research In Motion's BlackBerry products. The MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) will sell two joint BT and BlackBerry branded handhelds to its corporate customer base - the BlackBerry 7230... [15 Nov 2004]
BT to spin off business units as credit rating plummets
News BT may be forced to spin off parts of its business earlier than expected due to a downturn in its long-term credit rating. BT's £30bn debt has prompted the adjusted rating from financial services firm, Standard & Poor (S&P). [29 Aug 2000]
BT one step closer to launching Openworld service
News BT has signed an agreement with Network Appliance to power its broadband, streaming media and ASP services. The agreement is part of BT's Openworld consumer broadband Internet services, which go live in July. [19 May 2000]
BT names buddies for £10bn 21CN
News BT has chosen its preferred suppliers for a multi-billion pound upgrade of its UK infrastructure known as the 21st Century Network project (21CN). Alcatel, Ciena, Cisco, Ericsson, Fujitsu, Huawei, Lucent and Siemens have all been selected to supply... [28 Apr 2005]
