British Telecommunications (BT) stories

RingCentral has launched Customer Journey Analytics for Australian users of its RingCX platform, enhancing visibility across unified communications and contact centres.

BT has won a Silver Award from the UK Fair Payment Code for paying 95% of invoices within 60 days, leading the telecom sector in fair supplier payments.

Slow broadband costs UK businesses GBP £11 billion annually, harming productivity, customer service, and cybersecurity across major towns and cities.

M Group to acquire Telent, enhancing digital infrastructure services and expanding sector reach, pending regulatory approval in the UK and Ireland.

IBC has unveiled eight projects for its 2025 Media Innovation Programme, collaborating with firms like Verizon and BT to tackle key media technology challenges.

BT and Equinix have unveiled an expansion of their partnership, enhancing global interconnectivity for multinational customers via BT's Global Fabric platform.

NCC Group's December 2024 threat report reveals a record 574 ransomware incidents, driven by new players like Funksec, signalling a turbulent cybersecurity landscape.

BT is calling on UK's Critical National Infrastructure providers to shift from outdated analogue systems to digital by December 2025 to safeguard essential services.

Google Cloud has appointed Maureen Costello as Vice President for the UK, Ireland, and Sub-Saharan Africa, to drive growth across these key regions.

Will Kirk has teamed up with BT to promote tech adoption among UK heritage businesses, as research reveals two-thirds value technology for tradition.

CAPSLOCK has unveiled 'Deploy', a service aimed at bridging the looming cyber skills gap in UK organisations as staffing shortages rise to 67% in 2024.

New research from BT reveals that 72% of UK business leaders are stressed about meeting Net Zero targets, despite 56% feeling optimistic about sustainability.

BT has enhanced its Carbon Network Dashboard, enabling businesses to track carbon emissions and energy use linked to AI applications and workloads.

Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 has set a record for gaming traffic on EE and BT’s broadband, with a 144% spike in Xbox Live traffic this launch.

BT has launched its Global Fabric platform after extensive testing, aiming to enhance business connectivity and streamline access to cloud services.

Antony Prasad named Regional Channel Director for APJ at Anomali, to spearhead channel go-to-market strategy and sales with 24 years of tech industry experience.

Concerns arise over the UK One Touch Switch system as Ofcom deems it unready; customers must stick to existing broadband switching methods, risking ongoing overpayments.

BT tops MedUX's inaugural UK benchmark report, leading in overall broadband Quality of Experience with high scores for reliability, speed, and streaming.

Paymentology has named Stephen Bowe as Chief Product Officer, leveraging his 15+ years of banking and payments expertise to advance next-gen payment solutions.

Globality secures the World Procurement Award for Best Procurement Technology Provider, lauded for its AI platform that delivers 20% cost savings and boosts efficiency by 70%.