BT doubles footprint for next generation broadband (24 Sept 2009)
BT Wholesale today announced its intent to significantly expand the availability of next generation copper broadband – offering customers speeds of up to 24Mbps - by saying it intends to almost double the current footprint for the service.
BT launches flexible service for communications providers to accelerate next generation broadband market (2 Sept 2009)
BT today announced the introduction of a new broadband service enhancement that will enable communications providers to deliver a mix of next-generation and legacy broadband services in different geographies across the UK over a single backhaul link, offering end-users more broadband choice and flexibility.
BT presses the accelerator for broadband speed ( 17 August 2009)
BT today offers millions of customers the chance to boost their broadband speed for free with the launch of faster headline speeds of up to 20Mb/s and the BT Broadband Accelerator.
BT works with Microsoft to offer large organisations cloud and unified communications services (20 July 2009)
BT today announced an agreement with Microsoft Corp. to market and deliver Microsoft Online Services to business customers, giving them access to integrated cloud computing and collaboration services.
Millions to benefit from free 20Mb/s broadband boost (03 June 2009)
Millions of homes and businesses are set to enjoy a free broadband boost after BT announced it will more than double the headline speeds for its residential and business customers. Businesses will start to benefit from today.
Hard hit businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber could save 65 per cent on data network costs (28 April 2009)
BT today announced a major investment that could save businesses in Yorkshire and the Humber up to 65 per cent on the cost of connecting all their offices via a secure, high speed, private data network.
Hard hit businesses in the North East could save 65 per cent on data network costs (28 April 2009)
BT today announced a major investment that could save North East businesses up to 65 per cent on the cost of connecting all their offices via a secure, high speed, private data network.
Hard hit businesses in Scotland could save 65 per cent on data network costs (28 April 2009)
BT today announced a major investment that could save Scottish businesses up to 65 per cent on the cost of connecting all their offices via a secure, high speed, private data network
Hard hit businesses in Wales could save 65 per cent on data network costs (28 April 2009)
BT today announced a major investment that could save Welsh businesses up to 65 per cent on the cost of connecting all their offices via a secure, high speed, private data network
Exeter and Plymouth at the leading edge of the UK's ‘next generation broadband’ revolution (22 April 2009)
Exeter and Plymouth are at the forefront of the UK’s development of world-leading ‘next generation broadband’ communications for homes and businesses.
New BT regional director promises to help unlock East Midlands "Immense potential" (16 April 2009)
A senior executive who has played a leading role in some of the UK's most high profile companies has become BT's new East Midland regional director
BT Business Cloud Computing first for UK (7 April 2009)
Technology to help businesses focus on customer service and follow every profitable lead in the current climate, has taken a step forward today with the availability of Ribbit for Salesforce exclusively from BT Business.
BT demonstrates “Finder” application on Microsoft’s unified communications platform (1 April 2009)
BT today demonstrated a new unified communications application it has developed on Microsoft’s unified communications platform
East Kilbride at leading edge of ‘next generation broadband’ revolution in Scotland (31 March 2009)
East Kilbride is at the forefront of the UK’s development of world-leading ‘next generation broadband’ communications for homes and businesses.
Stirling at leading edge of ‘next generation broadband’ revolution in Scotland (31 March 2009)
Stirling is at the forefront of the UK’s development of world-leading ‘next generation broadband’ communications for homes and businesses.
Perth at leading edge of ‘next generation broadband’ revolution in Scotland (31 March 2009)
All BT lines in the city are now enabled for world-leading 21st Century Network
Alloa at leading edge of ‘next generation broadband’ revolution in Scotland (31 March 2009)
Alloa is at the forefront of the UK’s development of world-leading ‘next generation broadband’ communications for homes and businesses
Ayr at leading edge of ‘next generation broadband’ revolution in Scotland (31March 2009)
Ayr is at the forefront of the UK’s development of world-leading ‘next generation broadband’ communications for homes and businesses
Inverness at leading edge of ‘next generation broadband’ revolution in Scotland (31 March, 2009)
Inverness is at the forefront of the UK’s development of world-leading ‘next generation broadband’ communications for homes and businesses.
Falkirk at leading edge of 'next generation broadband' revolution in Scotland (31 March 2009)
Falkirk is at the forefront of the UK’s development of world-leading ‘next generation broadband’ communications for homes and businesses.
Hamilton at leading edge of ‘next generation broadband’ revolution in Scotland (31 March 2009)
Hamilton is at the forefront of the UK’s development of world-leading ‘next generation broadband’ communications for homes and businesses
Dunfermline at leading edge of ‘next generation broadband’ revolution in Scotland (31 March 2009)
Dunfermline is at the forefront of the UK’s development of world-leading ‘next generation broadband’ communications for homes and businesses.
London among the first to benefit from largest ever UK investment in super-fast broadband (23 March 2009) - Eight communities in London will be among the first to benefit from the largest investment in super-fast broadband ever seen in the UK.
Warrington at the leading edge of the UK's ‘next generation broadband' revolution (19 March 2009) - WARRINGTON is at the forefront of the UK’s development of world-leading ‘next generation broadband’ communications for homes and businesses.
Aberdeen spearheads ‘next generation broadband’ revolution in Scotland (17 March 2009) - Aberdeen is at the forefront of the UK’s development of world-leading ‘next generation broadband’ communications for homes and businesses.
Greater Manchester at the leading edge of the UK's ‘next generation broadband’ revolution (16 March 2009) - Greater Manchester is at the forefront of the UK’s development of world-leading ‘next generation broadband’ communications for homes and businesses.
Reading is a leading light in the UK with ‘next generation broadband’ revolution (16 March 2009) - Reading is leading the UK’s development of world-leading ‘next generation broadband’ communications for homes and businesses.
Southampton is a leading light in the UK's 'next generation broadband' Revolution (16 March 2009) - SOUTHAMPTON is leading the UK with the development of world-leading ‘next generation broadband’ communications for homes and businesses.
BT launches IVPN service for large organisations (5 March 2009) - BT today announced the launch of its BT Intelligent Virtual Private Network (iVPN) service in 172 countries, allowing global organisations to better manage and improve the performance of their IT network.
Brighton leads the UK with ‘next generation broadband’ revolution (2 March 2009) - Brighton is leading the UK’s development of world-leading ‘next generation broadband’ communications for homes and businesses.
Oxford leads the UK with ‘next generation broadband’ revlolution (2 March 2009) - Oxford is leading the UK with the development of world-leading ‘next generation broadband’ communications for homes and businesses.
Sheffield at the leading edge of UK's 'next generation broadband’ revolution (2 March 2009) - Sheffield is at the forefront of the UK’s development of world-leading ‘next generation broadband’ communications for homes and businesses.
BT Wholesale launch ‘Pay-as-you-grow’ managed broadband service with roadmap to 21CN (2 February 2009) - BT Wholesale today launched a ‘pay-as-you-grow’ managed broadband service called BT Plusnet Partner which is aimed at resellers and virtual ISPs.
Birmingham and the Black Country lead the UK with 'Next generation’ Revolution (26 January 2009) - Birmingham and the Black Country are leading the UK with the development of world-leading ‘next generation broadband’ communications for homes and businesses.
Intechnology signs five year deal with BT for next generation voice and data services (15 January 2009) - BT and InTechnology today announced a five year agreement under which BT will provide InTechnology with high-bandwidth voice and data services, delivered over its next generation network, 21CN.
BT Spain launches BT iComms a new unified communications service (6 November 2008)- BT Spain introduced BT iComms, a new unified communications service based on its 21 CN network, to increase workforce productivity, motivation and efficiency by reducing travel time and expenses, as well as making sharing information easier.
BT-Mobile and 3 select BT's 21st century network for 3G network services (6 October 2008) - T-Mobile and 3 UK, through their joint venture company, Mobile Broadband Network Ltd (MBNL), have signed a five-year managed network solutions agreement with BT to provide high-speed, next-generation links.
BT launches Etherflow (2 October, 2008) - BT launches Etherflow, an Ethernet-based connectivity service for business customers.
BT launches next generation broadband in Ireland (30 July, 2008) - BT today announced that it will immediately switch on the full capability of its own next generation network in a radical move that could bring broadband speeds of up to 24Mb to consumers and businesses in Ireland.
BT acquires Ribbit (July 29, 2008) - BT today announced it has acquired Ribbit Corporation, a Silicon Valley-based "Telco 2.0" platform company, for $105 million in cash, on a cash-free, debt-free basis.
BT launches first national carrier class wholesale ethernet service over 21CN (June 3, 2008) - BT today announced the launch of its Wholesale Ethernet service, the latest service to launch on its 21st Century Network (21CN) platform.
BT and O2 in new managed access agreement (May 13, 2008) - Five year agreement to manage increases in network requirements to deliver cost efficiencies and enhance O2 mobile broadband experience for customers.
BT introduces 21CN next generation wholesale broadband service (April 30, 2008) - BT has announced the introduction of its new family of next generation broadband services to communications providers in the UK.
BT launches unified communications and collaboration solutions for global enterprises (October 11, 2007) - BT has launched a comprehensive global portfolio of unified communications and collaboration (UCC) solutions and services to deliver the full benefits of its 21st Century Network (21CN) capabilities to customers.
BT and T-Mobile reach major network agreement (July 18, 2007) - T-Mobile and BT Wholesale today announced a new agreement that sees BT link thousands of T-Mobile's base station sites around the UK to the T-Mobile network.
BT heralds end to landmark voice trial as 21CN customer migrations continue (June 28, 2007) - Following the successful migration of the first live customers onto BT's 21st Century Network (21CN) in South Wales, BT is to close the pioneering 21CN voice trial network which made communications history in 2005 when it carried the world's first phone calls over an all IP next generation infrastructure.
BT strengthens African position as global 21CN reaches Nigeria (May 24, 2007) - BT, one of the world's leading providers of communications solutions and services, has announced the extension of its global 21CN platform into Nigeria, with a new multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) node in Lagos.
BT to deliver next generation "know-how" to communication providers worldwide (December 6, 2006) - BT today announced the launch of its 21C Global Venture (21C GV), a business unit that will enable the delivery of next-generation networks (NGN) to communication providers across the globe.
South Wales school makes history with first call over new multi billion pound UK phone network (November 28, 2006) - A pupil at a South Wales school will make her own piece of history today (Tuesday, November 28) with the first live call in the UK over the world's most advanced next generation network.
First customers go live on BT's 21st century network (November 28,2006) - BT made communications history today with the transfer of the first customer lines to its 21st Century Network (21CN), the world's most advanced next generation network.
BT reveals its 21CN UK rollout plans (September 20,2006) - Today BT confirmed that Scotland, Wales and each of the English regions will benefit from £100s of millions of direct 21CN investment providing every area of the UK - including customers in remote parts of the country - with a world-leading communications network designed to carry both today’s and tomorrow’s voice, data, video-on-demand and broadband services ...To view local news releases visit: BT UK and Regional News Releases
BT announces details of first live customer upgrades to 21st century network in Cardiff (September 4, 2006) - BT today announced details of the first steps it will take to transition customers in the UK to its 21st century network (21CN).
BT's 21st century network racks up 23 million calls (July 26, 2006) - BT's transformation of its network to deliver the next generation of communications services took a major step forward today with more than 23 million customer calls successfully carried over the IP based trial network.
BT announces new Fixed - Mobile Convergence service for large businesses and awards contract to Alcatel (May 11, 2006) - Following the successful launch of BT Fusion, the intelligent fixed - mobile phone for consumers and small businesses, BT has today announced its plans for a groundbreaking new Fixed-Mobile Converged service for large businesses and multi-national corporates both in and outside the UK. This new solution will utilise Wi-Fi as the interface to the fixed network in key locations such as the office, home, and BT Openzone hotspots.
BT announces further 21st century network progress (March 6, 2006) - BT has concluded negotiations and signed contracts with the remaining four preferred suppliers for its next generation network transformation programme - the 21st Century Network (21CN).
BT deploys global IP-based voice platform (February 20, 2006) - BT has today announced a £12 million investment in a first of its kind global voice platform based on internet protocol (IP).
BT signs contracts with 21st century network suppliers (December 22, 2005) - BT today announced that it has concluded negotiations and signed contracts with four of the preferred suppliers for its radical next generation network transformation programme.
Ear we go as BT gears up for 21st Century Network transformation (December 19, 2005) - The finely-tuned hearing and listening skills of a team of voice quality specialists known affectionately as the "Golden Ears" are playing a key role in BT’s plans for Britain’s new 21st Century Network.
InfoWorld 100 Awards recognize BT’s 21st Century Network (December 9, 2005) - Annual Awards honor most creative and cutting-edge implementations of enterprise technology.
Three million calls carried over BT's 21st Century Network in latest trials (December 2, 2005) - BT today announced that three million customer calls have been successfully carried over an Internet Protocol (IP) link in the latest phase of its 21st Century Network (21CN) trials.
Cardiff, Pontypridd and Bridgend areas chosen as first in the UK to benefit from BT's 21st century network (July 4, 2005) - People in the Cardiff, Pontypridd and Bridgend areas will be the first in the UK to enjoy phone calls, broadband and Ethernet services over BT’s 21st Century Network (21CN) when it is rolled out to a regional concentration of customers for the first time.
Cardiff chosen as first city to benefit from BT's 21st Century Network (July 4, 2005) - The people of Cardiff and the surrounding area will be the first in the UK to enjoy phone calls, broadband and Ethernet services over BT’s 21st Century Network (21CN) when it is rolled out to a regional concentration of customers for the first time.
BT’s Group CTO outlines strategy to put Ethernet at heart of 21CN (June 28, 2005) - When BT completes the development of its world-leading 21st Century Network, it will represent one of the largest installations of Ethernet in any carrier’s network, anywhere in the world.
BT announces preferred suppliers for 21st Century Network programme (April 28, 2005) - BT today took a major step towards delivering its 21st Century Network with the selection of its preferred suppliers.
CEO of BT Wholesale urges telecoms leaders to embrace the IP revolution (February 21, 2005)- In a keynote address to over 700 delegates attending the 21st Century Communications World Forum in London today, Paul Reynolds, CEO of BT Wholesale declared the beginning of the "fourth wave of innovation - the IP revolution".
Suffolk at heart of BT's 21st Century Network trials (November 17, 2005) - BT's 21st century network transformation programme has passed two significant milestones - with the first homes connected up in BT's fibre to the premises trial and the first customer trials to divert calls off the PSTN and on to an IP link gone live..
BT 21st Century network trials on track as voice calls run on IP link (November 17, 2004) - BT's 21st century network transformation programme is set to have passed three significant milestones with the first homes connected up in BT's fibre to the premises trial; the first customer trials to divert calls off the PSTN and on to an IP link gone live and a third 21CN network node due to be commissioned tomorrow.
BT to switch voice calls to IP as 21st Century Network takes shape (June 9, 2004) - BT's transformation of its network to deliver the next generation of communications services took a step forward with the announcement of a pilot for the switch-over of voice calls to an end to end IP (Internet Protocol) based network.
BT announces network transformation timetable (June 9, 2004) - BT today set out the timetable for the transformation of its UK networks.