You probably remember mobile operators raving about the promise of 5G several years ago. Now, they’re getting excited about a new upgrade: 5G Advanced. Angel Garcia | Bloomberg | Getty Images BARCELONA, Spain — Telecom operators haven’t yet finished rolling out 5G wireless mobile networks. And yet bosses of major carriers are already talking about … Read more
An EE mobile phone store, operated by BT Group, in Reading, U.K. in 2020. Jason Alden | Bloomberg | Getty Images BARCELONA, Spain — British telecommunications giant BT says it expects to launch its first so-called stand-alone 5G network in 2024. Howard Watson, BT’s chief technology officer, told CNBC that the telco group plans to … Read more
The BT Tower, pictured on October 24, 2023 in London, England. Matt Cardy | Getty Images News | Getty Images LONDON — British telecoms group BT said Wednesday it had agreed to sell London’s iconic BT Tower — once an important piece of network infrastructure — to developer MCR Hotels for £275 million ($346.6 million). … Read more
The BT Group emblem is displayed on a smartphone. Sopa Photographs | Lightrocket | Getty Photographs LONDON — Britain’s largest cellular and broadband provider BT Group on Monday appointed Allison Kirkby to succeed Philip Jansen as chief govt, saying the change would happen towards the top of January 2024 on the newest. Kirkby has beforehand … Read more