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BT Group expanded its partnership with cloud security specialist Zscaler, a deal enabling the operator to offer a full stack of new enterprise security services based on the latter’s AI-powered platform.

BT Group combined with content delivery network provider Broadpeak to develop a new solution designed to boost live content streaming as part of its MAUD offering, with trials for the offering expected later this year.

INTERVIEW: BT Group chief security and network officer Howard Watson indicated there were signs of life for money-spinning enterprise 5G use cases, though conceded this had taken longer to materialise than the industry had hoped. 

INTERVIEW: BT consumer group CEO Marc Allera highlighted solid business benefits resulting from a rebrand in late 2023, including a significant reduction in the expenditure needed to launch new products and services.

BT Group agreed a £275 million deal to sell its iconic BT Tower to MCR Hotels as the operator continues a strategy to cut costs and simplify its property portfolio.

BT Group’s digital unit heralded the adoption of generative AI applications as a major milestone for the company and industry as it revealed the technology had been used to write more than 100,000 lines of code for its software engineers.

BT Group chief security and networks officer Howard Watson revealed the operator expected to complete the removal of Huawei gear from its core network by the end of next month, during a strategy update where it also flagged a planned 2024 standalone 5G launch.