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[freddie01] 01/11/2024 13:22

BT looks towards end of fibre roll-out millstone

Published: 11:38 01 Nov 2024 GMT


BT Group PLC (LSE:BT.A) results updates have been dull affairs of late with revenues and earnings static and most of the emphasis on how many customers it has lost.

But things might be changing, especially with the hump in the fast-fibre broadband roll-out programme in sight.

Bulls say that will clearly show the cashflow potential of broadband arm Openreach, but competition is fierce and a lot of capacity is being built.

Broadband line losses were 196,000 in the first quarter and are tipped to hit 167,000 over the second quarter.


Inflation-linked price rises have also been a major tailwind in recent years but as newer lower-priced contracts kick in guidance into the second half of the year will be key, says wealth platform Hargreaves Lansdown.

One thing unlikely to figure in the numbers but worth noting is the pension fund and whether, like many other legacy company schemes, having been a drag for years it is now in surplus and potentially saleable.

[freddie01] 31/10/2024 19:59

UK’s Virgin Media reports Q3 drop in profit and revenues

[davius] 29/10/2024 16:40

Not a good day, but it was never going to be with a labour tax raising spree.

[djnzloop] 29/10/2024 13:38

budget uncertainty.

[action] 29/10/2024 13:01

Below 140p

[action] 29/10/2024 12:09

135p may be on card.

[action] 29/10/2024 10:36

Why bt trying to break 140p? Anyone?

[freddie01] 29/10/2024 09:33

October 2024 Progress Update on BT’s 10Mbps UK Broadband USO

Tuesday, Oct 29th, 2024

[action] 28/10/2024 12:13

Again 140p range. Will it go to 135p?

[barnes4] 27/10/2024 16:52

Good for sid?

[freddie01] 25/10/2024 15:41

Openreach to plug in Nokia's Altiplano platform across network

Openreach will deploy the Altiplano Access Controller cloud (SDN) platform from Nokia across its full fibre broadband and ethernet network.

Andrew Wooden
October 24, 2024


The plan is that it will help boost automation, network visibility and control, and product flexibility for both Openreach customers and their end user customers. Ultimately this is supposed to make Openreach’s fibre network ‘easier to manage, more efficient, reliable (e.g. quicker to identify faults via automation) and also cut some operational costs,’ so goes the pitch.

The release lists some advantages of using this platform as opposed to the Nokia AMS platform it is using now to manage its full fibre FTTP network: “Altiplano’s abstraction capabilities and modern interfaces gives us the benefit of OSS simplification by leveraging the use of “intents” - asking Altiplano to configure an end to end services across the cluster, rather than our OSS needing to understand complex network topology and configure each individual component in cluster.”

It also says it will use Altiplano to manage ‘clusters’ of Nokia equipment which will support FTTP and point to point ethernet for EAD2 in either dedicated or shared configurations, and that it will enable streaming telemetry which is supposed to give greater insight into network performance in near real time.

“We are working on what we believe to be a world first deployment of the Altiplano access controller platform to enhance resilience and service in our fixed full fibre network – to manage a cluster that includes the OLTs and the IP equipment and has required Nokia to develop new capabilities for us,” said Trevor Linney, Director of Network Technology for Openreach. “This is the next step in our plans to build a future proof, multi-service, one network platform – that supports both full fibre FTTP and future ethernet products.”

The new Altiplano deployment will go live in April 2025 and a full product launch will follow in 2026.

In August Openreach said it plans to launch its first symmetric ultrafast FTTP broadband product, offering 1Gbps in certain locations. It plans to make the new service available at premises which make up its ‘Type C’ bid to build full fibre in concert with the Government’s wider Project Gigabit programme, and will also look to launch in April next year.



Thanks to Butmac who posted this elsewhere.

[freddie01] 24/10/2024 07:26

BT Group Turns On Self-Powering Mobile Site Using Solar and Wind Energy


BT Group has switched on its first self-powering mobile site, located in the Shropshire Hills, with approximately 70 per cent of its energy needs expected to be generated by the on-site solar panels and wind turbine. The site was identified through an environmental assessment which calculated its viability for renewable power. Power is generated through a combination of solar and wind energy which is then used to charge the batteries that power the on-site mast.

BT Group expects the site to deliver approximately 17,000kWh of wind and solar energy per year as well as cost savings upwards of £10k. While the Shropshire Hills site serves as a trial, BT Group has already identified hundreds of additional locations that have the potential to derive much of their power from on-site renewable sources, in particular in coastal or hilly locations.


With an ambition to become a net-zero business by 2031, improving the energy efficiency of its networks is a major priority for BT Group. The self-powering site is the latest innovation aimed at addressing this and follows the roll-out of energy-saving cell-sleep technology across its RAN estate earlier this year, as well as the successful retirement of its legacy 3G network.

[davius] 18/10/2024 09:16

A little excitement, when I looked at my portfolio it had shot up, including BT. Alas many stocks were in auction. All quiet on the BT front.

[smurfy2001] 16/10/2024 10:53

Anywhere under £4.17, BT’s share price looks a steal to me

[hasin] 15/10/2024 06:49

I've switched first time from BT to Vodafone £26pm 15mb which they changed to full fibre,noticed slight increase in speed loading pages but otherwise same as BT, i only use a laptop and two mobiles.

[freddie01] 14/10/2024 11:38

EXCLUSIVE October 2024 update on Openreach full-fibre roll-out

[netcurtains] 11/10/2024 12:13

as long as its not in the NHS

[smurfy2001] 11/10/2024 12:02

Consolidation before next move up. Have to be patient.