Articles tagged with 'Northern Ireland' | BT plc

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2023
11
October
2023
| 10:34 Europe/London
Immersive Spaces technology is set to transform the potential of local businesses and public sector organisations   BT today announced that it has launched Immersive Spaces for business and public sector organisations across Northern
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26
September
2023
| 08:00 Europe/London
The landline is here to stay, but the technology used to make calls is changing from analogue to digital, as part of an industry-wide shift  backed by  Ofcom and the UK Government as an important step towards future-proofing the UK's
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12
September
2023
| 11:16 Europe/London
Eligible customers will be contacted four weeks in advance to help prepare for the switch.                                         BT will have
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14
March
2023
| 10:15 Europe/London
BT Group's activities provided estimated boost of £690m to the Northern Ireland economy last year and supported more than 7,300 jobsEstimates include the knock-on impact of the spend of employees and payment to suppliers in local economies in all
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02
March
2023
| 09:00 Europe/London
The flagship building will host around 2,000 colleagues as company reaffirms its commitment to Northern IrelandBT Group today reaffirmed its commitment to Belfast, and Northern Ireland, as it officially reopened its Riverside Tower building at
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2022
26
October
2022
| 13:16 Europe/London
Official opening follows £6.3 million contract win.BT has officially opened a brand new state-of-the-art cyber Security Operations Centre (SOC) in its flagship Riverside Tower building in Belfast.With the scale and complexity of cyber attacks
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2021
28
April
2021
| 12:49 Europe/London
70 grassroots clubs connected across the UK, with plan to reach 100 by the end of summerConnected clubs already using new Wi-Fi for uses such as live streaming matches, setting up contactless payments and guest Wi-Fi at clubsInitiative to boost
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28
April
2021
| 10:33 Europe/London
BT has announced that it will be making a major multi-million pound investment in refurbishing its Belfast flagship office, Riverside Tower, as the city was today revealed as a key location in the company’s future plans.The building in Lanyon
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15
March
2021
| 09:12 Europe/London
Across the UK, more than 6,600 phone boxes have been taken on by communities through BT’s Adopt a Kiosk schemeFrom life-saving defibrillators to a mini museum, the opportunities for local phone boxes are endlessBT today revealed that almost
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09
February
2021
| 11:38 Europe/London
BT Group employs 1 in every 4 employees in IT and communications sector in Northern Ireland7,270 total jobs supported through direct and indirect effects£155 million annual supply chain spend in Northern IrelandBT Group, its spend
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27
January
2021
| 00:05 Europe/London
BT Group today announced plans to recruit more than 400[1] apprentices and graduates for its September 2021 intake.BT will recruit talent into the company across areas as diverse as engineering, customer service, applied research, and cyber-security
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2020
27
October
2020
| 10:50 Europe/London
  5G Private Network to accelerate Belfast Harbour’s ambition to become the world’s Best Regional Smart Port Partnership to stimulate innovation across transport, logistics, public safety, physical security and
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09
September
2020
| 08:45 Europe/London
999 agents handle a call every three seconds during Covid-19 peakBT’s technology helps to pinpoint 999 caller’s GPS positionBT’s latest 999 call handling volumes are revealed today - with the company handling 90,000 calls every day
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2019
25
November
2019
| 15:52 Europe/London
Phone calls still a vital communication tool for 80% of the deaf community, but poor experiences leave callers frustrated and dependent on others New Relay UK app, provided by BT, is set to better support the hard of hearing with calls, but 78%
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11
October
2019
| 09:07 Europe/London
BT Mobile’s 5G service launches for consumer and business customers across more than 20 towns and cities – with ambition to expand coverage to a further 25 places by the end of 2019 BT Plus and BT Business customers given exclusive
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08
October
2019
| 13:46 Europe/London
BT signs multi-year partnership with the Irish FA to become the Lead Partner of all the Men's, Boys’ and Disability international teams in Northern Ireland The new BT logo to appear on all training kits from November as the
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03
October
2019
| 13:17 Europe/London
New Barefoot computing resources take primary school pupils on an adventure into the exciting history of WW2 coding and help them build the digital skills they will need for the future Six top secret lessons including code cracking, researching
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09
September
2019
| 13:55 Europe/London
· Adults call 999 twice in their lifetime · BT call handlers can now locate 999 calls from smartphones to within 3 metres Adults in Northern Ireland have, on average, called the 999 emergency number twice in their lives,
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16
July
2019
| 15:53 Europe/London
Adopt a Kiosk Scheme announced in Northern Ireland. BT is offering communities across Northern Ireland the opportunity to adopt their local phone box for just £1 to turn them into something inspirational for their local area.
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02
July
2019
| 08:01 Europe/London
BT will launch 5G this autumn for BT and BT business customers BT Plus customers given the option to be the first to upgrade BT’s 5G service will be available in the busiest parts of 16 UK cities by the end of the year Launch marks
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05
June
2019
| 07:32 Europe/London
Belfast, Birmingham, Bristol, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Ipswich (Adastral Park), London and Manchester to be key locations for the group BT’s workplace improvement and consolidation programme is the biggest of its type ever undertaken in
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05
February
2019
| 07:00 Europe/London
BT Group is responsible for generating £1 in every £65 produced in the Northern Ireland economy, according to an independent report published today.
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2018
01
October
2018
| 01:00 Europe/London
From 1 October 2018, BT’s Northern Ireland Networks engineering division will be renamed Openreach Northern Ireland.
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03
September
2018
| 09:00 Europe/London
There are three weeks left for Northern Ireland secondary school students to enter the BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. BT is encouraging young people to submit their one-page project idea by 25 September. The theme for BTYSTE 2019 is
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27
June
2018
| 09:40 Europe/London
TV illusionist and mentalist David Meade is encouraging secondary school students from across Northern Ireland to enter the 2019 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition (BTYSTE) and come up with a winning project over the summer break - ahead of
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18
June
2018
| 09:00 Europe/London
A 40-strong team of keen cyclists from BT are using pedal power to raise money for charity. Their cycling challenge will take them on a 30-mile round trip along the North Coast, starting and finishing at the Scenic Inn in Ballymoney on Thursday
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04
June
2018
| 07:00 Europe/London
The economic, social and environmental benefits of the proposed government £150m investment in ultrafast fibre broadband in rural areas of Northern Ireland has been estimated at £1.2bn - according to an independent report commissioned by BT and
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01
June
2018
| 16:17 Europe/London
100 members of BT staff, friends and family are turning their Belfast office into a Soccer Aid pledge centre on Sunday 10th June in aid of Unicef. They've volunteered to answer calls, whilst two star-studded teams – Robbie William’s England and
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30
April
2018
| 11:58 Europe/London
Having access to good broadband speeds is now up there as one of the deciding factors for prospective homebuyers and tenants in Northern Ireland, according to a new survey commissioned by BT’s NI Networks. The results of the survey revealed that
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24
April
2018
| 10:53 Europe/London
NI mentalist David Meade is calling on Northern Ireland students to come up with an original STEM project for the 2019 BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition. To highlight the value of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics, BT has
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