Wednesday, 25 April 2007

BT Restructures to Take the Next Step

UK-based telecom giant British Telecom is getting a shuffle down by forming two new business units. This move is to design and deploy new telecommunications services.

“This is the second phase of BT’s transformation,” BT CEO Ben Verwaayen said. “The first phase saw BT shift its focus from narrowband to broadband. This next stage is equally important. It will see BT advance from a 20th-century hardware-based company to a 21st century software-based services company.”

Under the venture, the new units will be called BT Design and BT Operate.

BT Retail, BT Global Services, BT Wholesale and Openreach will enable marketing, sales and service to their consumer, business and wholesale markets, the company said.

Andy Green, formerly the chief executive of BT Global Services, will lead the units.