Openreach collaborates with Google Cloud on fibre deployment

BTwatch: Openreach gets innovative with fibre tech

Analyst Briefing: As Ofcom lays out its latest regulatory regime and rivals squabble over altnet consolidation, Openreach remains focused on fibre rollout. Deals with Google Cloud and a pilot with Lightsonic put the incumbent’s fibre deployment machine into overdrive, and showcase the potential value-add beyond pure connectivity…

Openreach announces major plans to make van fleet more sustainable

The UK’s largest broadband operator is partnering with Google Cloud to deliver massive CO2e savings across its 24,000 vehicles.  By deploying the US tech giant’s advanced AI, data science technologies and geoanalytics, Openreach is optimising its commercial van fleet and has already begun to realise significant emissions and cost savings.  Improving its operational oversight and understandings of both the challenges and opportunities currently o…

Openreach collaborates with Google Cloud on fibre deployment

Openreach, an infrastructure subsidiary of BT Group, recently expanded its collaboration with Google Cloud to support faster fibre rollouts and progress towards sustainability goals by using AI. Using Google Cloud’s Vertex AI and BigQuery, Openreach will analyse fleet and network data with the aim of reducing emissions, improving operational efficiency and speeding broadband installations. Google Cloud’s Vertex AI portfolio is used for building,…