BT Looking at WiMAX Deployment in the UK

The UK's former state landline operator, British Telecom (BT) is considering beefing up its wireless portfolio - and may deploy a WiMAX network in the country. Ian Livingston, the newly appointed chief executive-designate told the Financial Times that the company had a lot of success with its Wi-Fi offerings and would look at evolving that strategy.

BT was a joint owner of one of the two original mobile networks licensed in the UK, and while it eventually took full control - the company was spun off in 2001 when BT was facing financing troubles in the wake of the bursting of the "telecoms bubble".

Since then, BT has operated a smallish MVNO network with Vodafone and tried to move into the Fixed-Mobile market with a UMA phone.

Mr Livingston has previously ruled out a bid by BT to re-enter the mobile market by acquiring another mobile network operator.

On the web: Financial Times

Posted to the site on 9th April 2008