BT Sandeep Raithatha

Open Innovation & Co-Innovating with Start-Ups

Sandeep Raithatha – Head of Innovation 25th January 2018

1 © British Telecommunications plc 2017 BT has a long history of ‘purposeful innovation’

Electric Telegraph Two-way transatlantic Programmable computer: Telephone call Digital telephone Purpose-designed optical Company telephone call by radio Colossus via satellite exchange fibre submarine cable 1984 1989 1999 2013 2014 2015

140Mbps© single British- Telecommunicationsmode Satellite plc 2017 telephone GPRS live data call over a World’s first 3Tbps optical fibre link in 200Gbps data secured by optical fibre link system: Skyphone mobile network G.fast trial the core network Quantum cryptography Global Innovation Ecosystem

Global Innovation Centres in China, Partner ecosystem with customers, industry, India, Israel, UAE, UK and US universities, government

4 © British Telecommunications plc 2017 BT Open Innovation – how it works

Global Scouting, Customer Centre & Infinity Lab & Innovation Central Applied Technology Hothouse Team Centre Innovation Innovation & New Ideas Showcases Martlesham

• Scan the globe for new • Concept Demonstrators ideas from VCs, start-ups, • Propositions to Business • Rapid prototype & early partners, competitors. case validation • Showcase new ideas and • Bringing everyone together trial concepts for rapid acceleration • Identify Trends and • New Ideas Scheme • Strong user & customer Threats focus

5 © British Telecommunications plc 2017 BT Infinity Lab – Co Innovation at the heart of Tech City, London

• Since 2013 we have run 12 competitions, reviewing nearly 800 companies. • The Infinity Lab now provides external start-up / entrepreneur engagement for BT Consumer, B&PS and W&V. • Next competition is with BT Sport – finals 30th January. • Physical “Lab” in partnership with TechHub entrepreneur community

Our Competition Winners

Consumer & Home Connected Society Business Growth Delighting Tomorrows Customers Recent Launches

Winner - BT Sport Digital Innovation in Digital First TV and Sport Innovation Connected Cities Finalist - Digital First Public Sector Powering “talk of the Launched with PlusNet Terrace” on Premier enabling service agents League Tonight. Now to make interaction expanding to other personal. programming.

Mobile Innovation Friends & Family Cyber Security IoT Business Operations

6 © British Telecommunications plc 2017 7 © British Telecommunications plc 2017 BT Infinity Lab Sport Competition

The next competition is with BT Sport with the finals on 30th January

Visualisation content creation Network traffic optimisation

TV for the visually impaired Broadcast graphics & VR

Competition finalists

Live commentary choices Enhanced on-pitch sounds

Remote live production VR - watch TV with friends

The BT New Ideas scheme captures ideas from BT’s employees to create impact on BT’s customers and its bottom line.

BT finalists celebrate at the IdeasUK Ideas Awards