BT signs £32m contract with UK’s largest nuclear facility

BT has signed a £32 million contract with Sellafield to run the company’s entire network services.

The business, which operates the largest nuclear site in the UK, has agreed contracts with a number of companies as part of its multi-supplier model for IT delivery.

The five-year contract with BT will include wide and local area network services, core and gateway services, audio and conferencing, telephony, and cyber security.

BT said that upgrades to the network will also enable Sellafield to take advantage of new technologies like artificial intelligence, Internet of Things (IoT) and 5G in the future.

“We are really pleased to have secured this major contract with Sellafield Ltd and look forward to working in partnership with them to create a network that is secure, fast, reliable and future-proofed, with the added capability to overlay new technologies such as Artificial Intelligence (AI), 5G and IoT in the future,” said Ashish Gupta, managing director of corporate and public sector for BT’s enterprise unit. “In a major boost for the local area, not only will we deliver digital transformation for Sellafield as part of the contract, but we’ll also provide a significant boost to the local community too.

“Over the life of the partnership, we will be investing £2 million into West Cumbria to help tackle the causes of inequality among the area’s most vulnerable people.”

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