About BT in Ireland

BT is a global provider of communications solutions and IT services. With annual revenues of more than £800m and close to 3,000 employees, we have significant local operations in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland.

To our customers we are unique — no other company has the scope, reach and capability that can help them succeed in work or be entertained at home: for our consumer customers (NI only) we provide 'total communications' services including phone, online and entertainment solutions in neat and great value bundles; for business and government organisations we bring together all their communications and IT services securely and efficiently; and for other communications providers we provide our network on an open access basis so that they can connect to their customers, and we can design, build and manage their networks for them.

Technology innovation is at the core of our company, and we're at the forefront of bringing next generation networks, services and skills to Ireland North and South. We invest over £1.1bn annually on global research and development to support our drive for innovation, and work with customers, partners, and local universities including Dublin City University, Tyndall Institute, University College Cork and the University of Ulster. One of BT's Global Development Centres is located in Belfast.

We employ many of the leading network and IT services experts on the island, with over 300 accredited and certified professionals, and can draw on the support of our global business where required. We partner with technology leaders like Cisco, Avaya, Microsoft, HP, Oracle, VMWare and EMC2 to integrate their products into our customer solutions.

We are committed to contributing positively to society and to a sustainable future. Our corporate responsibility programmes focus primarily on Education & Skills, Digital Inclusion and the Environment. Our achievements are recognised – we received a President's Award from Chambers Ireland for our BT Young Scientist & Technology Exhibition.