{"id":24305,"date":"2020-10-09T22:30:38","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T21:30:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/?p=24305"},"modified":"2020-10-10T07:05:07","modified_gmt":"2020-10-10T06:05:07","slug":"openreach-uk-engineers-scoop-queens-birthday-honours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/2020\/10\/openreach-uk-engineers-scoop-queens-birthday-honours.html","title":{"rendered":"Telecoms Engineers and ISP Staff Get Queen&#8217;s Birthday Honours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The annual Queen&#8217;s Birthday Honours (2020) has just been published and it includes some figures from the United Kingdom&#8217;s broadband and telecoms sector, such as two <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/openreach\" target=\"_blank\">Openreach<\/a> (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">BT<\/a>) engineers who have secured an MBE (Member of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire) for their services.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The honours system is technically designed to recognise people who have made achievements in public life and or committed themselves to serving and benefiting Britain, such as by helping to make the lives of other people or communities better. Proposed awards are chosen by the honours committee and their decisions go to the Prime Minister and then to the Queen, who awards the honour.<\/p>\n<p>At the time of writing we haven&#8217;t yet had a chance to go through the entire list of honours, but we do note that it includes two of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/openreach\" target=\"_blank\">Openreach<\/a>&#8217;s engineers (pictured). The first is <strong>Scott McPartlin<\/strong>, who made the news recently after he camped out on a remote Scottish island to help keep the community connected. The second is <strong>Pete Martin<\/strong>, who has helped everyone from the Queen to Stephen Fry stay connected.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"bq1\"><p><strong>Clive Selley, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/link\/openreach\" target=\"_blank\">Openreach<\/a> CEO, said:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Pete and Scott are exceptional engineers who sum up everything that\u2019s best about Openreach. They share a cast-iron reputation for always going the extra mile and always being ready to help anyone. We\u2019re delighted to see them recognised in today\u2019s Honours, representing all the key workers who\u2019ve helped keep the UK connected at a time when it\u2019s never been more important.<\/p>\n<p>Every engineer who\u2019s played a part in this mammoth effort are heroes and heroines in our eyes. We\u2019re very proud of each and every one of them.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>At this point it&#8217;s worth noting that many of those receiving honours this year will be reflecting their contributions to tackling the <strong>COVID-19<\/strong> crisis on the frontline. As part of that telecoms workers, particularly engineers, were designated as key workers and often kept doing their jobs despite the heightened risk; this continues today.<\/p>\n<p>Suffice to say that much of the industry probably deserves an honour, but that&#8217;s a debate for another day. Congrats to all who received an award. We will update this article if or when we find any other people from the telecoms sector in this year\u2019s list.<\/p>\n<p><strong>UPDATE 10th October 2020<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The following is a list of other people in the telecommunications sector who have this year received a similar honour.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><strong>Denise Elizabeth Catherine Allan<\/strong><br \/>\nManaging Director of Customer Service, Sky Uk. For services to the Telecommunications Industry during Covid-19<\/p>\n<p><strong>Ijeoma Nwamaka Ezeilo<\/strong><br \/>\nTelecommunications, Sky UK. For services to the Telecommunications Industry during Covid-19<\/p>\n<p><strong>Adam James Gordon<\/strong><br \/>\nMobile Network Engineer, Ericsson. For services to the Telecommunications Industry during Covid-19<\/p>\n<p><strong>John Henry Hayday<\/strong><br \/>\nSecurity and Business Continuity Director, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">BT<\/a>. For services to the Telecommunications Industry during Covid-19<\/p>\n<p><strong>Reza Rahnama<\/strong><br \/>\nDirector, Core Voice Services, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ispreview.co.uk\/index.php\/go\/britishtelecom\" rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\">BT<\/a>. For services to Telecommunications during the Covid-19 response<\/p>\n<p><strong>Karen Smith<\/strong><br \/>\nEmergency Authority and Government Relationship Manager, BT. For services to the Telecommunications Industry during Covid-19.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Gemma Towers<\/strong><br \/>\nMobile Product Specialist, BT. 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