JT Group Limited

In 2018 JT began partnering with Sony in order to test its newly developed Low-Power, Wide-Area Wireless Network (LPWAN) technology, for use in the Internet of Things where low speed data links are utilized.[14][15] That year JT also partnered with ZTE to bring a 5G network to the Channel islands.[16] Both deals are a part of JT's and Jersey's role as a "digital sandbox", for testing new telecommunications technologies.[17] That year JT was named Digital Company of the Year award at the Jersey TechAwards.[18]

JT Group has operated in the Bailiwick of Guernsey since 2002 through the subsidiary company "Wave Telecom Limited", a wholly owned subsidiary of the JT Group, which was later renamed JT with the rest of the company's properties.[19]

JT Fibre is a fibre to the home service, was initiated with a budget of £41.5m with £20m provided by the States of Jersey.[20] The first homes were connected in February 2012.[21] The project ran into difficulties in 2013 due to a dispute between JT and contractors and JT established a new subsidiary to take the programme forward.[22] In November 2015, JT admitted that the project was behind schedule and could finish three years after its 2016 completion deadline.[23] In January 2017, JT announced that the work was 70% complete.[24] The project was delayed as the result of services having to be provided to additional new homes that had been built since the project began.[25]

In 2018, JT announced that thanks to the completion of its full-fibre network, Jersey had become the first jurisdiction in the world where 100 percent of broadband users were on its fibre network.[25] The JT Fibre project began in 2012 with a budget of £41.5m, of which £20m was provided by the Government of Jersey. The first properties were connected in February 2012,[26] but the project ran into difficulties with JT defending the progress after criticism in the States Assembly.[27] JT has laid over 3,000 km of individual fibre-optic cable to over 45,000 homes and businesses providing access, regardless of means, to the whole Island.[28]

In January 2020, JT announced it was doubling broadband speeds from 250 Mbit/s to 500 Mbit/s for all subscribers. In March, following discussions with Digital Jersey and other telecom operators, JT increased speeds to 1Gbit/s at no extra cost as part of measures to contain the spread of COVID-19.[29]

As of 2021, JT has the fastest network in the world.[30][31][32]

JT Lab provides facilities for the trial and testing of telecoms related products in small-scale and live environments.[35] JT Group is regulated by the Channel Islands Competition and Regulatory Authorities.[36]

In the early 2010s, JT created the Gigabit Isles project, in order to spread access to FTTP broadband to the full population if the Isles region, at various data rates.[37]

Along with other mobile operators, JT has taken part in limited trials of 5G at two test sites, one in Jersey and the other Guernsey. 12 Roll out of 5G is dependent on licences being issued by the telecoms regulator, the JCRA.[38]

In 2019, JT returned £17m in dividends to the Government of Jersey's Treasury, which was in line with previous years. However, the Jersey Evening Post reported a fall in profits [39] which JT's CEO Graeme Millar explained was down to higher operating costs and investment in major projects and developments. In 2018, profits after tax were £2.2m, a drop of more than half. JT said cutting roaming charges had hit revenue and it had been expensive to increase the number of broadband users on unlimited contracts.