BT Launches UK-Based “Sovereign Data” Platform for Businesses and Public Sector
GeokHub
Contributing Writer
LONDON — Dec 4, (GeokHub) BT has revealed a new “sovereign data” platform aimed at business clients and public-sector organisations across the UK. The platform will allow data to be stored and processed entirely within the country, addressing rising concerns over data security, regulatory compliance and growing demand for domestic data control.
The launch reflects intensifying interest in data sovereignty — the idea that sensitive data should remain under local control, especially as cyber threats increase and artificial-intelligence services proliferate. BT’s business arm says it is uniquely positioned to deliver a truly UK-resident solution, combining national-scale infrastructure with compliance guarantees.
BT plans for the new platform to support a wide range of services — from cloud storage and voice communications to emerging AI and computing workloads. The firm also said it will begin offering sovereign-data options for more of its existing products during the first half of 2026.
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For many businesses and government agencies, the move could offer greater assurance that their data remains subject to UK law and stored on domestic infrastructure — a selling point in an era of growing global data oversight and fragmentation.
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