BT says its Global Services integration services division delivered a 9% increase in its order intake this year and it "continues to see double-digit revenue increases in the high-growth regions of the world".
BT's overall sales were unchanged year/year, but it has increased its cashflow and pre-tax profit. BT adopted the plan of pushing a £3bn plus roll-out of a fibre optic network after a period of profit warnings in 2008-2009, which has allowed it to push out sports channels.
The Global Services division, the main problem behind those profit warnings has been overhauled, and turned in earnings up 12%.
"These results provide a strong platform for growth and from which to achieve our outlook for the years ahead. Our performance in the year means that we are growing our full year dividend by 15% to 10.9p and we now expect to increase our dividend by 10%-15% for each of the next two years. We continue to focus on improving the service we provide to our customers and delivering on our investments," says Gavin Patterson, Chief Executive.