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UK government launches £30m competition to speed up OpenRAN adoption

The UK government has launched a new £30m competition to speed up the adoption of OpenRAN, as part of its 5G Diversification Strategy. The competition will tackle the world’s over-reliance on a small number of telecoms vendors by developing new, innovative solutions in the UK.

Connected UK

·5 years ago

BT deploys Intelligent Asset platform across Port of Ipswich

BT and Associated British Ports (ABP) are trialling the next generation of Internet of Things (IoT) and sensor technology to speed up the movement and processing of cargo goods and digitise the Port of Ipswich’s logistics and operations processes.

UK BT Group Connected

·5 years ago

Vodafone and AWS tech brings autonomous boost for Aurrigo

Autonomous vehicle specialist, Aurrigo, is one of the first UK companies to benefit from a partnership between Vodafone and Amazon Web Services (AWS).

Amazon Automotive UK Vodafone UK

·5 years ago

Vodafone and Cisco launch ‘Complete Connectivity’ for SMEs

Vodafone has teamed up with Cisco to launch ‘Complete Connectivity’, a new broadband and WiFi solution powered by Cisco Meraki. Designed for small and medium businesses (10 – 250 employees), it offers reliable and secure broadband connectivity across sites, with advanced security features to ensure SMEs have everything required to stay connected, secure and in complete control.

Vodafone UK US Connected

·5 years ago

BT launches Home Essentials Fibre Broadband Social Plan

BT’s social tariff, Home Essentials is now available for customers to buy online. Announced back in April, BT Home Essentials is exclusive to those on Universal Credit and a range of other means-tested benefits, the package offers fibre broadband and calls for £15 a month, saving customers £240 a year compared to an equivalent package.

Connected UK BT Group

·5 years ago

Apple launches Apple Watch International Collection bands and faces

Apple is launching the International Collection bands for Apple Watch, featuring 22 limited-edition Sport Loop bands with colourful designs that represent those nations across the globe.

Apple SmartWatch

·5 years ago

Huawei and China Mobile build first Gigabit 5G airport in China

China Mobile has brought Huawei's 5G distributed Massive MIMO solution to Chengdu Tianfu International Airport to build the first Gigabit 5G airport in China. The field tests showed that the user-perceived rate across the check-in areas exceeded 1 Gbps, with the single-user rate increasing by 26% on average over common 5G networks up to a peak of 1.25 Gbps.

Huawei 5G Connected

·5 years ago

UK Emergency Alerts Test to take place in Reading, June 29

Back in May of this year, the UK Government announced plans to launch a UK Emergency Alerts warning service. Ahead of introduction a series of public trials were to take place. Following a successful test in East Suffolk on the 25th May 2021, the second test will take place in Reading on the 29th June 2021, 1-2pm.

News Connected UK

·5 years ago

NVIDIA Powers Tursa Supercomputer at University of Edinburgh

NVIDIA's NVIDIA HGX high performance computing platform will power Tursa, the new DiRAC supercomputer to be hosted by the University of Edinburgh.

Connected UK

·5 years ago

Vodafone launches commercial 5G Standalone services pilot in London, Manchester and Cardiff

Vodafone has launched a commercial pilot of 5G Standalone service in London, Manchester and Cardiff, which will allow partners to test devices on the new infrastructure. 5G Standalone will act as a catalyst for the creation of a new wave of mobile applications not possible with existing networks.

5G Connected UK Vodafone UK

·5 years ago

EE bringing back roaming charges for UK users in Europe

From January 2022, EE will start charging UK customers to use their phones in Europe, having previously said it had no plans to reintroduce roaming costs, even after they could do so under the U.K.-EU trade agreement signed in December 2020.

EE Connected UK

·5 years ago

Report: Frost & Sullivan Names BlackBerry IVY an Industry Leading Edge-to-Cloud Software Platform

Frost & Sullivan has named BlackBerry IVY an industry leading edge-to-cloud software platform for automakers and smart cities. In the published report, Frost & Sullivan conclude that BlackBerry is revolutionizing the connected-autonomous ecosystem with BlackBerry IVY.

BlackBerry Automotive

·5 years ago

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