At an age when high-speed internet has become the driving force behind education, healthcare, business and commerce, there are those who have been left stranded on the other side of the digital divide.
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Nokia is partnering with Claro Chile to equip the new Gold Fields Salares Norte mine with a high-performance private wireless network. The solution will support the automation of mining operations by using different applications, such as remote-controlled trucks, excavators, drills and, in the future, drones.
Samsung TV Plus has launched, in the Galaxy Store and Google Play Store for select Galaxy smartphones, offering select Galaxy users instant access to 94 free channels with no need for any payments, sign-ups, subscriptions or additional devices.
Virgin Media is launching the Virgin Media Football Academy, a series of lesson plans, training videos and a special live lesson designed with experts from the famed Southampton FC Academy to help teachers and pupils bounce back into physical education
Vodafone is working with the social change charity, Good Things Foundation, to connect digitally excluded families in some of the most disadvantaged areas of the UK.
Vodafone UK is to open a new OpenRAN Test and Validation Lab on its Newbury campus to support the developing OpenRAN ecosystem for the telecommunications industry. The lab will be the first dedicated research and development facility for OpenRAN in the UK.
Virgin Media has successfully delivered next-generation 2.2Gbps broadband speeds to homes in Southampton and Manchester in real-world trials. The multi-gigabit speeds – around 40 times faster than the local average broadband speeds.
Apple today unveiled the next generation of Apple TV 4K, delivering high frame rate HDR with Dolby Vision and connecting customers to their favourite content with the highest quality.
MTS and Huawei have activated 5G networks at 14 iconic locations in Moscow, Russia. They have also launched a "5G Has Come" promotion to showcase a whole new mobile experience with fast connection, fast download, and smooth gaming.
Huawei's chairman Xu Zhijun has used the company's global analyst conference in Shenzen to announce it intends to launch 6G equipment and subsequent networks in 2030. A white paper is also planned in which Huawei will tell the industry what 6G is.
Vodafone and Ericsson are to trial the use of drones and Lidar-based 3D technology to speed up network planning and site upgrades. Drones will collect high-definition imagery and use Lidar technology to help build 3D digital twin model of sites.
Nokia today announced an agreement with the National Cable Television Cooperative (NCTC) to aid and expedite its member companies’ broadband service rollouts and expansions.
