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First medical drone delivery network set to take flight in the heart of England

O2 has joined a consortium, led by drone logistics operator Skyfarer, created to enhance the pathology network in the UK by potentially speeding up patient response and sample turnaround times and make drone delivery of blood for lifesaving transfusions a reality.

O2 Connected UK

·5 years ago

BT and Ericsson team up on Cloud Native Dual-mode 5G Core

BT have signed a deal to deploy Ericsson's dual-mode 5G Core (Evolved Packet Core and 5G Core), a fully container-based, cloud native Mobile Packet Core for 4G, 5G Non-standalone and 5G Standalone services as a single fully integrated core.

5G Connected UK BT Group

·6 years ago

Vodafone launches new Economy of Things platform

Vodafone has launched a new global platform that takes the world of connected devices to the next level by allowing them to securely trade with each other on a user’s behalf.

Connected UK Vodafone UK

·4 years ago

Echo Show Now Available for pre-order in the UK

Amazon today announced that Echo Show is coming to the UK. Echo Show is available to pre-order now for £199.99 and starts shipping to customers from 16th November.

Devices and OS Amazon Connected UK

·8 years ago

Hutchison promises five year price freeze to push through O2 acquisition

Hutchison Whampoa, the owner of Three, has promised to freeze prices for five years and sell off portions of its mobile spectrum holdings as it looks to push through its Ã‚Â£10.25 billion acquisition of O2.

Three UK News O2

·10 years ago

BT completes automated drone trial at Port of Southampton

BT, Associated British Ports (ABP) and RoboK have completed an automated drone trial at the Port of Southampton. The trial demonstrated a drone flying over the port’s vehicle inventory lot

BT Group UK

·4 years ago

EE and BT to re-open stores from 15th June

EE and BT are planning to re-open its retail stores from the 15th June as part of a phased roll-out. After an enormous amount of hard work, a range of measures will be enforced in stores to make customers and colleagues feel safe.

BT Group EE UK

·6 years ago

Ofcom opens Investigation into BT’s broadband universal service provider compliance

Ofcom has today opened an investigation in relation to BT’s compliance with its obligations as a broadband universal service provider.

UK BT Group

·5 years ago

Amazon Prime Day taking place on June 21 & 22 2021

Amazon’s annual Prime Day event will be held June 21 and June 22 this year, delivering Prime members over 2 million deals across every category, including fashion, home, beauty, electronics, and more, along with the best in entertainment benefits and never-before-seen exclusives across Prime Video, Amazon Music, Prime Gaming, and more.

UK Deals

·5 years ago

Snap a Selfie with K-Pop Boyband BTS

Fancy snapping a selfie with boyband BTS? BTS are now available for a virtual selfie only at Samsung KX, London’s hub of innovation. The AR/XR area is equipped with The Sero as a preview screen and the Galaxy S20+ BTS Edition as the shooting device.

Samsung UK

·5 years ago

ASA Bans Three UK Ads

The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has banned a "misleading" advertisement campaign from Three UK. The ad campaign ‘if it’s not Three, it’s not real 5G’, has been banned following complaints from BT and Vodafone, five members of the public and an independent telecoms consultant.

Three UK

·6 years ago

EE launches new “Smart Plans”

EE have launched a new service which promises a smarter way for customers to enjoy their mobile phone contract. The new Smart Plans offer some valuable perks, including a lifetime guarantee on the handset while in contract and an annual check up of the device and contract by an EE expert.

UK EE Connected

·7 years ago

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