Virgin Media O2 have activated live Open RAN sites in Virgin Media O2’s network, as part of multi-vendor Open RAN deployment.
The England Football Association have launched a Request for Proposal [RFP] tender process to appoint a partner to build a long-term NFT based platform, focused on the England Senior Men’s and Women’s teams.
Apple opened its newest store today at Brompton Road, Knightsbridge in London, as hundreds queued waiting for the doors opening.
Apple has given a preview of its newest store in London at Brompton Road, Knightsbridge in London.
To celebrate the launch of the ‘Bold is Brave’ 2022/23 home, away and third kits, Southampton FC and hummel have launched three unique NFTs. In doing so, Saints have become the first-ever Premier League club to launch an NFT of its kit designs.
Apple will be opening the doors to a new 20,000-square-foot retail store situated in Knightsbridge, one of London’s most luxurious shopping areas on July 28, with a line-up of free music, art and wellness sessions
Virgin Media O2 has upgraded and expanded across the Greater Manchester region. The company’s 4G network has been significantly upgraded over the past 12 months, with capacity boosted in almost 20,000 postcodes across the Greater Manchester region.
Phone boxes in locations across Bournemouth, London, Reading and Winchester have been kitted out with miniature Vodafone 4G technology units – adding extra mobile coverage and capacity in the area.
CityFibre and BAI Communications (BAI) are to support the delivery of a new 5G small cell network that will provide a platform for business growth and innovation across the city.
Through a new trial, Virgin Media O2 has committed to working directly with City of York council to repaint vandalised cabinets and bring them back to their original state.
Girls Talk London and partners BT, Vodafone, Virgin Media O2 and HSBC UK are to launch a technology talent accelerator for female university students in the UK and Ghana who are currently pursuing a career in technology.
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Nottingham is the third city in the UK to benefit from the new Street Hub 2.0 units, with the first unit in Nottingham unveiled in Canal Street today.
Virgin Media O2 has connected more than 6,100 homes in Bruton Park, Newcastle and Longbenton, North Tyneside to its Gigabit network.
CityFibre has named Lincoln as the next UK city in line for a multi-million-pound investment in its digital infrastructure – a move that will see it become one of the world’s best-connected communities
EE has unveiled its new concept store, which will also act as a hub for local communities. Located within BT’s new London headquarters, One Braham
West Berkshire Council has awarded a major contract to Virgin Media Business to supply Full Fibre infrastructure to schools, doctor’s surgeries and public libraries across Berkshire by March 2022.
The University of Suffolk, working in close collaboration with BT, have opened a £9.6 million research and engineering facility at BT’s Adastral Park.
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 is to recruit around 1,000 new people at its flagship Birmingham office, as the building welcomes its first colleagues through the doors.
EE has launched the UK’s first hybrid, 5G powered club night, EE x Beatport Presents Parallel, coming to Liverpool on August 12th and Manchester on August 19th. engl
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.
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.
Amazon has launched AWS Wavelength, an AWS infrastructure that enables enterprises and developers to build ultra-low latency applications that can be delivered via the Vodafone 5G network. Amazon says that by embedding AWS compute and storage services at the edge of 5G networks, “AWS Wavelength enables software developers to serve edge computing use cases like machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), and video and game streaming.”
EE has unveiled two Gaming on the Go Pit Stops in 5G locations; one on Brighton seafront and another on Liverpool’s Royal Albert Dock – to celebrate its new Xbox Game Pass Ultimate add-on and to help players re-immerse themselves into the gaming world.
Vodafone has increased its investment in the South West, with two locations in Cornwall – Fistral Beach in Newquay and the community of St Keverne on The Lizard – among the first in the UK to benefit from new OpenRAN 4G technology.
Vodafone says it has invested across the region to ensure its residents, businesses and visitors have access to the latest mobile technology and improved connectivity.
EE has extended its next day mobile device repair service to 17 stores in the West Midlands as it welcomes customers back to the English high street. The new service comes as research from EE found that 1 in 3 UK consumers cannot go more than a day without their phones.
EE has switched on 5G in thirty five new UK locations, taking the number of towns and cities with access to the operator’s 5G network to 160.
Verizon is announcing its first foray into the European private 5G market with a deployment at the Port of Southampton, following a deal with the Associated British Ports (ABP).
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 is expanding its partnership with charity Hubbub, with the aim of donating 1,000 devices and 12 months of free connectivity to digitally excluded people across Bristol.
Engineers and IT experts from BT have played a vital role in helping the NHS deliver the biggest vaccination programme in its history, by bringing high-speed fibre and Wi-Fi connectivity to more than 110 vaccination centres across England and Wales.
Three UK is set to move to a new central office building in Reading, which will combine its colleagues across Maidenhead and Reading for the first time.
O2 is partnering with charity Hubbub with the aim of donating 2,000 devices and 12 months of free connectivity to digitally excluded people across Leeds.
Huawei opened its first retail store in the UK today, marking the arrival of Huawei on the UK high street, making its wide range of technology and lifestyle products more accessible to local customers.
Three UK has reopened its stores across England this week. Throughout December, Three stores will also have extended opening hours to better serve customers when they need it most – adding a massive 2,000 extra trading hours.
Samsung has opened the doors to its brand-new experience store in central business district, Canary Wharf, in line with government guidelines. This is Samsung’s third experience store in London,
Three UK continues the rollout of its 5G network with the launch of its first Ericsson 5G sites which are now live for customers in Manchester, Glasgow and Reading.
O2 is partnering with charity Hubbub with the aim of donating 2,000 devices and 12 months of free connectivity to digitally excluded people across Manchester.
As stores across England reopen from 2nd December, O2 has reviewed the opening hours for each store, opening later and longer wherever possible.
The NHS has released an update to its official contact tracing app in England and Wales bringing a fix to the issue where a problem with unsupported languages caused some users to be unable to access it.
Cambridge Wireless (CW) is teaming up with Huawei, to deploy and build Cambridge’s first 5G mobile private network within the Science Park.
BT is planning to move into its new state of the art office in the centre of Bristol in early 2022. Bristol is one of BT’s key locations in the UK.
Three UK will be extending the opening hours of 109 of its retail stores in England today (Wednesday 4 November) to help meet a surge in demand and support
All of Vodafone's 344 retail stores in England are temporarily closing their doors, but three quarters will be operating as Click and Collect points.
After months of delays, the NHS has finally launched its official contact tracing app in England and Wales. The NHS Covid-19 app will ask users who have been near someone with a positive coronavirus test result to self-isolate for fourteen days.
