Excitement is mounting that families across the UK will finally be able to meet up and ‘hug’ by mid-summer, but according to new research Zoom family gatherings are a lockdown trend that are here to stay. With over two-thirds of…
Eight 5G solution providers have joined the SmartRAN Open Network Interoperability Centre (SONIC), a joint programme between Digital Catapult and Ofcom to test interoperability and integration of open networking solutions. SONIC begins with Open RAN and focuses on open software-centric…
Sunderland project will bring ground-breaking technology to life for the first time A ground-breaking pilot which will see pioneering 5G technology used in an operational automotive environment for the very first time in the UK, has been unveiled. North, the…
Wythenshawe-headquartered Internet Service Provider (ISP) Vispa has secured Electronic Communications Code powers from Ofcom. The successful application – steered by telecoms legal specialist Trenches Law – grants the firm the statutory entitlement to install, maintain, adjust, repair or alter their…
IT solutions provider, Central Networks and Technologies (Central), has partnered with Horton Housing to deliver free internet access to people in supported accommodation, including the most vulnerable. Heywood-based Central completed the pilot project in September, implementing WiFi points in a…
Written by Colin Thomson, Access Partnership. Geopolitics is poised to provide a boost to the quiet quest of opening telecom interfaces to the mainstream in 2021. Eclipsing even the previous policymaker preoccupation of winning the “5G race”, the question of…
Recent research from Citizens Advice has shown that one in six people are struggling to pay their broadband bills during the third lockdown. The charity found that 16% of adults reported affordability issues with their broadband subscriptions, while more than…
EE will upgrade more than 75 4G sites in Wales by the end of 2021 as part of the Shared Rural Network (SRN) initiative to extend coverage in rural areas across the UK. SRN is a programme between the UK’s…
A new survey of 2,000 parents commissioned by Bath-based Truespeed reveals that three quarters have argued over the broadband as they battle to work from home while ensuring their children attend online classes. According to the survey conducted by OnePoll,…
Citizens Advice has revealed that one in six UK residents are struggling to afford broadband during the third lockdown of the pandemic. The groups struggling the most with broadband bills have been children, disabled people, those from Black, Asian or…