
Urban Connectivity & Smart Cities

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WBA calls for unified approach to 6G as wireless industry faces fragmentation
The Wireless Broadband Alliance (WBA) has called for collaboration between Wi-Fi, cellular, and other wireless technologies in its newly released 6G vision statement, warning that industry fragmentation could threaten the goal of achieving truly ubiquitous connectivity.

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CWIC 2025: Call for speakers
The call for speakers has now opened! Don’t miss your opportunity to speak to 500+ major industry players, from technologists and entrepreneurs to academics and investors. We want to hear your stories of resilience, innovation and challenge, welcoming applications from organisations of any size or age.

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T-Mobile Introduces ‘T-Priority’ Featuring the World’s First Network Slice for First Responders
T-Priority brings agencies of all sizes cutting-edge 5G solutions, best-in-class partners and America’s best 5G network experience for first responders

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EE’s first 5G small cells go live
EE has now deployed over 1,000 small cells across the UK, marking 400 new deployments over the last 12 months including its first 5G sites, recently installed in Croydon, London.

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Fixed broadband improving globally but the digital divide remains deep and wide
The UK has taken third place in new global rankings of broadband reliability by Opensignal, the independent and reliable analytics company specialising in “quantifying the mobile-network experience”.

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Smart tech to be trialled in towns and cities with £4m funding to boost local connectivity
- Six areas across the UK awarded funding to test smart street lamps that can house EV charging hubs and boost wireless coverage including 5G.
- Areas to match government funding to trial multi-purpose tech that can help local authorities unlock new economic, environmental and social benefits
- Funding delivered through Smar

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£88 million research and development boost for innovative connectivity to future proof UK mobile network
Government announces £88 million investment in innovative open 5G connectivity solutions across the UK

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FarrPoint Webinar: The Connectivity Puzzle beyond Gigabit
As more UK local authority areas are awarded Gigabit infrastructure contracts, we pose the challenge - what's next?

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UKTIN launches national programme to accelerate adoption of advanced communication tech

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BT lands multi-million-pound Army networks contract
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Global Cellular IoT Connections to Cross 6 Billion in 2030

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3.3 billion EoT devices will be trading with each other by 2030, apparently

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Testbed & Trials Programme | West Mercia 5G Final Report

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WM5G Urban Connected Communities Final Report

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WM5G Transport Programme Final Report

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WM5G Applications Accelerator Final Report

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Belgium’s Citymesh taps Nokia for nationwide drone network

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MWC 2024 - UK Pavilion space on open sale

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WiFi device shipments fall, but bounce back is coming

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