Category: Telecoms
5 Key Predictions for the Connected Consumer 2030
The self-sufficient city by Guallart Architects At a central London event attended by Tech Digest, Vodafone unveiled its new Connected Consumer 2030 report which predicts how technology will change our lives during the course of this decade. Exploring five key trends that will drive the future of connectivity, the report -…
BT and Nokia trial Open RAN technology in Hull
BT has committed to the development and deployment of Open RAN technology by announcing details of a trial with Nokia taking place in Hull, UK. BT will install Nokia’s RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC) for Open RAN, across a number of sites, to optimise network performance for customers of its mobile network, EE. BT claims it…
Vodafone to switch off 3G mobile network in 2023
Vodafone today announced that it will begin retiring its 3G network in 2023 as part of a 'network modernisation programme to improve 4G and 5G experience for all customers'. The programme, which will see 3G coverage gradually phased out and replaced by 4G and 5G services, will mean customers across more parts of the UK…
Vodafone activates first live 5G OpenRAN site in UK
Vodafone has switched on the UK’s first 5G OpenRAN site. The site in Bath is the first of 2,500 5G and 4G OpenRAN sites that Vodafone has committed to which it claims represents a major step in supporting the Government’s ambition to accelerate the development of the OpenRAN ecosystem. OpenRAN technology separates software from hardware,…
