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Vodafone using drones to plug holes in damaged networks

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News Using Taaras wireless optical networking tech, two drones can establish a birectional connection over multiple kilometres, allowing the operator to bypass damaged sections of its network This week, Vodafone has announced it is piloting a new drone solution aimed at helping networks stay operational in the event of cable damage.

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Startup Stories: Leasemycharger.com on expanding electric mobility access

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Through our two concepts, Buymycharger.com and Leasemycharger.com, we offer our private, professional, and public authority customers a complete solution for financing (purchase and lease with purchase option), services, and installation of charging stations for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids. What inspired you to start this company?

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Openreach secures £289m in Project Gigabit contracts 

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In total, around 131,000 hard-to-reach homes and businesses are expected to benefit from improved connectivity. With todays 289 million investment, we are not only boosting connectivity, but making it easier to access remote healthcare, online education, shopping online. Since Project Gigabits establishment in 2018, over 2.2

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Brits urged to go ‘urban mining’ for copper in ‘drawers of doom’

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Anything with a plug, battery or cable can be reused and recycled and there’s somewhere near you to do it.” According to the study, these “drawers of doom” across the UK could contain up to 38,449 tonnes of copper in the form of unused devices and related cables. Is the telecoms industry doing enough to recycle its legacy networks?

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Quickline powers ahead in government funded push to connect rural Yorkshire  

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Beyond broadband connections, Quickline is committed to delivering social value across West Yorkshire. More than 1,725 premises in West Yorkshire and the York area have so far received access to gigabit-capable broadband through Project Gigabit funding, with the remaining premises delivered as part of Quickline’s commercial efforts.

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SubOptic, Sparkle and University of Genoa team up for world’s first subsea cable degree

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The agreement was signed by Federico Delfino, Rector of the University of Genoa, Jayne Stowell, Board Member of the SubOptic Foundation, and Enrico Bagnasco, CEO of Sparkle.

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Bouygues Telecom Upgrades Automated Testing Capabilities With Witbe’s Witbox+ Technology

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Integrating the Witbox+’s automated testing technology significantly increases Bouygues Telecom’s quality assurance capabilities for video app performance on set-top boxes (STBs), smart TVs, and HDMI-connected streaming media devices. The company’s award-winning technology accurately measures the quality of experience that viewers receive.