A recent meeting between Make UK and the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee revealed the true extent of the manufacturing sector’s skills crisis. During discussions, Make UK revealed that skills shortages are costing the UK £7 billion in lost economic output as companies struggle to fill vacancies. There are currently around four vacancies for … Read more
Why connections are key to powering greater connectivity Henry Ford once famously said: “Coming together is a beginning, staying together is progress, and working together is success.” When you look at the challenges facing the UK telecoms supply chain, such a statement seems appropriate. The UK is on the road to a more connected infrastructure … Read more
In March 2021, the UK Government launched Project Gigabit, a £5bn infrastructure project that aims to equip more than one million hard-to-reach homes and businesses with gigabit broadband. In doing so, it opened the doors to thousands of alternative networks (AltNets) to get ahead in the UK’s broadband market – enabling them to take … Read more
Nobody likes too much noise. Of 117 local authorities across England in the period between February 2020-21, a total of 131,645 noise complaints were recorded: that’s 67 complaints for every 10,000 people.[1] While the vast majority of complaints were linked to residential issues, the total also includes other sources such as noise in the street, … Read more
The role of 5G in the UK’s digital infrastructure took centre stage during the recent Queen’s speech, her first State Opening of Parliament since the pandemic began. Discussing the Government’s objectives for the coming session, her Majesty spoke of her intent to transform connectivity by rail and bus [High Speed Rail (Crewe – Manchester) Bill] … Read more
There’s no doubt that the UK has become more connected than ever over recent years. The proliferation of smartphone devices and tablets, together with the increase in WiFi and 5G adoption triggered by more people working from home, has put new strain on digital infrastructure resources. Wireless subscribers are consuming more network resources than ever, … Read more
When was the last time you walked past a broadband cabinet outside and actually noticed it? The chances are, unless you walked past at the precise time a maintenance engineer was servicing it, it just blended into the background, since we have all become so used to seeing them. Here’s another question: when was the … Read more
When was the last time you walked past a broadband cabinet outside and actually noticed it? The chances are, unless you walked past at the precise time a maintenance engineer was servicing it, it just blended into the background, since we have all become so used to seeing them. Here’s another question: when was the … Read more
Ask any business owner what their aims and objectives are this year and in addition to the usual responses of ‘increase profit,’ ‘grow the team’ etc, they are likely to utter the words ‘sustainability’ or ‘climate change.’ It’s no surprise, since we are all beginning to experience the impacts of climate change. Our summers are … Read more
As Peter Drucker pointed out, “The greatest danger in times of turbulence is not the turbulence itself, but to act with yesterday’s logic.” The Coronavirus pandemic and resulting lockdown has transformed life as we know it. While several businesses closed their doors, few, such as telecoms, were considered vital and had to continue their work … Read more
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