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Digitalisation World – Feature on 2020 trends

The IT landscape is fast evolving through various technologies, from big data, AI, connectivity and security, to driverless cars and more sophisticated cloud storage – which make up the smart cities of the future in the UK and beyond. The common theme that unites all these developments is full-fibre infrastructure, and the connectivity needed for all these applications to work.

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The road less travelled, Fibre Systems

According to Tech Advocates London, 31 out of 33 London boroughs ‘have no strategy’ for facilitating the rollout of 5G networks. And not a single borough has dedicated any budget at all to its implementation. Despite the wide publication of the vast benefits of 5G, it’s clear that many people are starting to raise the alarm. Certainly, when it comes to the UK capital’s readiness – or lack thereof- for the successful deployment of 5G.

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Stoke-on-Trent gearing up for ‘game-changing’ gigabit broadband network

Swedish firm VX Fiber has teamed up with Stoke-on-Trent City Council to build a full-fibre network across the city – thanks to £9.2 million of Government funding. Work to install the gigabit broadband network is expected to start in parts of the Potteries next week – with the first customers connected as early as February.

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‘Gigabit broadband will be a game changer for the city’ – Work starts on Stoke-on-Trent’s new £19 million full fibre network

Stoke-on-Trent City Council is working with Swedish firm VX Fiber to build a 60-mile full fibre network across the Potteries, after securing £9.2 million of Government funding. VX Fiber will start installation in Weston Coyney next week, followed by Meir, Longton, Shelton and Bentilee, with first customers due to be connected by February.

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Putting the Local Community at the Heart of the Smart City – IoT Now

According to Frost and Sullivan’s smart cities report, the global market is forecast to be worth a staggering $1.56 trillion by 2025. This perhaps comes as no surprise given the continuous rise in the number of smart cities being ‘created’ world-wide, from Amsterdam, Dublin and Peterborough, to Dubai, Taipei and New York City.

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Why Bristol is at the heart of the UK’s smart city plan

Last week saw Bristol unlock its doors to a well-connected future with the Bristol | Sweden Future Cities Summit, which centred on how to become a truly smart city. With a raft of inspiring speakers ranging from Bristol City Council and Bristol Energy to Volvo and Business Sweden, the event was a positive and productive day focused on how to achieve the city’s main objective: to take charge of its digital destiny.

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Why we should dispel the negative image of smart cities – Information Age

Whether it’s stories about people being treated like ‘lab rats in a surveillance experiment’ or research claiming that up to 20 million global manufacturing jobs could be replaced by robots in the next ten years, it would seem that technology being designed to enhance our lives is receiving constant criticism and demonisation.

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