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2020 has been a pivotal year for broadband. During an unprecedented time, says Red Peel, founder and managing director of Airband, where most of us were forced to stay in the confines of our own homes, we as a society have learned to adapt by taking advantage of modern technology.

From Lahore, Shanghai and New York City, to Barcelona, Manchester and Milton Keynes, we’re seeing an exponential rise in the number of smart cities being ‘created’ globally, with the intention of making citizens’ lives more convenient, secure and sustainable.

It’s almost three years since the UN declared internet access as a human right. Today, a nation looking to be a global digital leader and preparing the country for the advent of IoT, seamless, high speed connectivity is non-negotiable.

Telefonica’s O2 and Vodafone are extending their network sharing deal to cover 5G, enabling them to accelerate the deployment of the faster mobile service at a lower cost.

The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) has announced the publication of new model rules for TV White Space (TVWS) technology. The new model rules will provide governments, policy makers and regulators with the tools necessary to

Nominet and Microsoft have announced that they are to use Nominet’s dynamic spectrum management technology to deliver broadband in the African continent.

Powered by its existing Ambitalk radio network, Maxxwave reportedly offers coverage of much of the UK. With up to 40 miles available from each transmitter site using its radio technologies, Ambitalk is said to be the UK’s largest PAMR radio network.

The Wireless IoT Forum (WIoTF), the body working to accelerate the wide-scale adoption of wireless wide-area networking technologies devoted to the Internet of Things (IoT), has called on national telecom regulators such as Ofcom and the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) to dedicate bandwidth to ensure the monetisation and long-term sustainability of IoT networks and services.

Speakers from Ofcom, Qualcomm, Accenture, BT, Jaguar Land Rover, GSMA, Rohde & Schwarz, Samsung and more to focus on  opportunities for the wireless industry to harness  disruptive technologies

Ofcom, the UK’s independent communications regulator, has progressed plans for the introduction of White Space technology in the UK – the first country in Europe to do so.