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4G Emergency Services Network Announced

 The Spending Review and Autumn Statement was delivered to Parliament today and included £1 billion to be spent on 4G communications for the police and other emergency services. Known as ESN (Emergency Services Network) the new 4G network is designed to allow police officers and other emergency services personnel to undertake more tasks away from … Read More

4G Boosts Public Service Efficiency

During 2015 EE has worked with a variety of public services to deploy 4G solutions that address specific pressures and enable services to be delivered more efficiently. EE has been working with emergency services, the NHS, and social housing providers to provide a range of 4G solutions including Connected Vehicle, 4G Rapid Site, and Connected … Read More

4G Lacking in Public Sector

Vodafone UK has commissioned a YouGov survey to determine the extent to which Britain’s public sector frontline workers are equipped with 4G connectivity, and has discovered that they are missing out on the opportunities that super-fast mobile internet can bring. The study revealed fewer than one in ten public sector frontline workers are currently using … Read More

Will Emergency Service Communication Move to 4G?

The UK is planning to move emergency services communications onto 4G mobile phone networks from 2016, scrapping the current dedicated emergency services radio spectrum and using 4G networks that are faster and allow data transfer. The Home Office insists that the emergency services need a “modernised communications network” in the interest of public health and … Read More

The Impact of 4G on Business

The television adverts we see for 4G are generally aimed at consumers, focussing on music and video streaming, gaming, and online shopping, but actually one of the biggest benefits of 4G LTE connectivity will be to businesses. Ben Dowd, business director for O2 UK, is well aware that the networks need to educate business about … Read More