BT and Associated British Ports (ABP) are trialling the next generation of Internet of Things (IoT) and sensor technology to speed up the movement and processing of cargo goods and digitise the Port of Ipswich’s logistics and operations processes.
Autonomous vehicle specialist, Aurrigo, is one of the first UK companies to benefit from a partnership between Vodafone and Amazon Web Services (AWS).
BT’s social tariff, Home Essentials is now available for customers to buy online. Announced back in April, BT Home Essentials is exclusive to those on Universal Credit and a range of other means-tested benefits, the package offers fibre broadband and calls for £15 a month, saving customers £240 a year compared to an equivalent package.
Back in May of this year, the UK Government announced plans to launch a UK Emergency Alerts warning service. Ahead of introduction a series of public trials were to take place. Following a successful test in East Suffolk on the 25th May 2021, the second test will take place in Reading on the 29th June 2021, 1-2pm.
Vodafone UK and Dixons Carphone have signed a new deal creating an exclusive, multi-year partnership, with a new commercial framework focused on "driving great service, innovation and loyalty".
NVIDIA's NVIDIA HGX high performance computing platform will power Tursa, the new DiRAC supercomputer to be hosted by the University of Edinburgh.
Vodafone has launched a commercial pilot of 5G Standalone service in London, Manchester and Cardiff, which will allow partners to test devices on the new infrastructure. 5G Standalone will act as a catalyst for the creation of a new wave of mobile applications not possible with existing networks.
From January 2022, EE will start charging UK customers to use their phones in Europe, having previously said it had no plans to reintroduce roaming costs, even after they could do so under the U.K.-EU trade agreement signed in December 2020.
mce Systems has unveiled its cosmetic assessment technology for smartphones, which enables users to objectively self-grade their device's value for trade-ins. The feature is now available to Vodafone UK customers through a white label app created by mce, and will be available globally at a later time.
Vodafone has launched EVO today, bringing a combination of device financing, trade-in and and upgrading any time from 12 months. Vodafone, unveiled its new flexible mobile offering Vodafone EVO earlier this month, and the launch is offering the latest Apple and Samsung devices at exceptional prices.
Amazon has launched AWS Wavelength, an AWS infrastructure that enables enterprises and developers to build ultra-low latency applications that can be delivered via the Vodafone 5G network. Amazon says that by embedding AWS compute and storage services at the edge of 5G networks, “AWS Wavelength enables software developers to serve edge computing use cases like machine learning, Internet of Things (IoT), and video and game streaming.”
Vodafone is launching EVO, with a combination of device financing, trade-in and and upgrading any time from 12 months. EVO puts customers in control of how they pay for their new smartphone, giving them the flexibility to decide how much they want to pay upfront for their new device, and over how long they want to pay it off – from 12 to 36 months at 0% APR.
