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Vodafone launches Connected Education pilot in Stirling

Vodafone has launched a pilot of ‘Connected Education’ – a suite of digital services for teachers and pupils – at Bridge of Allan Primary School in Stirling, Scotland. Connected Education incorporates tablets for teachers and children, mobile Wi-Fi connectivity, advanced-grade security and specialist training to help teachers gain digital skills.

Connected

·2 months ago

Three launches 5G in Glasgow, Manchester and Reading

Three UK continues the rollout of its 5G network with the launch of its first Ericsson 5G sites which are now live for customers in Manchester, Glasgow and Reading.

Connected Three UK

·2 months ago

Virgin Media Business and Falkirk Council to improve connectivity in schools

Virgin Media Business has signed a major public sector contract with Falkirk Council that will see it improve connectivity in schools and support digital learning.

Connected UK

·2 months ago

Protect Scotland App: Scotland now has its own proximity tracing app

Smartphone users across Scotland are being urged to download NHS Scotland’s new contact tracing app - Protect Scotland - to help suppress the spread of COVID-19. Supported by a dedicated Protect Scotland website, the app is an extra tool complementing existing person-to-person contact tracing.

Apps UK

·5 months ago

EE completes 500th new site for Emergency Services Network

EE has completed the build of its 500th new site for the Emergency Services Network (ESN), located in Glencoe Scotland.

Connected EE UK

·6 months ago

O2 and NHS create 5G-powered COVID-19 testing unit for Scottish care homes

O2 is launching a pilot trial of a fully connected COVID-19 testing clinic-on-wheels, supported by O2’s 5G mobile network, which is designed to provide remote testing and tracking of care home residents and workers in Glasgow

Connected O2 UK

·6 months ago

Drones to deliver COVID-19 medical supplies in Scotland

Vodafone has teamed up with Skyports and Deloitte to transport medical supplies for NHS Scotland using drones.

UK Vodafone UK

·7 months ago

BT Glasgow office set for multi-million-pound refurbishment

BT’s main Glasgow office is set for a multi-million-pound refurbishment as the city was today revealed as a key location in the company’s future plans.

BT Group UK

·7 months ago

O2 uses tech to open ‘future stores’ in Scotland and Wales

O2 will use virtual queuing technology and new store design to safely open its shops in Scotland and Wales to customers and staff during the COVID-19 pandemic.

O2 UK

·7 months ago

Aberdeen to become Scotland’s first gigabit-speed fibre broadband city

Aberdeen is set to become a forerunner for digital transformation in Scotland with the announcement of a new Gigabit-capable full fibre broadband network under the Vodafone and CityFibre Fibre-to-the-Premises (FTTP) programme. The Vodafone and CityFibre partnership will mean that Aberdeen becomes Scotland’s first city in which nearly every home and business will have access to gigabit-speed broadband.

Connected UK

·3 years ago

Bad mobile manners annoy 93% of smartphone users

In conjunction with OnePoll, Carphone surveyed mobile habits of 2000 smartphone users in the UK to find out what habits annoy us most, and which habits we’re guilty of ourselves, in a bid to bring back good old-fashioned phone etiquette.

Opinion UK

·3 years ago

Prime Now Expands to Scotland: One-Hour Delivery on over 15,000 Items now available for Prime Members

Amazon today launched Prime Now in Scotland, offering one-hour delivery on more than 15,000 popular items, to Prime members in selected postcodes in Glasgow.

News UK

·5 years ago