Long-range drones to fly across UK’s critical national infrastructure

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has approved operational authority for independent drone advisor Drone Major to conduct the country’s first beyond visual line of sight (BVLOS) drone flights over the UK’s critical national infrastructure (CNI), such as the UK’s rail network in complex, built-up areas. The approval was possible as a result of national … Read more

Digital Catapult explores quantum innovation for advanced connectivity

Weeks after announcing research programmes investigating the potential for digital twins and 6G, UK tech innovation organisation Digital Catapult has revealed it is in the middle of a programme to drive the development and deployment of open and future networks across the UK through quantum networking. Specifically, Digital Catapult’s Quantum Technology Access Programme is … Read more

Consumer expectations disrupting future of connectivity

Options in broadband abound right now, but research from comms services and digital transformation company Amdocs has revealed that no one single internet technology, such as cable, fibre, mobile, fixed wireless access (FWA) or satellite, is meeting all of broadband consumers’ needs. The broadband battle research, conducted by Dynata, surveyed the opinions of 1,000 … Read more