UK fibre builder CityFibre commissioned some research that ‘identified over £38b billion in potential economic benefits’ thanks to its full fibre rollout to 285 UK cities, towns and villages.
Research from Vodafone UK suggests 5G connectivity could add as much as £38 billion to the UK economy over the next five years, and £158 billion over the course of a decade.
And unfortunately for everyone else, it doesn’t even look to be that close a race…
Placing more stringent regulations on a sector is a delicate equation to balance, especially when it contributes so much to the national economy.
Huawei has put its financially favourable foot forward, suggesting Poland will only get a cash boost if the vendor is allowed to participate in the 5G bonanza.
Huawei Chairman Liang Hua is the latest to enter the fray to defend the principles and reputation of the telco vendor, this time questioning the legitimacy of accusations.
A report from Barclays Corporate Banking suggests 5G could add £15.7 billion to the UK economy by 2025 but only if network deployment is done faster.
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo has upped the ante with the anti-China rhetoric, declaring the US will not partner with countries who work with Huawei.
The numbers for 2018 GDP growth are in and, while they’re not great, they’re a lot better than some doom-mongers have expected.
The UK voted to leave the European Union yesterday and the rush is now on to anticipate the business implications of this momentous event.
Twelve cities in the UK will receive additional funding for superfast broadband following an autumn budget update. UK Chancellor George Osborne confirmed that 12 smaller cities would benefit from a funding pot of £50m, in addition to the 10 cities that were added earlier in the year.
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