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5G Trailblazers
Liverpool 5G director, Rosemary Kay, was one of the speakers at the Ericsson ‘Blazing the Way: A 5G Trailblazer Roundtable’ discussion, in London the end of January. There was a a lively discussion and debate on how 5G is shaping the future of technology and communication, and Rosemary reports a lot if interest in how…
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L5G partners announce new funding
DefProc Engineering, a partner in Liverpool 5G Health and Social Care, has been awarded funding from Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency to develop SmUPS, a Smart Uninterruptible Power Supply, which is a brand-new product that will provide multi-hour backup power for virtual wards, telehealth and telecare devices deployed in patients’ homes. There is an emerging…
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Highlights from the Liverpool 5G Create Project
The DCMS-funded Liverpool 5G Create: Connecting Health and Social Care project officially came to an end on 30th September 2022, after running for two years. The end of the project does not mean the end of Liverpool 5G – far from it. The team are exploring opportunities to maximise the impact of the network and…
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L5G Project Director nominated for Tech Entrepreneur of the Year 2022
Liverpool 5G Project Director, Rosemary Kay, has been shortlisted for the Prolific North Tech Entrepreneur of the Year award. Rosemary, who is also a director of eHealth Cluster, an SME-led cluster which delivers a new model for providing practical support to both technology and care organisations through collaborative Cluster working, was nominated by Prolific North…
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The North is United at Connected Britain 2022
Liverpool 5G Health & Social Care Lead Ann Williams, Commissioner and Contract Manager at Liverpool City Council, was part of the Connected Britain panel discussing ‘Delivering the UK’s digital healthcare revolution’, which looked at how advanced connectivity could lead to better outcomes within healthcare. Prior to this discussion, several L5G project partners attended a talk by Greater…
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L5G at Connected Britain 2022
Liverpool 5G was well represented at Connected Britain 2022, which is described as ‘The UK’s most important connectivity event’. The event brings together leaders from across the public and private sector who shape Britain’s digital future, and provides a place to understand the technology, regulation, and investment environment for the rollout of next generation networks…
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Mobile UK Report on the Importance of Connectivity for Adult Social Care
Mobile UK’s Connected Care Report looks at how mobile connectivity can help councils overcome the challenges of delivering adult social care. The report found that mobile connectivity offered huge potential to aid the delivery of health and social care, with just 40% of social care providers currently being fully digitised. It highlighted how new…
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Lessons Learned on Collaboration
In the penultimate month of the DCMS-funded 5G Testbed & Trials project (5GTT), thoughts naturally turn to what is next for Liverpool 5G and the private 5G network in Kensington. However, it is important to take stock and reflect on the learnings over the past 24 months, which can help inform approaches going forward. Collaborating…
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L5G Technical Authority at Security Collaboration Group
Liverpool 5G’s Technical Authority, Andrew Miles, Chief Architect at Telet Research, attended the Security Collaboration Group, which looked to bring together learnings on security throughout the DCMS-funded 5G Testbed & Trials programmes. Inter-project collaboration was a core element of the 5GTT programme, and security was naturally a significant consideration of the projects. It was understood…
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Did you miss our Use Case Demonstration Event?
On 29th June, the Liverpool 5G team hosted a Use Case Demonstration Event at Kensington Community Learning Centre, Liverpool, to demonstrate the use cases being used on the Liverpool 5G network. The team have produced a video of the day to share with those who were unable to make it, take a look below and…
