It’s been a jam-packed few months for Digital Dorset since the beginning of April when we last told you what we’d been doing. ‘Digital Dorset’ reflects what we do in the county to help make people’s lives easier through the use of technology and information or data. It’s about delivering great services that are designed… Read more Digital Dorset update – April to June 2021
The government is calling on all of us – local authorities, businesses and residents – to tell them about the problems faced by people living in the most poorly served areas for broadband. These are areas that are on very poor broadband speeds of under 10 Mbps and are very unlikely to be covered by commercial fibre… Read more Getting broadband to our hardest to reach areas – we need you to share your experience with the government
How do you bring the next-generation connectivity needed to create jobs, foster innovation and support communities to one of the UK’s most beautiful rural locations with a UNESCO-designated world heritage coastline? That’s the challenge faced by Dorset Council, which is leading a consortium of local, national and international partners delivering the £7 million 5G RuralDorset… Read more Dorset Council – bringing the future to the Jurassic Coast
What is 5G? The fifth generation of cellular wireless connectivity. Unlike 3G, 4G, etc, the term 5G doesn’t refer to a single thing but to a combination of technologies – wireless communications, hardware and software – that together offer high quality network services. Why is 5G interesting? 5G brings three new aspects to the table:… Read more 5G RuralDorset – frequently asked questions
The last five weeks has been something of a whirlwind as we prepare our bid to the Government’s Rural Connected Communities competition. We are working hard to bring together a group of local, national and multi-national partners to show there are better and cheaper ways to offer the mobile connectivity that rural communities across the… Read more Poor connectivity costing our county dear
