Press Release [Chongzuo, China, March 26, 2026] In the karst terrain of Guangxi Zhuang Autonomous Region, Buhua Village, once a remote and economically underdeveloped community, has been transformed into a popular tourist attraction thanks to a 5G information...
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AI and the digital divide: Technology cannot be allowed to outpace inclusion
At the Huawei TECH Cares Forum, industry leaders and partners joined to discuss digital inclusion and why embracing AI requires a foundation of digital skills as well as infrastructure.
California’s aggressive approach to the digital divide
California is aggressively attacking the digital divide with investment and a belief in broadband. Here’s why that matters.
AbilityNet and Citizens Online merge to help tackle digital divide
On 1 July 2024 AbilityNet and Citizens Online charities will merge, joining forces to support more digitally excluded people, and create stronger impact.
Lack of rural 5G poses new digital divide, Vodafone study finds
The report, named “Connecting the countryside”, examined the correlation between rural 5G “not spots” and rural deprivation levels. The result of the study was a ranking of every parliamentary constituency in the UK, in terms of 4G and 5G coverage in relation to standard deprivation levels.
Leveraging 5G to develop new value and unlock digital dividends
VIEWPOINT The global digital industry, enabled by 5G, continues to move from strength to strength. In the last four years, 5G has not only gained one billion users across the world but is also playing a crucial role in the digitalization of all industries. "All...
The neutral host model and shrinking the urban digital divide with ZenFi Networks
News We caught up with Victoria Lamberth, Chief Revenue Officer at ZenFi Networks, at this year’s Connected America conference to discuss the company’s neutral host model, their mission to connect the unconnected in urban environments, and their recent acquisition by...
Mobile UK: We must collaborate to overcome the digital divide
Interview At this year's Connected North conference, we were delighted to catch up with Mobile UK's Director of Policy and Communications, Gareth Elliott, following his panel focussing on the digital divide in the North of the UK. "Some of the main topics we talk...
Uswitch’s new digital divide analysis highlights UK’s North–South divide
News Nine of the ten poorest scoring councils were located in the North of the UK, while all 10 of the highest scoring were situated in affluent parts of the South This week, the UK government announced its new Wireless Infrastructure Strategy, promoting the use of...
Startup Stories: Bridging the digital divide in rural Britain
Startup Stories Tell us about your start up Mapsd is an innovative Fibre Design and Planning firm that provides cutting-edge solutions for FTTx, enterprise, rural community, and multi-dwelling unit (MDU) planning to suit the ever-increasing demands of Internet service...
How rural America is looking to close the digital divide
By Steve Alexander, Chief Technology Officer, Ciena Corporation. For regional and rural households across America, the digital divide has been a way of life for decades now. Since the dawn of the internet those in rural areas have suffered through lower speeds more so than their urban counterparts.
Local Authorities, tackling the deepening digital divide, and the question of investment: A tell-all with VX Fiber’s Mikael Sandberg
INTERVIEW Local Authorities in the UK play a pivotal role in delivering the government’s target, and promise, to get Britain ‘ubiquitously’ connected by 2030. In order to achieve this, forward-thinking Local Authorities are looking for sources of information and/or...
The digital divide is no urban myth
Contributed Article In a rapidly changing world, new technologies are transforming the way we live and work. Much has been said about the importance of rural connectivity in delivering these changes, but what about our towns and cities? Paul Stonadge, Sales and...
Connecting America: I think of it as accommodating basic equity, not a digital divide, says AT&T’s Stankey
We track progress as billions of dollars pour into developing internet access for all on route to deliver a more Connected America – mostly through deployment of fiber
Bridging the North-South digital divide
Contributed Article While the UK’s North-South divide has its nuances in terms of word choice and accents, the cracks run deeper than tea versus dinner The divide on access to broadband internet connectivity is stark. While the Government is striving for 85 per cent...
Orange targets digital divide with new digital skills centre in Brussels
The Orange Digital Center (ODC) aims to provide digital training at all levels, from helping the elderly get online to training the next generation of digital entrepreneurs
Hispasat and GlobalSat partner to bridge Mexico’s digital divide
The two satellite operators have joined forces as part of the government-owned Comisión Federal de Electricidad’s Telecommunications and Internet for All (CFE TEIT) initiative to offer free broadband to 500 rural communities
G.Network launches Essential Fibre tariff to tackle London’s digital divide
London-based full fibre provider G.Network has launched a new tariff for customers on lower incomes.
WiFi 6, 5G, and tackling the digital divide
We were delighted to catch up with Kalam Meah, ISP Director at TP-Link, at this year’s Connected Britain to discuss the impact of new technologies and why tackling the digital divide is more important than ever
Nobody wins, unless everybody wins – collaboration is key in tackling the UK’s digital divide
We spoke to Kalam Meah, ISP Director, TP-Link at Connected Britain 2021 on the impacts of WiFi 6 and 5G in the UK and why collaboration in the industry is key in tackling the country’s digital divide.
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