BROWSING: NHS

Vodafone UK noted that 5G networks will enable more patient care to be delivered remotely The U.K.’s National Health Service (NHS) could lose up to £1 billion ($1.24 billion) a year if 5G is not rolled out quickly across the country, according to a new...

The UK government has committed £21 million to deploy artificial intelligence (AI) based technologies across the National Health Service (NHS) to help diagnose conditions such as cancers, strokes and heart conditions. NHS Trusts, geographically organised healthcare units within the NHS, will be able to...

The world’s largest offshore wind farm, Hornsea Two, off the Yorkshire coast in England, has its own LTE network, courtesy of system integrator Vilicom, part of BAI Communications since late last year, and also Vodafone, it turns out. The project, on schedule, has been...

The business arm of Virgin Media O2 (now being abbreviated as VMO2, we are informed) in the UK is working with Finnish vendor Nokia on a private 5G deployment for an NHS hospital in South London, to variously support remote patient monitoring, remote maintenance...

The NHS in Scotland has deployed a Bluetooth and Wi-Fi based mesh network to reduce the spread of viruses including Covid-19 at a care home in Inverness. IoT networking company Wyld Networks has provided the technology for the new installation. Cambridge-based company Wyld Networks has...

The UK government has awarded £30 million to six new 5G testbeds, as part of a wider £200 million campaign to leverage 5G to energise the UK industrial sector, and as it seeks to open up UK telecoms supply chains. The £30 million package from...

An NHS trust in Manchester, in the UK, has agreed a £25 million deal with Hitachi Consulting to use advanced data analytics and IoT tools to digitise its processes and optimise its staff resources, in what is billed as the “UK’s first fully integrated...

The UK has announced a £250 million investment for a National Artificial Intelligence (AI) Lab for the National Health Service (NHS), as the healthcare sector is poised for a “huge health tech revolution”, according to the new UK government. Health Secretary Matt Hancock said “experts”...

UK medics and telecoms engineers have demostrated a 5G connected ambulance and a remote-controlled ultrasound scan over a public 5G network. The showcase has been carried out by telecoms provider BT and University Hospitals Birmingham (UHB), an NHS foundation trust . It has been...

Samsung and Intel are teaming up on an industry-wide IoT strategy initiative to develop strategic recommendations on IoT for U.S. policy makers. Samsung made its ambitions in the internet of things (IoT) space clear, as it announced yesterday that it planned to invest $1.2 billion over...