Stories behind the signal
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Enhanced mobile connectivity to support Wigan’s communities and local economy
Freshwave are pleased to be working with Wigan Council in Greater Manchester to bring assured indoor and outdoor mobile connectivity to the community. Working with Wigan Council’s dedicated IT services partner Agilisys, connectivity infrastructure-as-a-service provider Freshwave have brought multi-operator indoor mobile connectivity to three council-operated buildings. Freshwave have deployed Omni Network across Wigan Life Centre…
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Tom Tugendhat MP welcomes O2 investment to boost mobile connectivity in Tonbridge
In partnership with O2. Residents, businesses and visitors in Tonbridge are set to benefit from improved mobile connectivity following the activation of five outdoor small cells across the town centre. The new small cells, delivered by Freshwave on behalf of O2, provide additional 4G and 5G capacity in some of Tonbridge’s busiest locations, helping customers…
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Public sector leaders believe they’re losing £63bn a year to poor indoor mobile connectivity as “not-spots” constrain organisations further in the AI era
Poor indoor mobile connectivity could be costing the UK economy £103 billion a year, according to senior decision-makers surveyed by Freshwave with public sector respondents estimating £63 billion of this impact falls on their sector. This highlights a clear opportunity for business and government to bolster national productivity. This is according to connectivity infrastructure-as-a-service provider…
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Freshwave appoints Tom Bennett as new CTO
We’re delighted to welcome Tom Bennett to the Freshwave team as our new CTO. Tom joins us from EE where he has spent over 10 years, most recently as Director of Partnerships and Innovations.
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Successful 4G mobile connectivity project in Croydon sees new areas added to the roll-out
After a successful roll-out of 4G small cells in Croydon under the UK’s first open access agreement, we’re now working with the council to add even more sites.
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Outernet chooses Freshwave to bring multi-operator indoor mobile coverage to their London entertainment district
We’re excited to share an announcement about one of our recent customer wins, delivering multi-operator connectivity for a state of the art central London venue.
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First live calls using JOTS Neutral Host In-Building mobile specification are made: a step forward for indoor connectivity
Virgin Media O2, working with Freshwave and CommScope, has become the first mobile network operator to make live calls from its network using a new Neutral Host In-Building mobile specification.
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Digital Colony-backed Freshwave acquires the managed service division of global Wi-Fi specialists Airangel
Today we’re delighted to announce the acquisition of the managed service division of Airangel, including the rights to use its leading platform across the UK and Europe. Read our media announcement below for the details: Leading UK network service provider Freshwave has acquired the managed service division of UK-headquartered Wi-Fi specialists Airangel. Founded in 2005,…
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Freshwave is bringing multi-operator mobile coverage to The Grange University Hospital
Today, we announce our work installing a premium voice and high-speed data network connecting all four mobile network operators in one of Wales’ newest hospitals. As part of a 24/7 managed service, The Grange University Hospital will benefit from as-needed specialist engineering support and an upgrade path as technology becomes available. Read our media announcement…
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Enhanced mobile connectivity for Croydon Town Centre
We’re in the midst of an exciting project with Croydon Council, improving mobile connectivity in the town centre and beyond with digital infrastructure. In a first for a council in the UK, we helped Croydon Council to pioneer an open access model which means all four mobile network operators (MNOs) can easily share the same…