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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How do we best combine the digital and physical worlds in healthcare?
Cellular connectivity has already changed the way we live and work and is going to continue to be hugely transformational in healthcare.
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It’s time to deploy macro solutions to real world connectivity problems
Chris Early, Freshwave’s Head of Acquisition, writes about the huge role still played by outdoor and rooftop masts, which makes up what radio network engineers know as the “macrocell layer”.
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Mobile connectivity in healthcare: the revolution that must deliver
Together let’s show the healthcare value of wireless that the government has called for: better coordination, more efficient processes, and even new treatment options. Read more in this piece from our CEO, Simon Frumkin which first appeared on Digital Health in May 2023.
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NEC and Freshwave collaborate on open RAN project to deliver next-generation multi-operator neutral host small cell solution for high traffic areas
NEC Corporation and Freshwave have been selected for Project NAVIGATE in the UK Government’s Open Networks Ecosystem (ONE) competition.
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Freshwave awarded “Most Innovative RAN Product or Solution” at Leading Lights 2023 for pilot with the City of London
We’re thrilled to have won a category in Leading Lights 2023, Light Reading’s flagship awards programme. We won “Most Innovative RAN Product or Solution” for our first-of-its kind outdoor small cell pilot with the City of London.
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Freshwave named as a supplier on Network Services 3 framework
Crown Commercial Service (CCS) has launched Network Services 3 (NS3) and we’re happy to have been named as a supplier under two lots on the procurement framework. You can find us under Lot 1a: WAN – Data Access Services and Lot 2a: LAN – Local Connectivity Services.
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How a private network can help ports
Ports and maritime industry leaders alike can benefit from the use of private 4G or 5G. In fact, ports have been at the forefront of this movement. Adopting new technologies helps them with operations, allowing them to make informed decisions based off the real-time information private networks enable.
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Private networks and the office of the future
Private networks are a hot topic in the enterprise space, with manufacturing, healthcare and logistics some of the industries most often cited as seeing the biggest benefits from them. But there are many other environments where private networks have an impact, one of which, you may be surprised to hear, can be the humble office.