Transport for London and Boldyn Networks expand mobile coverage across key London underground lines
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16 July 2025
Transport for London (TfL) and Boldyn Networks have announced significant progress in extending 4G and 5G mobile coverage across the London Underground and central London areas.
The latest updates reveal that enhanced mobile broadband services now reach additional sections of the Piccadilly, Northern, and Victoria lines, allowing all major mobile operators to deliver connectivity within these zones.
Find out more Government pledges £140 million more into Eutelsat OneWeb
16 July 2025
The UK Government has agreed to commit a further £140 million of public investment to help Eutelsat grow and expand its constellation of OneWeb ultrafast broadband satellites in Low Earth Orbit (LEO). The funding will be combined with other investments, such as €750 million from France (the French State), to support a total capital increase of £1.29 billion.
The OneWeb network was finally completed in March 2023, promising both ultrafast broadband speeds and fast latency times. But a further 15 satellites (plus one GEN2 prototype) were then launched in May 2023 to add resiliency and redundancy to the network and then another 20 more in October 2024.
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BT Group deploys advanced 5G network slicing for SailGP Portsmouth event
15 July 2025
BT Group has announced a new partnership with the global racing series SailGP, leveraging its cutting-edge 5G Standalone network slicing technology to support operations and elevate the fan experience at the upcoming Emirates Great Britain Sail Grand Prix in Portsmouth on 19-20 July.
As the official technology partner for the event, which features 12 national teams competing on the Solent, BT is working alongside SailGP and Ericsson, the series’ global technology collaborator, to deliver two dedicated network slices customised to meet the event’s specific needs. This initiative aims to bolster connectivity for both operational excellence and spectator engagement, with Ericsson providing high-capacity, reliable network performance.
UK Environment Agency suggests deleting old emails as a water conservation measure during drought
15 July 2025
As water shortages become more acute amid the increasingly dry summer months, more hosepipe bans are being implemented across the UK. In a somewhat unconventional move, the Environment Agency (EA) has recently recommended that members of the public help conserve water by “deleting old emails to reduce pressure on data centre servers.”
This advice accompanies familiar tips such as taking shorter showers, turning off taps while brushing teeth, washing full loads in washing machines and dishwashers, and collecting rainwater for garden use. The suggestion to delete emails, however, has raised eyebrows, given its unusual placement among more traditional water-saving advice.
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