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Digital connectivity – available for everyone
This year our lives have been turned upside down and have moved, in the majority, online. In towns and cities, where there is a reliable broadband and 4G data network this transition happened successfully. However, in the North Yorkshire Dales, some areas have...
MANY: How we aim to deliver – with and for – the North Yorkshire community
Nature is awesome – and that’s why we love living in rural communities. But nature also presents some interesting technological and economic challenges for organisations working to connect rural communities to the internet, mobile data and communication services. The...
Coverdale informs future rural connectivity
Residents of Coverdale, Richmondshire will soon have the opportunity to be involved in testing the latest 5G technology, as part of the Mobile Access North Yorkshire project (MANY), a £6million Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport 5G Testbed and Trials...
5G network helps tackle loneliness in North Yorkshire communities
In the midst of a global pandemic, mental health has never become such an important priority as it has this year. While it is hard enough for those living in urban areas, rural environments present another set of challenges. In North Yorkshire, for example, some...
Community engagement update: September 2020
Over the past month, the Mobile Access North Yorkshire project has started its community engagement with key stakeholders within the areas in which the project has identified as having a lack of mobile coverage. The meetings have involved County Council...