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The UK’s National Infrastructure Commission says,

“5G means seamless connectivity. Ultra-fast, ultra-reliable, ultra-high capacity transmitting at super low latency. It will support the ever larger data requirements of the existing network and new applications from augmented reality to connected vehicles and the Internet of Things, and many more, as unknowable today as the 4G services we take for granted would have been a decade ago.”

A growing number of Islanders are unhappy about the roll-out of 5G on the Island and have been holding protests.

Below are some of the articles relating to 5G on the Isle of Wight.

 

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5G Isle of Wight trial coming this year

A Government-backed 5G trial will be coming to the Isle of Wight for Cowes Week 2021. 360 cameras onboard the yachts and lots of ways the public can get involved are detailed
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Opinion: Why 5G is feared by some people

Rich Cattle says that RF radiation is bombarding us all the time and always has been. He can't understand the opposition to 5G and explains why here.
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Outcome of bid for Isle of Wight 5G testbed

Earlier this year it was reported that a consortium of Island based organisations had submitted a bid to the UK government to use the Isle of Wight as a 5G test bed. OnTheWight has details of the outcome.
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UK 5G testbed bid winners announced

The Government reveals the six 5G testbed areas across the UK that have been selected to share in the £25m funding - and what each hopes to achieve.
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