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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.

Person with VR headset watching sailing on screen

13, January 2021·2 min read

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

5g on a typewriter by Twitter Trends 2019

10, April 2019·3 min read

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.

10, April 2019·1 min read

Islanders against 5G technology gather for protest

Isle of Wight campaigners opposed to 5G technology have urged the council to call a halt on the roll-out of 5G until more research is done into its effects.

4, April 2019·2 min read

Growing concern from some Isle of Wight residents over the possible 5G rollout

Leader of Isle of Wight council says "it's not a priority for us to get to 5G", the CEO says they do not have the power to restrict the rollout, and some residents say "our health and environment come before faster Internet speeds".

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21, November 2018·18 min read

Live reporting: Isle of Wight council debate parking petition, changes to council tax support, Red Box Project and more

Find out what your councillor has to say about the issues being debated at the November Isle of Wight full council meeting.

10, March 2018·2 min read

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.

10, March 2018·2 min read

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.

9, January 2018·2 min read

Isle of Wight 5G mobile data: Testbed application made to Government (Updated)

The upcoming 5G mobile data standard should deliver blisteringly fast speeds (expected to be 100Meg - on your mobile!). A bid has been submitted to have it tested here on the Isle of Wight, way ahead of the rest of the UK's 2020 start.

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