High speed air-to-ground network to be built for emergency services

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High speed air-to-ground network to be built for emergency services

Seven trial sites identified so that Home Office and network suppliers can test system over different terrain.

Date - 17th June 2020
By - Gary Mason

A new 4G air-to-ground network for the UK emergency services giving high-speed broadband coverage for personnel operating above ground between 500 and 10,000 feet is to be built by EE who are a main supplier for the long awaited Emergency Services...

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