In cities everywhere, the pandemic has caused people to flee the centres for the apparent safety of the suburbs. This hollowing out, described as the “doughnut effect” by the World Economic Forum, has highlighted the shift in the use of urban space as citizens spend...
Working from home is now the new normal and we believe this is good news for the local high street as shoppers spend their money closer to home. To capitalise on this opportunity, local authorities must invest in local connectivity. Through our experience delivering...
The number of people visiting Wetherby town centre recovered to near pre-pandemic levels before the start of the second national lockdown, according to analysis of the public WiFi network. IntechnologySmartCities said average footfall in October was just seven per...
IntechnologySmartCities, a leading provider of digital connectivity across UK towns and cities, has equipped its mobile workforce with innovative instant communications technologies supplied by STORM Intelligent Communications. The company’s...
It’s easy to take good connectivity for granted if you live and work in a city. But for those in rural communities, the lack of connectivity has been a long-standing sore point. It was economically unviable for large telecoms companies to invest in hard-to-reach rural...
Anyone who has visited Edinburgh knows it is one of the most beautiful and vibrant cities in Europe. It is also one of the best connected, thanks to the free public WiFi network we completed in 2017. Since launch, we have signed up more than 1.1 million users in...
