Vodafone committed to 5G, 'internet of things' future

Vodafone committed to 5G, 'internet of things' future
Brent Melville
Projects have fallen off his wish list during the covid-19 response but Vodafone chief executive Jason Paris has no plans to apply the brakes to deployment of its 5G network, as the firm focuses on the "internet of things.""It is a massive opportunity for business, offering lower latency, speed and security," he said."New Zealand was the 22nd country in the world to roll it out and that was important for us not to get left behind."5G brings applications for remote health, autonomous ve...

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