Vodafone Launches Private 5G Tech to Compete With Wi-Fi

Posted under: Emerging technologies
Date: 2024-06-26
Vodafone Launches Private 5G Tech to Compete With Wi-Fi

The 5G cellular technology is starting to move into a space already dominated by another wireless tech: Wi-Fi. Private 5G networks—in which a person or company sets up their own facility-wide cellular network—are today finding applications where Wi-Fi was once the only viable game in town. This month, the Newbury, England–based telecom company Vodafone is releasing a Raspberry Pi–based private 5G base station that it is now being aimed at developers.

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