Tourists and hikers exploring the UK’s most renowned beauty spots and national parks can now benefit from a huge boost in mobile coverage, helping them plan routes and receive live weather updates for safer outdoor adventures.
As the 2025 deadline to switch off the copper telephone wires that form the Public Switched Telephone Network or PSTN grows ever closer, Kevin Quillien from tech firm Krucial maps out what this means for the emergency services.
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