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Pretty fly for some wifi

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24 October 2016

Ever been frustrated that you can’t get wifi? We have, and we’re determined to find a solution that will potentially make things easier in some of our homes in the future.

Last week, we spent a little time experimenting with some cool technology to see how we could bring wifi to local communities. Using our drone, we strapped a wifi-enabled dongle to the contraption and flew it onto the roof of a block of our flats. Sure enough, by using a smartphone from inside the building, we hooked up to the wifi, browsed the web, and accessed our Red Kite app.

A drone flying above a block of flats

Having proved that it works, we’re now looking into providing free wifi to our customers on a regular slot-basis in the future to help them access digital services from a whole range of locations around the area.

Look out for more of our innovative and creative ways of working by staying tuned to our website.