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ARTICLE: The Business Case Of 5G Networks
I recently had the privilege of hosting a panel discussion at the inaugural Connected North event in Manchester explore the future case...
Iqbal Bedi
May 2, 2022


ARTICLE: Security Considerations when Implementing IoT
This article asks what risks arise from the increasing number of connected devices and what security design considerations can protect you.
Iqbal Bedi
Mar 25, 2022


ARTICLE: Intelligens Consulting response to Public Accounts Committee report on UK Broadband
On 19 January 2022, the Public Accounts Committee published a scathing report that, following an inquiry into the progress of gigabit...
Iqbal Bedi
Jan 28, 2022


ARTICLE: Data-Driven Decision-Making Is Essential to Smart Connected Places
Current approaches to investing in smart connected places is leading to inefficient network investment. Based on recent client work and...
Iqbal Bedi
Jan 6, 2022


ARTICLE: The investment case for IoT
Set against a backdrop of increased spending due to COVID-19, inflation and increasing customer expectations, local authorities are...
Iqbal Bedi
Nov 30, 2021


ARTICLE: Nobody Left Behind
On October 19, I chaired a Holyrood Events conference on ‘Nobody Left Behind: Promoting Digital Inclusion and Participation Across...
Iqbal Bedi
Nov 18, 2021


ARTICLE: Delivering a Smart Britain
In September 2021, Total Telecom pulled off one of the largest in-person events since COVID-19 with over 2,000 delegates attending...
Iqbal Bedi
Nov 17, 2021


ARTICLE: What is IoT and what are the benefits for local authorities?
Earlier in 2021, Intelligens Consulting undertook research into the rollout and adoption of the Internet of Things (IoT) on behalf of...
Iqbal Bedi
Oct 22, 2021


ARTICLE: The Importance of Mapping Telecoms Assets
The department for Digital, Communications, Media, and Sport (DCMS) has recently launched a GBP 4 million competition to make it easier...
Iqbal Bedi
Sep 23, 2021


ARTICLE: Innovative Financing to End Digital Exclusion
In May 2021, Intelligens Consulting wrote about the need for a radical rethink to end digital inclusion with a focus on innovative...
Iqbal Bedi
Aug 11, 2021


Radical action needed to end digital exclusion
The Internet has empowered many to work normally during the pandemic. However vulnerable groups have come out significantly worse despite...
Iqbal Bedi
May 11, 2021


Flipping Fibre
Last week I had the privilege of chairing a panel discussion on behalf of TotalTelecom on the role of wireless networks in the...
Iqbal Bedi
Mar 31, 2021


Busting barrier busting
The term ‘barrier busting’ describes a set of initiatives that public bodies can implement to support the investment case for 5G small...
Iqbal Bedi
Mar 4, 2021


Scotland's full fibre winners and losers
It has been a year since our last update on the progress of fibre connectivity in Scotland. We track the winners and losers and highlight...
Iqbal Bedi
Feb 3, 2021


Intelligens Consulting's Predictions for the telecoms market in 2021
As telecoms consultants we get exposed to a broad range of clients giving us a real-time pulse of what is happening in the telecoms...
Iqbal Bedi
Jan 8, 2021


Is 5G the silver bullet for rural areas?
Since its inception, 5G has been touted as a technology that favoured dense urban deployments. However, in light of recent evidence this...
Iqbal Bedi
Nov 11, 2020


How Covid and global politics have disrupted digital connectivity
With Huawei, 5G and the pandemic never seemingly out of the news these days, Iqbal Singh Bedi, founder and director of Intelligens...
Iqbal Bedi
Jul 29, 2020


How Smart Cities Are Fighting the Covid-19 Pandemic
As a result of Covid-19 many of us have embraced technology to keep connected to our families, friends, teachers and work colleagues....
Iqbal Bedi
Jul 2, 2020


Sharpening the 'V'
Accelerating Economic Recovery in the Covid Era Through Connectivity Actions Iqbal Singh Bedi and Gordon Welsh Zoom! An unremarked irony...
Iqbal Bedi
May 12, 2020


Could Boris Johnson Really Give the UK Full Fibre by 2025?
UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson has pledged full fibre for the whole of the UK by 2025. Iqbal Singh Bedi, director at Intelligens...
Iqbal Bedi
Apr 27, 2020


The UK Is Lagging In The Global Race To 5G
The Middle East and Asia will capitalise upon the economic benefits of 5G – the rest will lose out. 5G is expected to contribute $2.1...
Iqbal Bedi
Apr 27, 2020
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