SURVEY: the case for private digital networks

How important is it for creative technology businesses and researchers in small-to-medium sized cities, like Bath, to have access to cutting edge digital connectivity? Is it as important as good roads or not a big issue to lag a bit behind?

Bath Spa University has commissioned City Global Futures to explore the feasibility of a private digital network with cutting edge capabilities, to support creative and digital businesses and research.

We’d love to hear your views, wherever you are located, and the survey link is HERE

Private digital networks can enable businesses and universities, venues, or even cities, to take greater control over how networks are designed, configured and operated. This can pave the way for innovation through experimentation with technologies such as, Augmented and Virtual Reality applications, massive Internet of Things deployments and increased capacity for cloud and edge computing.

Interest in location-specific private digital networks is growing as a complimentary addition to Industry investment in public 5G networks.

For Bath Spa University, this survey and feasibility work supports work on the Bristol+Bath Creative R+D programme and in time, could help inform requirements of new R&D programmes such as MyWorld.

The survey will take you less than 10 minutes to complete and answers are anonymous.

Please complete the survey by 31/07/2021.