Smart street lights that can charge electric vehicles (EVs) and boost wireless coverage will be rolled out by six local authorities across the UK, as part of a £4m pilot.

The team involving BAM that was the first to deliver a private 5G network on a construction site in the UK is developing a “plug-and-go” solution for any construction site.

Housebuilder Cala Group has chosen UK Connect to supply all its construction sites with 5G and IT connectivity.

Ferrovial Construction and Cellnex UK are joining forces to deepen implementation of 5G connectivity for the construction and transport sectors.

Mace director of innovation Matt Gough turns the lens to the future, pondering which areas of the industry look set to be most widely embraced over the next five to ten years.

Gammon Construction’s Singapore subsidiary is testing 5G and hopes to improve productivity by 40%.

5G has the capability to make construction professionals more efficient, increasing productivity and visibility on worksites, says Burcin Kaplanoglu, vice-president, innovation, at Oracle.

BAM Nuttall has successfully trialled the Trimble X7 3D laser scanner fitted to Boston Dynamics’ robot dog Spot in a remote construction setting, using a private stand-alone 5G network for remote control.

A BAM Nuttall-led consortium has started the first live trial of a private 5G network on a construction site in the UK.

Ferrovial has set up the UK’s first operational 5G standalone private wireless network at the Silvertown Tunnel project, which is connecting the Greenwich Peninsula and the Silvertown district in East…