QinetiQ to make lampposts talk
QinetiQ has secured a £6.2 million contract from LastMile Communications to develop a wireless transceiver system that allows street furniture to broadcast local information..
QinetiQ has secured a £6.2 million contract from LastMile Communications to develop a wireless transceiver system that allows street furniture to broadcast local information.
The system will consist of a high-speed communication network hosted in existing road signs, gantries and lampposts.
The contract represents part of an extended strategic development agreement between the two companies and follows the successful completion of an earlier £1.6 million deal where QinetiQ carried out risk reduction on the technology that will underpin the new system.
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