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A ROUND-UP OF THE LATEST NEWS IN THE DIGITAL WORLD
SONY’S SENSOR
SONY has created what it says is the highest resolution smartphone camera sensor ever made – the catchily-titled IMX586 can capture 48 megapixels.
Contrast that with current smartphones like the Samsung Galaxy S9, which captures 12 megapixels in each rear camera.
Now more megapixels doesn’t always mean better images. What’s special is that Sony has developed a system in which each pixel can get signals from four adjacent pixels to increase light sensitivity.
We won’t have to wait too long to find out if this is a real step forward for mobile photography, or another red herring.
FIBRE BROADBAND FOR ALL… BY 2033
THE government has revealed its strategy for telecom tech development across the UK in new proposals from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
And at the centre of it all is a drive towards bringing fibre broadband to everyone by 2033.
That might not seem like a very ambitious target, and it hardly addresses the fact that the UK’s broadband infrastructure is now ranked 35th in the world (and behind 25 European countries).
The issue is that much of our broadband reaches our homes via ageing copper wiring, rather than via modern fibre cabling. Only 4% of UK households have fibre (that number is more than 60% in both France and Spain).
Copper wiring is less efficient, so speeds are much slower than those theoretically possible via fibre. And it’s less reliable, too.
The long journey to full-fibre connectivity is likely to be slowed by a sense from many that their current connectivity is fast enough.
Getting people to switch to something better if they don’t really feel they need it will be a tough sell.