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We are lagging behind other G7 countries, but improving mobile networks could add billions to the economyThe leafy countryside of Sussex is delightful to drive through, all twisting country lanes and glorious green fields for miles on end. I know because, sat in the passenger seat of a car and hunched over my laptop this past weekend, I had plenty of time to observe it.While I should have been editing an essay during the 45-minute trip from a beautiful country cafe to the Weald & Downland Living Museum, I was instead spending most of it staring into the middle-distance and swearing under my breath. The 5G mobile internet I had tethered to my laptop kept cutting out with every languorous corner the car took, rendering my work impossible.Chris Stokel-Walker is the author of TikTok Boom: The Inside Story of the World’s Favourite App Continue reading…
We are lagging behind other G7 countries, but improving mobile networks could add billions to the economy
The leafy countryside of Sussex is delightful to drive through, all twisting country lanes and glorious green fields for miles on end. I know because, sat in the passenger seat of a car and hunched over my laptop this past weekend, I had plenty of time to observe it.
While I should have been editing an essay during the 45-minute trip from a beautiful country cafe to the Weald & Downland Living Museum, I was instead spending most of it staring into the middle-distance and swearing under my breath. The 5G mobile internet I had tethered to my laptop kept cutting out with every languorous corner the car took, rendering my work impossible.
Chris Stokel-Walker is the author of TikTok Boom: The Inside Story of the World’s Favourite App
