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MACRO is a brand new podcast series from the Innovation team at Cisco. With each episode of MACRO, we'll explore some of the many ways that technology is changing the world – and changing it for the better. We’ll provide the big picture, as well as those all-important close-ups.
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It might be the premise of countless sci-fi movies and comic books but, in reality, most accidents that occur in a science lab don’t result in the creation of superheroes.Serious accidents in laboratories aren’t common, and the sector has a pretty good reputation for health and safety. But, of course, it’s not perfect.Indeed, while the majority of …
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We've got something a little different this month, as our friends from the Cisco Technology Podcast take over the MACRO airwaves to talk everything 5G.Justin Woolen and Mark Jackson are joined by Stephen Speirs and Dez O'Connor from the 5G RuralFirst project to find out just what 5G is and why it's so important.…
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In this series, we’ve been talking about some of the innovation projects Cisco has taken part in over the past few years.So far, we’ve covered everything from flood defence to Wi-Fi on trains, connected cows, and smart cities.But what we’ve not really talked about yet is the huge amount of work that goes into each of our projects before they even g…
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There’s a real divide between the UK’s rural and urban areas when it comes to connectivity.According to OfCom’s latest Connected Nations Report, around 17% of rural areas don’t have access to decent broadband services, compared with just 2% in urban zones. (‘Decent broadband’ is defined by OfCom as a connection capable of 10 megabit per second down…
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The UK is no stranger to floods - but that doesn't make their effects any less devastating or difficult to manage.In this episode, we explore how technology is being used to support first responders in flooding situations, and discover the impact that smart, collaborative tools can have on these sometimes life-saving operations.MACRO is a new podca…
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All aboard for episode two of MACRO! This month, we're travelling by train to explore an innovation project aimed at making rail journeys a more connected, pleasant, and productive experience.MACRO is a brand new podcast from the Innovation team at Cisco that takes a closer look at the technologies changing the world - and changing it for the bette…
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