Mapping the Nation: Creating the World We Want to See

Vodafone Creates Country-Scale Digital Twins to Engineer Better Networks All mobile network operators offer a coverage map that allows anyone to see where signals reach, the quality of coverage (2G, 3G, 4G, 5G), and if the signal is strong indoors and out. At Vodafone, a high-resolution digital twin provides a far more granular understanding of the network than previously possible. 166 “Initially, it was purely a question of producing a better map,” said Boris Pitchforth, lead architect at Vodafone. “Now it has become a much smarter way for us to plan.” The Vodafone digital twin for Britain—representing 245,000 square kilometers—was created using GIS technology. It A training session is guided by a projection of the company's digital twin on a video wall. Image courtesy of Vodafone.

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