the 56 rural first trial has brought sg capabilities to different projects across the orkney islands.der—connected parts of the uk. but while remote, the islands contribute significantly to uk exports of salmon and whiskey. salmon is one of the uk's biggest food exports, worth more than £700 million a year. many salmon farms are located offshore in scottish waters. with up to 25,000 fish in each cage, there is a lot of data that needs to be collected. this box monitors sensors in the water that include temperature sensors, salinity sensors and oxygen sensors, so it is seeing how oxygen is going to the fish. the oxygen levels affect when and how much the fish are fed. automatic feeding systems work off that data on a wi—fi network over a 56 connection, with four feeders running at once. just did that feed off your laptop? yes. i am connected to the barge computer via screen connect which is a total benefit to us because we can be out on site and ready to feed the fish rather than have a man just sitting and feeding them all day. he can be out working with us and helping us. and some pr

the 56 rural first trial has brought sg capabilities to different projects across the orkney islands.e most remote and under—connected parts of the uk. but while remote, the islands contribute significantly to uk exports of salmon and whiskey. salmon is one of the uk's biggest food exports, worth more than £700 million a year. many salmon farms are located offshore in scottish waters. with up to 25,000 fish in each cage, there is a lot of data that needs to be collected. this box monitors sensors in the water that include temperature sensors, salinity sensors and oxygen sensors, so it is seeing how oxygen is going to the fish. the oxygen levels affect when and how much the fish are fed. automatic feeding systems work off that data on a wi—fi network over a 56 connection, with four feeders running at once. just did that feed off your laptop? yes. i am connected to the barge computer via screen connect which is a total benefit to us because we can be out on site and ready to feed the fish rather than have a man just sitting and feeding them all day. he can be out working with us and hel

the 5g rural first trial has brought 5g capabilities to different projects across the orkney islands.rts of the uk. but while remote, these islands contribute significantly to uk exports like salmon and whisky. salmon is one of the uk's biggest food exports, worth more than £700 million a year. many salmon farms are located offshore in scottish waters. with up to 25,000 fish in each cage, there's a lot of data that needs to be collected. this box monitors sensors in the water that include temperature sensors, salinity sensors and oxygen sensors, so it is seeing how oxygen is going to the fish. the oxygen levels affect when and how much the fish are fed. automatic feeding systems work off that data on a wi—fi network over a 5g connection, with four feeders running at once. just did that feed off your laptop? yes. i am connected to the barge computer via screen connect which is a total benefit to us because we can be out on site and ready to feed the fish rather than have a man just sitting and feeding them all day. he can be out working with us and helping us. and some processes are st

the 5g rural first trial has brought 5g capabilities to different projects across the orkney islands.orth more than £700 million a year. many salmon farms are located offshore in scottish waters. with up to 25,000 fish in each cage, there is a lot of data that needs to be collected. this box monitors sensors in the water that include temperature sensors, salinity sensors and oxygen sensors, so it is seeing how oxygen is going to the fish. the oxygen levels affect when and how much the fish are fed. automatic feeding systems work off that data on a wi—fi network over a 5g connection, with four feeders running at once. just did that feed off your laptop? yes. i am connected to the barge computer via screen connect which is a total benefit to us because we can be out on site and ready to feed the fish rather than have a man just sitting and feeding them all day. he can be out working with us and helping us. and some processes are still done by hand, like checking for sea lice. that could change as well. we will be doing health checks on them and make sure they are nice and clean. that on

the 5g rural first trial has brought 5g capabilities to different projects across the orkney islands. biggest food exports, worth more than £700 million a year. many salmon farms are located offshore in scottish waters. with up to 25,000 fish in each cage, there is a lot of data that needs to be collected. this box monitors sensors in the water that include temperature sensors, salinity sensors and oxygen sensors, so it is seeing how oxygen is going to the fish. the oxygen levels affect when and how much the fish are fed. automatic feeding systems work off that data on a wi—fi network over a 5g connection, with four feeders running at once. just did that feed off your laptop? yes. i am connected to the barge computer via screen connect which is a total benefit to us because we can be out on site and ready to feed the fish rather than have a man just sitting and feeding them all day. he can be out working with us and helping us. and some processes are still done by hand, like checking for sea lice. that could change as well. we will be doing health checks on them and make sure they are

the 5g rural first trial has brought 5g capabilities to different projects across the orkney islands.y to uk exports of salmon and whiskey. salmon is one of the uk's biggest food exports, worth more than £700 million a year. many salmon farms are located offshore in scottish waters. with up to 25,000 fish in each cage, there is a lot of data that needs to be collected. this box monitors sensors in the water that include temperature sensors, salinity sensors and oxygen sensors, so it is seeing how oxygen is going to the fish. the oxygen levels affect when and how much the fish are fed. automatic feeding systems work off that data on a wi—fi network  benefit to us because we can be out on site and ready to feed the fish

so we took a trip to the orkney islands off the coast of scotland to see how 56 is being used to do just 56 networks are starting to pop up in uk cities. but for many rural areas, even getting a basic signal remains a challenge. including in the 0rkney islands off the north coast of scotland, with a population ofjust 22,000 people. in the past, an argument against setting up remote —— mobile towers and remote networks was the cost of construction. but this could be about to change. in a revolutionary move, the u.k.'s communication regulator is opening up communication regulator is opening up the airwaves to anyone who wants to use it. at cost price on a first—come first—served basis. mobile operators want to provide service across the country. some places don't use all the spectrum, we are hoping that innovations will come out of it and new industries will develop. industry will not be constrained by bits of wire. experiments to build local networks are already under way. the 56 rural try has brought sg capabilities to different projects across the 0rkney islands. 0ne different projects

tidal energy is tidal streams where there's a flow and that flow is concentrated around the islands in orkneys around the world. orkney was once dependent on the scottish mainland for power but today, it fulfils its own energy needs. this tidal turbine pioneered by an orkney—based marine energy firm is being tested by seawater moving its blades. the technology takes energy from sea and converts it to electricity. the principle behind it is much like wind turbines on land. the wind turbine, the blades are being moved by the wind whereas in our tidal turbine, this seawater is moving blades and turning that into electricity through conventional generators. and how much energy does a device like this generate? right now, this turbine with the tidal speed that we've got at the moment, which isjust over 6 knots, we're producing 1.8 megawatts of power to the grid. here locally, we are charged extra for the energy we use because of the old system when we needed to take energy from the mainland up to orkney. it's not just the technology that needs to change, it's the market and we need some real disru

is the stream and thatis for tidal energy is the stream and that is concentrated around the islands of orkneyorkney was once dependent on the scottish mainland for power but today, it fulfils its own energy needs. this tidal turbine pioneered by an orkney —based marine energy firm is being tested by seawater moving its blades. technology takes energy from sea and converts it to a city. the principle behind it is much like wind turbines on land. the wind turbine, the blades are being moved by the wind whereas in our tidal turbine, this seawater is moving blades and turning that into electricity through conventional generators. and how much energy does a device like this generate? right now, this turbine with the title speed we've got at the moment, which is just over speed we've got at the moment, which isjust over six speed we've got at the moment, which is just over six knots, speed we've got at the moment, which isjust over six knots, we speed we've got at the moment, which is just over six knots, we are producing 1.8 megawatts of power to the grid. here locally, we are charged extra for th

the archipelago of orkney lies in the northern aisles of scotland, where the north sea and the atlantic ocean meet. it comprises of around 70 islandsoughout the week by winds and gales. only 20 of the islands are inhabited, but it's very location is one of the remotest settlements in the uk means it is an ideal place to test new forms of energy. such as wave, winds and tide. wave energy is ultimately being driven by wind. in orkney, because we've got the full force of the atlantic ocean, it is very windy, so we have waves crashing against our shores. the energy is driven by a gravitational force, it's where we get the biggest opportunies for tidal energy, tidal stream, that flows concentrated around the aisles of orkney and a few other places. orkney was once dependent on the scottish mainland for power, but today, it fulfills its own engine needs. this tidal turbine powered by an orkney based marine firm is being tested by sea water moving its plates. the technology takes energy and converts it to electricity. the principle behind it is much like wind turbines on land. wind turbines, the blades are being moved by the wind whereas