NEWS
Study reveals technological steps
of Portuguese companies for
workplace improvements
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n the next decade, the concept of full-time employment from nine
to five in a traditional office environment will be largely forgotten.
By 2025, millennials will account for over 50% of the workforce and
will redefine corporate culture around flexible work models, a more
open approach to collaboration and a focus on data as a vital part of
the business. To better understand how organisations are preparing
for these future changes, PAC has partnered with Fujitsu to interview
1,278 senior decision-makers in commercial and public sector
organisations in Europe, Oceania and the United States.
Organisations in Portugal claim that their current workplace
strategies are not meeting expectations in a number of areas.
Most study participants admit their current work practices are not
flexible enough to get the most out of their employees and they also
consider that outdated technology is stopping the progression of
their business. One of the most interesting conclusions of the study is
that cybersecurity is acting as a brake on productivity. Almost half of
Portuguese business and technology leaders say cybersecurity has a
negative impact, which is a worryingly high level.
Portuguese companies are making significant changes to
corporate policies and their technological strategies in the
workplace in order to prepare for the future. As new generations
become a dominant presence in the workforce, more than 70%
of organisations plan to adapt current policies to provide a
better work-life balance, a more agile and engaging workplace
experience and access instantaneous information.
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Vodafone boosts coverage and capacity
of its mobile network
V
odafone Portugal has announced the
completion of its plan to increase
the coverage and capacity of its mobile
communications network at the Estádio do
Dragão. Twenty next-generation antennas
have been used, distributed at strategic
points of the stadium and synchronised
using Elastic Ran technology. This new
system increases the capacity of the mobile
and data network tenfold, enabling it to
support up to 80,000 users.
The Estádio do Dragão, the home of
Futebol Clube do Porto, is one of the biggest
in Portugal. At an FC Porto game in the
national league championship, an average
of 100,000 minutes of voice traffic and
600 GB of data traffic are generated, with
a high number of simultaneous users. For
example, at FC Porto’s presentation match
recently, data traffic reached 1.3TB, an
increase of 64% compared to last season’s
presentation match. In these situations,
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the spectral efficiency of the network is
increased thanks to MIMO technology
which, using different beams on special
antennas, makes it possible to transmit more
data in a much more targeted way.
In addition to these technologies, the
project also uses three LTE bands (with
capacity to receive three more, including
LTE TDD) which increase the bandwidth,
providing users with peak speeds six times
higher than those previously seen. This
investment means the network is prepared
for the aggregate speed of all simultaneous
users to reach 5Gbps, supported on 4.5G
LTE technology.
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