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Tata Communications claims its new ‘Wi-Fi+’ service will allow mobile operators to increase revenues and network quality by offloading traffic onto more than 21 million hotspots worldwide. The company says many mobile customers are frustrated by poor indoor cellular coverage and the high cost of roaming abroad.

The final standards for the first 5G release will be set by 2018, the 3GPP has confirmed, paving the way for commercial networks to launch in 2020. Nokia, one of the network equipment manufacturers working on the development of the next generation cellular technology, is set to demonstrate a ‘5G ready’ network using commercially available platforms and infrastructure.

Google has created an open hardware platform called Project Bloks that aims to help children learn to code by offering a ‘tangible’ programming experience. The idea is that because children are ‘inherently’ playful and social, they learn better naturally and by using their hands. By offering them something physical to program with, rather than learning lines from a textbook or a computer screen, Google hopes teaching will become more effective.