HOST Social Impact Report 2025

“For digital to have the biggest impact on our lives, we need to put the technology in the hands of the people who will use it every day.” Maria Grazia Pecorari Strategy and Wholesale Director at Vodafone

The Edge Innovation Lab at HOST offers companies, academics, software developers, and public sector organisations the opportunity to see and test the possibilities of the next generation in cloud technology: Multi-access Edge Compute (MEC). When deployed with 5G, developers can create applications that react faster than the human brain.

Innovators in Greater Manchester have access to these technologies in the earliest stages of development. This head start creates a global centre of excellence for real-time mobile applications in the region, supporting the growth of digitally led businesses and industries in the area and throughout the UK.

SUCCESS STORY Vodafone opens UK’s first Edge Innovation Lab at HOST

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