, as a replica of the iconic London skyline has appeared – made from recycled SIM cards and network equipment. The striking model, dubbed 'The Connected Skyline', measures 20 feet long, 10 feet high, and four feet deep, and features the capital city's most iconic landmarks – from Big Ben and the London Eye, to the newly renovated Battersea Power Station. It was created by Vodafone, to celebrate the mobile phone network being crowned as 'London's Best Network', by European testing company, NET CHECK. And London has also been named the UK's most connected city, followed by Manchester and Liverpool. It comes as Vodafone also commissioned research of 2,000 adults – which found they make an average of almost 1,000 connections each, per month, from emails and messages, to phone calls. In a typical month, the average Brit sends 262 messages, 149 emails, and makes 152 phone calls – with best friends (36%) and partners (33%) most likely to be on the receiving end, followed by parents (22%). This equates to 30 hours a month spent communicating with friends and family – with WhatsApp (58%), phone calls (48%), and SMS (28%) the most popular ways of connecting. 'The Connected Skyline' piece was created by Brixton-based artist and sculptor, Alex Wright (AKA 'Wreckage'), who has been making art from waste materials for more than 35 years. It took 19 days to carefully craft, from nearly a tonne of recycled tech, network equipment, and SIMs. Alex Wright said: 'Having lived in London for 17 years, I feel very connected to the city, so getting to work on this project for Vodafone with my talented team, and re-imagine some of the city's most iconic landmarks using recycled tech, has been a lot of fun. 'To re-create this iconic skyline, celebrating connectivity, I got to handpick){kind=link}
The 20 feet long and 10 feet high model is being displayed on London’s South Bank – to celebrate Vodafone being named the Best Network in the city
Londoners may feel like they are seeing double today (Thursday), as a replica of the iconic London skyline has appeared â made from recycled SIM cards and network equipment.
The striking model, dubbed “The Connected Skyline”, measures 20 feet long, 10 feet high, and four feet deep, and features the capital city’s most iconic landmarks â from Big Ben and the London Eye, to the newly renovated Battersea Power Station.
It was created by Vodafone, to celebrate the mobile phone network being crowned as “London’s Best Network”, by European testing company, NET CHECK.
And London has also been named the UK’s most connected city, followed by Manchester and Liverpool.