The city centre news for October 20:
- Spending Review backs Midland Metro and New Street plan
BBC News
The chancellor have given a firm commitment in his Spending Review to support the Midland Metro extension from Wolverhampton to Birmingham. - Birmingham City Council trials 4G to showcase faster public sector mobile broadband
Computerworld
The council is conducting the trial with Birmingham Science Park Aston (BSPA) and wireless company UKBroadband. The aim of the trial is to get an accurate measure of what it will be like when 4G wireless broadband technology is available across the city for consumers, public sector workers and businesses.
