But Nest's more exotic services focus directly on tackling the demands of air-conditioning a home in summer.

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These future networks handle data far better than today's mobile networks and make it possible to offer customers all manner of exotic services that give them access to music tracks, video clips and interactive web tools.

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And consumer tastes for out-of-season vegetables, exotic fish and fresh flowers have also added to the demand for air-freight services.

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