The Breadth and Depth of Future Connectivity

Finchetto is on a mission to significantly reduce data centre energy use and accelerate cluster performance with the world’s first fully-optical passive network switch. Since completing the UKTIN Transforming through Telecoms programme, they have seen the fit for their light-speed photonic processors and network switches in the telecoms space and been busy building direct connections in the  market.

They have successfully won funding through the SBRI future Telecommunications Challenge delivered by UKRI, where they are collaborating with BT.

Quantum Dice is an award-winning venture-backed spinout from Oxford University’s world-renowned quantum optics laboratory. Its mission is to provide trusted and secure randomness leveraging the unique properties of quantum systems along with its patented DISCTM protocol. 

Its Quantum Random Number Generator (QRNG) technology has applications in both cybersecurity and stochastic computing. Recent announcements include collaborations with organisations such as BT Group to explore the use of QRNGs for cryptographic applications in telecommunications, HSBC to enhance financial Monte Carlo simulations, and SCI Semiconductor to bring quantum-backed cryptography to advanced security systems.

Ethicronics develops cybersecurity software that is able to fight back against counterfeit and potentially compromised electronics, verifying system hardware for use across the defence, security, finance, and communication sectors. 

Their SaaS product delivers hardware integrity certificates that give users the invaluable peace of mind that their devices are authentic, secure, and built as they should be. Knowing exactly what is in the hardware, down to nanometre level, also enables Ethicronics to offer robust metrics about how green a product is.  

Archangel Lightworks are reimagining space connectivity.

They are building deployable laser communication systems that are more available and affordable - ensuring space-enabled networks are more secure and robust. They recently secured funding through the SBRI: Future Telecommunications Challenge where they are creating the next generation of their pioneering TERRA-M optical ground station.

Pragmatic is revolutionising semiconductor fabrication with ultra-low-cost, flexible integrated circuit (FlexIC) technology that makes it quick and easy to embed intelligence almost anywhere.

With rapid cycle times that substantially accelerate time to market, their foundry provides high-volume fabrication at a fraction of the cost of silicon, and with significantly lower environmental impact. And their Fab-as-a-Service offering an attainable route to semiconductor sovereignty and cost-effective, scalable fabrication.

JET Connectivity is enabling safe, secure and efficient 5G transmission of data in challenging environments, to support the creation of a digital ocean.

Their systems provide real time data acquisition and transmission over their floating 5G networks - a world first - allowing users to connect to their usual device and operate offshore as on land, without the infrastructure or costs of fibre or satellite communications.