Smart tech to be trialled in towns and cities with £4m funding to boost local connectivity

  • Six areas across the UK awarded funding to test smart street lamps that can house EV charging hubs and boost wireless coverage including 5G. 
  • Areas to match government funding to trial multi-purpose tech that can help local authorities unlock new economic, environmental and social benefits
  • Funding delivered through Smart Infrastructure Pilots Programme (SIPP) to level-up digital connectivity

Smart street lamps that can charge electric vehicles and boost wireless coverage will be rolled out in towns and cities across the UK, as part of a £1.3 million pil

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UKTIN’s Highlights: Open Networks Programme Collaboration Event

In London on the 14th of September, The Right Honourable Sir John Whittingdale, Minister for Data and Digital Infrastructure announced the 19 successful projects in the Open Networks Ecosystem (ONE) competition - a part of the government’s £250 million Open Networks R&D Fund delivering on the 5G Telecoms Supply Chain Diversification Strategy. 

SONIC Labs establishes partnerships with leading Taiwanese innovators to drive Open RAN forward

  • Seven companies join SONIC Labs to test performance and evaluate indoor and outdoor Open RAN products
  • Companies will gain access to Digital Catapult’s leading Open RAN testing facilities opened earlier this year
  • SONIC Labs aims to diversify the telecoms supply chain by helping Open RAN vendors to the UK market

Digital Catapult, working in partnership with Ofcom, has today welcomed s