The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has published a white paper that articulates some of the high-level cyber security insights identified, by NCC Group for DSIT, in a review of a cross section of the 5GTT projects in the programme. It also aims to identify good security approaches that future projects should consider when planning similar deployments of 5G technology.

UKTIN spoke to David Pedley, a 5G Technical Delivery and Security Lead advising the UK Government.

Hi, I’m Rob Maunder, the CTO of AccelerComm, a spinout company that I founded in 2016. We provide 5G high-performance software-defined radio (SDR) and advanced hardware accelerator intellectual property for use in wireless communications networks, which rely on advanced signal processing techniques for error correction, equalisation and channel estimation.

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Nokia is working with NASA to deploy an 4G/LTE network on the Moon in order to demonstrate how advanced cellular technologies can be used for critical communications in future planetary exploration. Planned for 2024, the uncrewed, robotic mission will help pave the way to a sustainable human presence on the lunar surface.

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