ITRI Establishes a New Office in the UK

The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) has recently inaugurated its new office in the UK. This establishment marks a noteworthy moment in enhancing collaboration between Taiwan and the UK in the fields of technology and innovation. As ITRI's fifth international office, it joins the ranks of existing branches in the U.S., Japan, Germany, and Southeast Asia. The new UK branch will act as a crucial hub aimed at bolstering innovation connections between these two regions.

Five organisations have jointly developed and conducted a live demonstration of a new 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) satellite technology for mobile connectivity in remote areas.

The Singapore University of Technology and Design (SUTD), SKY Perfect JSAT, TMY Technology, Rohde & Schwarz, and VIAVI Solutions jointly developed the tech. The live demonstration took place at the World Expo 2025 Singapore Pavilion in Osaka, Japan, showcasing what they call end-to-end cross-country 5G new radio (NR) NTN.

Following Three’s installation of 18 Open RAN small cell sites in Glasgow City Centre, the project will now expand that to 34, says Mavenir.

Last week Three completed a live trial involving 18 small cells deployed in in Glasgow City Centre, marking what they said was the first Open RAN deployment in a dense UK urban environment.

EE and Ontix have installed 80 small cells across the City of Westminster, which support both 4G and 5G traffic for EE customers in central London.

The project is supposed to give a shot in the arm to EE connectivity in Westminster, which is apparently home to more than 50,000 businesses and has over 25 million visiting tourists each year.

Hello, I’m Dan Kilper, an electronics and engineering professor at Trinity College Dublin. I am also the director of the CONNECT Centre, a large multi-university research centre funded by Research Ireland that studies future networks and communications. 

Connectivity is the key fabric connecting our society. Telecoms connects people, businesses, and governments, which makes it fundamental. We use networks for things we never imagined, including our local traffic systems and health infrastructure. 

Nokia and Blackned signed an MoU to provide deployable mobile communication systems for military battlefield operation, designed for Germany’s defence requirements.

In today’s hyper connected world, seamless digital experiences – from cloud based services to encrypted communications and satellite navigation – are powered by something often invisible to users: technology standards. Underpinning key aspects of telecommunications systems – interoperability, trust, and reliability.

At the heart of these global networks is a dynamic ecosystem where research meets real world application. And at FTH, we’re proud to play a leading role in that process.

Numbers from Canalys claim that smartphone shipments into Europe (excluding Russia) declined by 2% in Q1 2025 to 32.4 million units, which the analyst says was largely caused by sluggish entry-level demand.

Samsung was in the lead as its shipments grew marginally to 12.2 million units for the quarter. A lot of the heavy lifting was done by the Galaxy S-series, which also contributed to the firm reaching its highest-ever quarterly average sales price (ASP) in Europe.

The UK Government has announced 50 existing mobile masts across England, Scotland and Wales have been upgraded to improve rural mobile coverage.

The masts, which were initially only used to connect EE customers and those calling 999, have now been upgraded to provide coverage from all mobile network operators. 

Vodafone Group Plc (“Vodafone”) and CK Hutchison Group Telecom Holdings Limited (“CKHGT”), a wholly owned subsidiary of CK Hutchison Holdings Limited (“CK Hutchison”), are pleased to announce that the merger of Vodafone UK and Three UK successfully completed on 31 May 2025.