DySPAN is the premier international conference on spectrum innovation, typically held in the US. Bringing the event to the UK for 2025 is a triumph. The event will take place 12-16th May 2025 in London, with support from DSIT, Ofcom, UK Spectrum Policy Forum and Digital Catapult, alongside international collaborators. 

UKTIN spoke to the event’s General Chair, Simon Saunders to learn more. 

1. Please tell us about the DySPAN event.

• Nvidia is on a mission to underpin major digital infrastructures and development processes with its processors and software
• It’s already at the centre of the AI datacentre universe
• Now it has launched AI Aerial, its hardware/software combo solution for AI-enabled radio access network (RAN) architectures, though the supporting tech is already part of its 6G pitch
• Its proposition is supported by a roster of big name partners, including Dell, HPE, SuperMicro, Wind River, Red Hat, Samsung, Fujitsu and close

5G has always been the cyber-cellular hybrid, and a push for Application Programming Interface (API) proliferation within 5G is set to blend these two worlds even further. It’s an uneasy path forward – the market revenues are unclear, and there is the threat of multiplicity and non-standardization of solutions – and security is by no means the least of the problems network operators and developers backing the API market will have to face.

T-Priority brings agencies of all sizes cutting-edge 5G solutions, best-in-class partners and America’s best 5G network experience for first responders

First responders deserve the most advanced connectivity solutions in the world, and T-Mobile is stepping up to answer the call. Today, during T-Mobile's (NASDAQ: TMUS) Capital Markets Day, CEO Mike Sievert unveiled T-Priority, a new solution built with first responders to deliver the unprecedented support they deserve every day and — especially — during massive emergencies. T-Priority includes:

EkkoSense, a global leader in the provision of AI-powered data centre optimisation software, has worked with Virgin Media O2 to help the company make data centre cooling energy savings worth in excess of £1 million per year.

This represents an average 15% saving in data centre cooling energy, with EkkoSense’s software helping to secure savings equivalent to 760 tonnes of carbon dioxide using location-based scope 2 accounting.

Hello, my name is Paul Harris, and I’m a Principal Wireless Architect within the CTO Office of VIAVI Solutions. I contribute to the company’s technology strategy for 5G, 6G and beyond and, along with the rest of my team, I am always looking ahead and considering how we need to adapt to new and emerging technologies. 

• Service provider required compact, energy-efficient solution to meet commercial and residential Wi-Fi needs of historic UK city
• Adtran’s open and programmable Combo PON technology empowers Fastr Broadband to offer high-speed symmetrical services
• Flexible, AI-driven solution managed by Mosaic Cloud Platform provides efficient, sustainable and cost-effective scalability

YORK, England--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Adtran today announced that Fastr Broadband is leveraging its open and intelligent fiber access technology to deliver full-fiber connectivity to customers in th

PXC to partner with fastest-growing alternative network in bid to become the UK’s go-to alt net aggregator.

PlatformX Communications (PXC) is delighted to announce its intention to partner with alternative network provider Netomnia and Brsk. The proposed partnership will further advance PXC’s positioning as the leading wholesale platform for connectivity services and the go-to alternative networks aggregator.

The tool is designed to help telco organisations adopt and measure responsible and ethical approaches to AI as the industry looks to access an estimated $680 billion market opportunity 

The UKTIN Strategic Groups bring together academic and industry leaders and experts, governmental and regulatory specialists, and representative bodies to cohesively communicate the needs of the broader ecosystem and propose a shared public and private sector strategic vision for UK telecoms. 

Read the Strategic Working Group Report: Future Networks here