Franck Courbon, CEO and Founder of Ethicronics, discusses his experience on the UK Telecoms Innovation Network’s Innovation and Investment workouts.

Written by Andrew Wooden for Telecoms.com

Written by Nick Wood for Telecoms.com

The UKTIN Innovation Platform has been specifically designed to support early-stage telecoms R&D companies navigate the ecosystem, with growth programmes and a focus on investment, incubation and acceleration.

Written by James Blackman for RCR Wireless News

Written by Juan Pedro Tomás for RCR Wireless News

The connectivity and telecoms sector has a diversity problem: only 3% of its engineers are women. UKTIN Talent - led by WM5G - aims to address this, within a national programme of activity designed to raise awareness and encourage education leavers, career returners and switchers to consider a career in the industry.

Nokia and EY study: Enterprise and industrial metaverses are exceeding expectations

• Across use cases, early metaverse adopters report benefits more often than companies still in the planning phase, with CAPEX reduction (15%) and sustainability (10%) showing largest difference
• Companies believe in the power of the metaverse – only 2% of respondents see the metaverse as a buzzword or a fad
• The industrial metaverse is creating substantial business value – 80% of early adopters say use cases tested will have a significant or even transformative impact

An investment package worth almost £150 million was unveiled recently by the Department of Science, Innovation & Technology (DSIT), with up to £100 million to put the UK at the forefront of research and £40 million to boost 5G tech adoption. UKTIN spoke to Kate Greenham, Head of Programmes for Wireless Infrastructure, DSIT.

Written by Nick Johnson, Head of UKTIN, for Business and Industry.co.uk as part of the Guardian's Digital Transformation Campaign.