Eutelsat Group enters into exclusive negotiations for the carve-out and partial sale of its passive ground segment infrastructure assets

Paris, 9 August 2024 - Eutelsat Group has entered into exclusivity and signed a put option agreement with the EQT Infrastructure VI fund (“EQT”) with respect to its passive ground infrastructure assets.

5G Innovation Region: North East Combined Authority

The 5G Innovation Region (5GIR) programme has seen 10 regions throughout the UK receive a share of £36m of funding as part of our wider programme to drive 5G adoption. With a focus on key sectors where there is local capability and opportunities, the projects aim to enable the UK to take full advantage of the transformative effect that advanced wireless connectivity and digital technologies can provide. 

Proteus: FRANC Case Study

FRANC was the first intervention DSIT announced from the Open Networks Programme in 2021. A total of 14 projects were funded to support the goals of the Government’s 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy by helping to incentivise the industry to create new products and services to unlock the full potential of Open RAN. 

These projects have enabled a wide range of organisations to focus on developing technical solutions such as: 

Omdia: AI data center chip demand to reach $151bn in 2029, but growth slows sharply beyond 2026

The current hypergrowth in GPUs and other accelerator chips for AI in the cloud and the data center will eventually slow down but not until it has transformed the industry, finds the latest edition of Omdia’s AI Processors for Cloud and the Data Center Forecast.

European Union takes the global lead in AI legislation

The European Artificial Intelligence Act (AI Act), the world's first extensive and far-reaching legislation on AI, has come into force. Its purpose is to ensure that AI developed and used in the European Union’s member states is trustworthy and thus the Act is hedged around with comprehensive safeguards to protect people’s fundamental rights.

Everything you need to know: UKTIN’s Optical EWG Future Capability Paper

A series of Future Capability Papers, authored by the UKTIN Expert Working Groups, are being published over the coming months. Find out more here.

UKTIN spoke to Nick Parsons, Chair of the UKTIN Optical Communications  and Photonics Expert Working Group, to learn more about the group’s paper.

Telecoms Trailblazers: A Day in the Life of Tom Boyle

Hello, I’m Tom Boyle, the Head of Telecoms at Sheffield Teaching Hospital: the combined acute and community NHS foundation trust covers most of the city’s adult community services, including two major hospitals and three specialised ones. I also consult at Sherwood Forest Hospitals Foundation Trust and co-chair the National Performance Advisory Group, which brings together NHS telecoms professionals.