The Future Networks Awards offer an opportunity for Future Network Programmes projects (any project part-funded by DSIT) to showcase their innovation, impact and intentions to a panel of independent judges. 

Swedish kit vendor Ericsson managed to grow its revenues for a change in the last quarter of 2024, with the RAN business cycle becoming a bit more favourable.

“Q4 marks a strong end to 2024 for Ericsson,” opened Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm in his comments on the latest numbers. Under different circumstances, 2% year-on-year organic sales growth may elicit a more nuanced reaction, but this marks a significant inflection point for a company that has seen sales declines in many of its previous quarters. So we won’t begrudge Ekholm his relief at turning the corner.

FarrPoint consultancy has released the latest update to its Digital Connectivity Readiness Index (DCRI), providing critical insights into the UK’s progress in digital connectivity. 

As the Future Network Programmes conclude, UKTIN is working with DSIT to reflect on the government-funded projects, outlining the key outcomes and the lessons learned to help improve future telecoms initiatives. 

The UK’s increasingly complex and connected telecom systems pose numerous security challenges, including data breaches, DDoS attacks, and insider threats. 

Hello – I’m Norbert Sagnard, and I work at the Centre for Wireless Innovation (CWI) based at Queen’s University Belfast. After spending 13 years in seven different countries, I moved to Northern Ireland 25 years ago and have worked in wireless telecoms since 1990, specialising in everything from hardware to software, platforms, apps and research. 

To ensure that SMEs have a front-row seat to telecoms standards making, our Standards Champion, Andy Reid, attends key standards meetings to observe, participate in conversations and report back on key themes and discussion points.

Here, Reid shares his reflections on the recent 3GPP SA meeting in Madrid.

What is 3GPP and what does 3GPP SA do?

The 3rd generation partnership project (3GPP) is the primary body for mobile standards. It was founded by six regional standards bodies (including ETSI from Europe), hence “partnership project”.

Major plans for faster and more reliable internet speeds for communities who need it the most have moved a step closer.

Nottinghamshire County Council, which is leading a D2N2 Gigahubs project across Nottinghamshire and Derbyshire have appointed telecommunication specialists Neos Networks to deliver the scheme. Neos is partnering up with Openreach and Netomnia to help with the infrastructure build.

Half of Scottish homes and businesses can now get connected to ultrafast broadband from Openreach, which says the fibre rollout could generate £4 billion for the Scottish economy.

Openreach says it has spent more than £435 million on full fibre links for Scotland so far, with 1.45 million properties now able to upgrade and take-up at 38%, which is apparently ahead of the UK average.

UKTIN hosted The Role of Connectivity in Transforming the UK at the Royal College of Physicians on Tuesday the 28th of January, focusing on how adopting wireless solutions can transform industries and public services, driving local growth. 

As the Future Network Programme concludes, UKTIN is working with DSIT to reflect on the government-funded projects, outlining the key outcomes and the lessons learned to help improve future telecoms initiatives. 

The UK’s increasingly complex and connected telecom systems pose numerous security challenges, including data breaches, DDoS attacks, and insider threats.