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Learn from Tony Wakefield, the telecoms expert behind training programmes for Vodafone, BT/EE, GoogleX (Alphabet), and SingTel. With hands-on experience driving next-generation innovation, Tony will guide you through the transformative role of AI in telecoms.

Cambridge Tech Week 2025 is set to return from 15 – 19 September, with a focus on global collaboration and a bold ambition: to showcase Cambridge as the deep tech capital of Europe and a driving force behind some of the world’s most transformative technologies. 

The growing demand for data and applications such as deep learning has led to a surge in network traffic and energy consumption.

The One4HDD project is required to produce a business model for sustainability, either sustaining the project and/or its benefits. To support this, HorseguardsConsulting* has been engaged to develop this report, providing a structured analysis of commercial opportunities, sustainability pathways, and next steps.

Scotland’s largest technology showcase is also in Glasgow!

DIGIT Expo is the largest annual enterprise technology conference series run in Scotland, and a must-attend for senior technologists, digital leaders, entrepreneurs, and C-level decision makers.

The MarK project aimed to demonstrate how shared infrastructure and neutral hosting models could have enabled new commercial and community-based services, overcome current 5G deployment barriers, delivered enriched services, and improved customer choice.

The ONE WORD programme brought together four local authorities to build 5G infrastructure, supported by industry project participants.

This report provides a concise overview of semiconductor related research, development, and innovation (R&D&I) activities within the UK telecoms sector. This document is designed to offer a non-technical perspective on the current state of R&D&I efforts in this critical area.

The Future Network Programmes represent a landmark government funded initiative aimed at advancing the UK’s digital infrastructure. Evolving from the 5G Testbeds and Trials (5GTT) programme, this eight year effort has played a major role in shaping the telecoms innovation landscape and strengthening industry government collaboration.

Apply now to join our UK Tech Showcase @ London Tech Week 2025!

The Department for Business and Trade (DBT) is looking for the UK’s best and brightest tech companies to be a part of our UK Technology Showcase at London Tech Week 2025 (9th-13th June).

The UK Telecoms Innovation Network (UKTIN) Future Networks Academic Strategy Group plays a pivotal role in shaping the future of telecommunications research in the UK. 

London Tech Week 2025 (9th – 12th June) is the UK’s largest and most influential tech event. As a global celebration of tech, it unites the most innovative thinkers and talent of tomorrow in a week-long festival with over 45,000 attendees at last year’s main event at Kensington Olympia.

The telecoms industry forms a vital part of the UK’s society and economy. It connects the country and provides the basic infrastructure on which we build all elements of our digital lives, both social and economic.

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Join TelecomTV for the final panel discussion of our in-depth case study examining TELUS’s groundbreaking Open RAN deployment journey. Experts from TELUS, Wind River and Intel discuss the challenges, breakthroughs and lessons learned during this transformative deployment.

The upcoming "6G Anarchy in the UK" event promises to be a critical forum for navigating the complex landscape of future communication networks. 

Join the HeatlhTech SIG for a half-day event exploring the transformative shift from traditional hospital-centered care to decentralised healthcare models.

Wi-Fi 7 is here, and it promises to significantly boost the speed and stability of your wireless connections, with reliable low-latency performance and the ability to manage more connections. So if you design, apply or use Wi-Fi join the Radio Technology SIG for a distinguished lecture on the impact of Wi-Fi 7.

At Connected Places Catapult we connect people, places and businesses for a future of sustainable growth and prosperity.

ONE Western O-RAN Deployment (WORD) Overview 

Peter Gradwell, Telet Research; Rafal Sanecki, IS-Wireless 

Witek Wojas Connected Places

UKTIN Connected Places update

Ayrshire 5GIR: Julia McMurdie, North Ayrshire Council; Derek Johnstone, South Ayrshire Council;  Ashleigh Jordan, Vodafone

Ayrshire 5GIR Update Agenda

 • Regional Economic Strategy 

• Digital Economy Framework

Rhys Enfield Director of Infrastructure Acceleration