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Final report detailing project outcomes and lessons learned.

Subject to final approvals, the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) intends to launch the 5G Innovation Regions competition at the end of July.

In anticipation of this, local/regional authorities and industry are invited to provisionally register for the 5G Innovation Regions online briefin

Wireless connectivity is increasingly becoming a necessity for business critical services in industrial processes, especially those related to assembly lines and other modes of production. Many industries are looking at 5G to play a pivotal role in the Fourth Industrial Revolution.

Hello, I’m Ashleigh Jordan, a Business Development and Innovation Manager at Vodafone. I focus on helping public-sector organisations across the UK adopt and implement 5G and advanced wireless technologies.

Digital Catapult has welcomed six international Open RAN (Radio Access Network) vendors to its advanced connectivity programme, driving the development, deployment and diversification of data-driven and open future networks in the UK.

Cisco becomes the first partner to offer a NVIDIA Cloud Partner compliant reference architecture with new data center switching solutions. Together, Cisco and NVIDIA provide customers ultimate flexibility as they build critical AI infrastructure. 

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ETSI is pleased to announce the appointment of the new leadership team for the Integrated Sensing and Communications (ISAC) Industry Specification Group (ISG) for its second two-year release, commencing 17 November 2025.

NVIDIA  announced America’s first AI-native wireless stack for 6G, including new applications to advance next-generation wireless technology, in collaboration with industry-leading partners Booz Allen, Cisco, MITRE, ODC and T-Mobile.

Mobile network analytics firm Opensignal says network sharing between the newly merged operators has unlocked significant coverage improvements.

Global spending on telco network cloud infrastructure and software is projected to grow from $17.4 billion in 2025 to $24.8 billion by 2030, representing a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 7.3%, according to Omdia’s new Telco Network Cloud Market Tracker – 2025 Annual Forecast Report.

Kit vendors Ericsson and Nokia have teamed up with Berlin’s Fraunhofer Heinrich Hertz Institute (HHI) to work on video coding standardization in preparation for 6G.

Hello, I’m Bridgette Bigmore, and I am the CTO of the UK Telecoms Labs (UKTL). UKTL delivers security and research and testing to safeguard telecoms networks from cyber threats.

UK Telco Virgin Media O2 has put out a reminder that it is ramping up its 3G switch-off programme in Scotland from 5 November.

Hello, I’m Samuel Edeagu, a lecturer in communications and networks at the University of Suffolk. Previously, I worked for the UK civil service and for several global telecom companies. 

Connected Britain is the UK’s leading event for next-generation broadband and connectivity. On September 24th and 25th, the conference brought together over 8,000 leaders from across telecoms, government, enterprise, and technology to provide a unique platform for shaping the future of the UK’s digital infrastructure.