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UKTIN Nations & regions Leadership Monthly Meeting Presentation

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Exploring the cross-sector parallels shaping the future of 5G

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Vertical Insights Report

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Testbed & Trials Programme | 5G Connected Forest Closure Report
Final report detailing project outcomes and lessons learned.

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5G Innovation Regions Online Briefing Event
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

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Telco Cloud Innovation Challenge

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Capgemini Engineering Webinar | Putting 5G to Work
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.

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Telecoms Trailblazers: A Day in the Life of Samuel Edeagu
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.

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UKTIN’s Highlights: Connected Britain
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.

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Trial with medical drone starts between Isala Zwolle and Meppel
An innovative trial with a medical drone officially started today. The drone will transport medical goods such as blood products, medicines, and samples between the Isala hospital locations in Zwolle and Meppel over the coming year. Today, the first drone was launched into the air.

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Verizon Leads the Future of Wireless with Development of New Industry 6G Forum
Verizon 6G Innovation Forum Brings Together Industry Heavy-Hitters to Shape What’s Now, What’s New and What’s Next for the AI-Enabled 6G Future.

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SoftBank gets closer to HAPS launch with six-cell trial
SoftBank has developed a six-cell-capable HAPS payload and used it to deliver 5G connectivity from the sky in a field trial that will help pave the way for a service launch next year.

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The global satellite IoT subscriber base to reach 32.5 million by 2029
The global satellite IoT communications market is growing at a good steady pace according to a new research report from specialist IoT analyst firm Berg Insight. The global satellite IoT subscriber base grew to surpass 5.8 million in 2024.

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Explained: The UKTIN Telecoms R&D&I Future Capability Strategic Leadership Forum’s latest paper
The UKTIN Telecoms R&D&I Future Capability Strategic Leadership (FCSL) Forum was established to consolidate research and innovation in the telecoms industry and create a common vision for UK capabilities over the next five years and beyond.

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EY Announces Alliance with Blue Planet to Transform the Future of Telecom by Helping Accelerate Speed to Value in AI-Driven Autonomous Networking for Communication Service Providers (CSPs)
- Increased access to proven operations support system(OSS) capabilities with a cloud and AI-native platform
- 360-degree visibility and control over increasingly adaptive and virtualized networks and IT environments
- Accelerated telecom digital transformations and enhanced customer exper

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Uncovering Horizon opportunities with the UK
UKTIN’s latest webinar, held on June 17th, explored the current Horizon collaborative opportunities in the UK for advanced communications.

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Orange buys into Eutelsat's LEO capabilities
Orange has announced a new deal with Eutelsat that will enable it to add LEO connectivity into its portfolio of satellite-based communications services.

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Latest smartphone market downgrade not just about tariffs
Another analyst firm has downgraded its growth forecast for the global smartphone market, but while US tariffs are a key reason for the shift, there are other issues at play, including weakness in China.

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“Breakthrough” new 5G satellite technology demonstrated in Japan
Five organisations have jointly developed and conducted a live demonstration of a new 5G non-terrestrial network (NTN) satellite technology for mobile connectivity in remote areas.

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Three’s Open RAN trial in Glasgow to be bolstered with more small cells
Following Three’s installation of 18 Open RAN small cell sites in Glasgow City Centre, the project will now expand that to 34, says Mavenir.

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EE and Ontix deploy 80 small cells in central London
EE and Ontix have installed 80 small cells across the City of Westminster, which support both 4G and 5G traffic for EE customers in central London.

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Telecoms Trailblazers: A Day in the Life of Dan Kilper
Hello, I’m Dan Kilper, an electronics and engineering professor at Trinity College Dublin. I am also the director of the CONNECT Centre, a large multi-university research centre funded by Research Ireland that studies future networks and communications.

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Nokia signs up to another deployable tactical networks project
Nokia and Blackned signed an MoU to provide deployable mobile communication systems for military battlefield operation, designed for Germany’s defence requirements.