Infrastructure

Join FarrPoint's upcoming webinar on 15th May 2024 at 11 am as we discuss the resilience of the UK's fixed and mobile networks. 

Quantum technologies offer profound and transformative economic, social, and security opportunities for the UK. These could impact on many areas of our lives, from improving healthcare and speeding up drug discovery, to supporting efforts to tackle climate change and helping to keep the UK safe. 

Embracing the quantum computing revolution is essential to addressing challenges and developing the next generation of intelligent transportation. 

From commercializing 5G and the roadmap to 2030 to aligning 6G evolution to real world requirements, from digital transformation to emerging business models, SCWS offers a dynamic platform to explore the intersection of policy, technology, and partnerships.

This will be an event exclusively for our members and supporters to attend in the Terrace Pavilion at the House of Commons.

The event is kindly hosted by the Rt. Hon. Mark Tami MP.

Panel members confirmed are;

• Rob Kenny-Co- founder of Communication chambers

Horizon Europe is the current EU €95 billion research and innovation Framework Programme for 2021 to 2027.

At the recent DCIA Dissemination Event, Gareth Elliot, Mobile UK hosted a panel with representatives from all four of the UK’s mobile network operators, testament to their commitment and willingness to forge successful partnerships with local authorities.

Offering a rare opportunity to pull together representatives from different departments, agencies and teams, Nick Wiggin hosted a cross-government panel at the recent DCIA dissemination event.

During this second DCIA dissemination event, attendees were able to hear updates from all eight of the digital asset management pilots, with clear progress having been made on all sides since the last event in June.

Whereas the June event had focused primarily on the digital asset management pilots, this time round, attendees were able to also hear more about the remit - and significant progress - being made across the other three workstreams.

The third DCIA dissemination event took place in December and, following September’s virtual event, was back in the real world. GSMA’s London office, with its stunning views over Kings Cross, London, was the venue for the hundred or so attendees from across local government and industry attending the event.

The Digital Connectivity Infrastructure Accelerator (DCIA) September Dissemination Event: Momentum and learnings from across the four workstreams

Sharing learnings from the DCIA pilots' progress and driving collaboration

On the last day of June, the first in-person dissemination event for the DCIA project was held in Bristol.

MEC is an idea for network architectures that brings what are normally described as cloud computing services to the “edge” of a mobile network – generally at the base station, or at a point of aggregation of several base stations.

The driving force behind developing opportunities for 5G in Scotland

The role of the Scotland

Farming and rural healthcare are amongst the sectors set to benefit

The Crichton, a business and academic campus in Dumfries, will host Scotland’s first rural 5G connectivity hub.

Dorset Local Enterprise is committed to supporting the local rural and natural economy, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic, and has invested £194,000 towards improving rural further education.

Local Growth Fund investment has been provided to enable two new infrastructure upgrades at Kingston Maurward College, a l

Many people are unaware of the benefits of 5G or misunderstand what it is. This is often because the information publicly available about 5G uses technical jargon, which makes it difficult to understand and explain to others.

A simple guide to mobile telecoms masts

Covering everything that local authorities, consumers and citizens may want to know about mobile telecoms masts: what they are for, the different types of masts, their component parts and why we need them

To ensure faster deployment of digital network infrastructure across Europe, today the Council adopted the gigabit infrastructure act, which will replace the 2014 broadband cost reduction directive (BCRD).

The Institute of Telecommunications Professionals (ITP), the leading professional body in the telecommunications industry, is proud to announce the launch of the Telecoms ICT Career Framework, a pioneering initiative led in partnership with DSIT, Ofcom and UKTIN to revolutionise the career pathways within the sector.

Thousands of remote homes and businesses to benefit from lightning-fast broadband as new figures show a record £714 million invested in the broadband rollout so far this year.