Manufacturing

Join DSIT and UKTIN to discuss how adopting wireless solutions can transform industries and public services, driving local growth.

Connected Britain is the UK’s most important digital economy event, bringing together stakeholders from across the connectivity ecosystem. 

Advanced Engineering 2024, taking place on October 30-31 at Birmingham's NEC, is more than just an exhibition for engineering and manufacturing; it's a crucial converging point for addressing current industry challenges.

The International Composites Summit (ICS), THE single place to do the most cost effective and sustainable composites business in the UK, is back for its highly anticipated 2024 edition, bringing together industry leaders, researchers, and innovators from across the composites sector.

Smart Manufacturing & Engineering Week features a series of digital and live events that showcase end-to-end manufacturing & engineering solutions, to encourage conversation, business knowledge sharing & action.

This East of England Tech Collaboration event, hosted and sponsored by the University of East Anglia and supported by Cambridge Tech Week, aims to foster collaboration between regions and showcase what the East of England has to offer.

Unlike the move from 3G to 4G, the transition to 5G has been fairly seamless. It is expected that 5G coverage will have reached 60 per cent of the world’s population by 2026, making it the fastest ever mobile network deployment.

Comment piece by Paul Coffey, CEO, The Scotland 5G Centre

5G will benefit our economy and society. It will be better at doing the things that 4G does already, but significantly it will offer faster and more reliable mobile internet. It will also do things that 4G cannot.

Introduction

The advantages of private cellular networks are well rehearsed – from data usage savings and enhanced traffic flow, to better control and information security.

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.