
Private Networks

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Everything you need to know about the UKTIN Academic Future Networks Strategic Group’s Paper
The UKTIN Strategic Groups bring together academic and industry leaders and experts, governmental and regulatory specialists, and representative bodies to cohesively communicate the needs of the broader ecosystem and propose a shared public and private sector strategic vision for UK telecoms.

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Boldyn Networks and West Sussex County Council to drive 5G powered smart food and wine production
- New private 5G networks to empower West Sussex growers, creating new digital skills and career pathways.
- The project, Growing Sussex 5G Innovation Region, has won £3.8million funding from the Government’s Department of Science, Innovation and Technology to catalyse sustainable food production thr

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China’s 5G ‘subs’ climb to 1.15 billion
- China’s ‘big three’ mobile operators report 20 million 5G net adds in July
- Fixed broadband growth not so impressive
- Cloud-based services boost operators’ H1 2024 results
The number of 5G subscribers in China continues to make vaulting monthly leaps, equivalent to

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Share Your Insights: Private Telecoms Networks Survey
Plum Consulting and i2 media research have been commissioned by DSIT (Department of Science, Innovation and Technology) to produce an analysis of the market for private telecoms networks in the UK.

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PORT OF BLYTH BECOMES TECH HUB WITH PRIVATE 5G NETWORK INNOVATION LAB
A private 5G network-enabled Innovation Lab is set to transform the Port of Blyth into the UK North East’s premier technology hub, providing unprecedented access to 5G technology for industries in the North East region.

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Toyota Material Handling puts entire US factory on Ericsson private 5G network
Toyota Material Handling, the US-based forklift truck manufacturer, is running its business critical operations at its 200,000 square-foot (19,000 square-metre) factory in Columbus, Indiana, “exclusively” over an Ericsson-made private 5G network in CBRS spectrum, it has said.

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Boldyn Networks closes acquisition of Cellnex's private networks business
London, UK – Boldyn Networks (Boldyn) today announced the close of its acquisition of Cellnex's private networks business unit.

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SONIC Labs first outdoor Open RAN testing site launches with Ofcom, Cellnex UK and Capgemini
- Leading global telecoms organisations expand SONIC Labs facilities to include an outdoor field testing environment for Open RAN technology.
- Replicates real-world complexities to allow vendors to test and accelerate development of Open RAN product capabilities.
- Specialist R&D lice

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SBRI Future Telecommunications Challenge: Everything you need to know

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Deutsche Telekom and Microsoft launch 5G Private Networks offering

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UKTIN’s Highlights: Open Networks Programme Collaboration Event
In London on the 14th of September, The Right Honourable Sir John Whittingdale, Minister for Data and Digital Infrastructure announced the 19 successful projects in the Open Networks Ecosystem (ONE) competition - a part of the government’s £250 million Open Networks R&D Fund delivering on the 5G Telecoms Supply Chain Diversificatio

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FarrPoint Webinar: The Connectivity Puzzle beyond Gigabit
As more UK local authority areas are awarded Gigabit infrastructure contracts, we pose the challenge - what's next?

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Why do businesses want private networks? It’s simpler than you think.

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Telecoms Trailblazers: A Day in the Life of Chris Bond

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Call for Information...

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Telecom professionals see private networks as key to 5G monetisation

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Private 5G (worth $6.4bn in 2026; 40% from Industry 4.0) bigger than public 5G

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Cisco to acquire Accedian to bolster service assurance

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Bringing Value to Private Networks
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Bringing Value to Private Networks Digital Symposium