Innovation & Entrepreneurship

The Innovate UK Europe Team in partnership with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the UK Science & Innovation Network (UK SIN) are delighted to invite potential Horizon Europe applicants to our Digital Webinar Series as follows:

The BEACON-5G team organised a workshop and end of project showcase event aimed at exhibiting some of the key technological innovations for Open RAN. BEACON-5G is among the winners of the £30 million UK government funding, allocated as part of the Future Open RAN Competition (FRANC), to support 5G diversification strategy. 

The webinar “From 5G to 6G: Opportunities for European Start-ups and SMEs”, jointly organised with Institute PIIU, will take place on 7 December from 11:00 to 12:30 CET. 

The UK has world-class research, but we are still ramping up the ecosystem to enable us to optimally commercialise this new technology. We need to reduce friction for entrepreneurs to spin out technology with commercially viable terms and do so at pace.

Download this independent review of university spin-out companies to learn more.

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is disrupting industry on a broad scale and telecoms is no exception, offering the potential to cut through network complexity, address new requirements, increase performance and enable automation.

As part of the Technology Missions Fund (TMF), the Government is making a substantial investment in Future Telecoms.

A showcase of 5G innovation opportunities in Cambridgeshire and Peterborough

A showcase of the 5G & advanced wireless innovation opportunities across the East Midlands

Innovate UK, the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research C

The IfM Engage consortium has been commissioned by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) to undertake a study into infrastructure to grow the UK semiconductor industry and a new strategic coordination function for the sector. Five capabilities are being considered as part of the proposed initiative:

Network X brings together global leaders across Fixed Networks, Mobile Networks and Telco software to offer the world’s most comprehensive B2B telecommunications industry event.

Are you interested in finding a career in connectivity? From Cyber Security Analysts to Fibre Engineers and even Project Managers, connectivity has something to offer almost everyone.

What’s this 5G private networks and SMEs webinar about?

Whether you’ve considered it or not, there’s a chance your SME business could benefit a lot from a 5G private network. Capable of bringing dramatic performance improvements, it could boost your productivity and competitiveness at the same time as reducing costs.