Innovation & Entrepreneurship

The telecom industry’s end-of-year wrap-up returns to London on Thursday 5 December, for a day of boisterous discussion and debate on the big issues and topics that are shaping the future of telecoms. 

Debates proposed so far include:

5G & Future Connectivity  Programme presented by Janet Ross Digital Infrastructure Delivery Manager North of Tyne Combined Authority.

Sunderland’s 5GIR bid was born out of a New North East combined Authority.

5G Enablement Programme Development of a sustainable Belfast region (and NI wide) programme to foster the local advanced wireless ecosystem, drive adoption of advanced wireless technologies, and aggregate and demonstrate demand for investment in advanced wireless technologies.

This paper was prepared by the Semiconductor Expert Working Group for the UK Telecom Innovation Network (UKTIN) as part of a series of telecom future capability papers for UKTIN’s Future Telecoms Strategy group.

Digital Catapult is delighted to invite you to an in person SONIC Labs Investor Seminar on the outlook on future networks, taking place on Tuesday 15 October from 13:00-17:00 at Digital Catapult’s office in central London.

The IEEE 6G Summit 2024 will be taking place at the University of Leeds on 25th of July. 

Find out more about the Future Telecoms Global Business Innovation Programme (GBIP) - focused on the USA, India and Japan - in this briefing session

Date: Wednesday 26th June 2024

Time: 11:00am - 12:00pm

Cambridge Tech Week brings together world-leading experts, innovators and investors to fuel growth across the tech ecosystem, establishing Cambridge as a key place where global tech comes to meet.

About the Programme

Innovate UK’s Global Business Innovation Programme (GBIP) aims to help ambitious innovative UK businesses to grow and scale on a global stage through building R&D, innovation collaborations and partnerships.

On Thursday, 30th May 2024 at the IET London, UKTIN hosted the inaugural UK Telecoms Innovation Ecosystem Conference to provide a unique opportunity for peers to:

Join us for the IET’s 6G and Future Networks Conference

Gearing up to 5G, 6G and beyond

Eager to explore the latest trends and disruptions shaping our cities? Look no further! This forum gathers industry experts in the mobility space to discover, discuss, and drive the conversation forward in the future of smart mobility. 

Here is the lineup of speakers: 

- Mr. Laith Altimime of SEMI Europe

This 3-day extravaganza is a perfect storm – bringing together a spectacular array of key decision-makers from every area of the built environment: the public sector – with every core UK city and region involved – alongside government, investors, funders, developers, housebuilders, and more.

The National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) is excited to share information about its recently released second Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO) for the Public Wireless Supply Chain Innovation Fund (Innovation Fund).

The telecoms sector has historically been male-dominated, particularly in senior technology-based positions. Last year, Ofcom and the UK’s largest telecoms companies looked to change that and came together to sign a pledge in June 2023, committing to help more women build technology careers across the telecoms sector. 

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.

A conversation with Vicky Messer at Picocom, Mark Gilmour at ConnectiviTree and Lesley Holt at UKTIN, hosted by Chris Lewis at Lewis Insight, and Monica Paolini at Senza Fili

Diversity benefits everyone—people, businesses and customers.

Unified Communications EXPO Manchester (UCX), is the North’s biggest workplace technology and customer contact strategy event.

Fyuz 24 will be held in Dublin, Ireland, November 11-13, at the Convention Center Dublin

As the only event to cover all aspects of open and disaggregated network technologies, Fyuz attracts C-Level executives, visionary speakers, innovators, and disruptors.

On Thursday, 30th May 2024 at the IET Savoy, we’ll be hosting the inaugural UK Telecoms Innovation Ecosystem Conference to provide a unique opportunity for peers to: