Innovation & Entrepreneurship

Hi, I’m Simon Rowell — after three years in the public sector, I’m now leading government affairs for a UK AI hyperscaler called Nscale. Previously, I worked as an adviser for Innovate UK, UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) and for DSIT for two years.

Virgin Media O2 is creating a new £1 million talent fund aimed at helping charities, local authorities, small businesses and social enterprises to train apprentices.

The projects include solutions that aim to bridge the digital divide across the UK.

UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) says 11 telecom projects that are focused on bridging the digital divide will share a £13 million government funding pot. If it is going to be split equally, each project would receive just under £1.2 million.

Millions of Vodafone and Three customers will enjoy the best of both networks at no extra cost, as VodafoneThree ramps up the pace on its mission to build the UK’s best network.

• Millions of Vodafone and Three customers will automatically use each other’s network, getting the best available coverage, at no extra cost

Collaboration will support open source alignment, technical exchanges, and joint activities to maximize RAN efficiency.

O2 Daisy, the new B2B telecoms powerhouse created by the merger of Virgin Media O2 Business and Daisy Group, has today launched with a promise to provide the technology to “make every business better.” The new company, which, from the outset, is the country’s second largest small and medium-sized business sol

• By the end of August 2025, EE’s 5G standalone network will be available to more than 34 million people, covering over half of the entire UK population.
• Customers in Aberdeen, Canterbury, Ipswich, Loughborough, Paignton, Windsor and Wrexham among millions set to benefit as EE makes more than 45 new locations live this summer.

• F5’s 2025 State of AI Application Strategy Report reveals 25% of apps on average use AI, yet only 2% of enterprises qualify as being highly AI-ready.
• 77% of companies are moderately ready for AI but still face significant security and governance hurdles.
• 71% of organizations use AI t

Lancaster University spinout company Quinas Technology has won a 2025 World Intellectual Property Organisation (WIPO) Global Award.

Hi, I’m Glenda Cook and I am a Planning Manager in the Older People Services, a part of Glasgow City Health and Social Care partnership. I have had a long career in health and social care, from managing frontline operational services to strategic planning and service development.

Following on from the JOINER (Joint Open Infrastructure for Networks Research) Industry Launch event in Bristol, UKTIN hosted a follow-up workshop at Digital Catapult in London on the 11th of July which offered a deep dive into not just JOINER but also SONIC Labs, an Open Networks Programme led by Digital Catapult in partnership with O

The UKTIN Telecoms R&D&I Future Capability Strategic Leadership (FCSL) Forum was established to consolidate research and innovation in the telecoms industry and create a common vision for UK capabilities over the next five years and beyond.  

UK tech innovation will once again be showcased on the GREAT Britain and Northern Ireland Pavilion at MWC 2026, 3-6 March in Barcelona.

Innovative and imaginative tech startups and scaleups will showcase solutions at the cutting edge of telecoms and mobile, building a new era of connectivity.

Digital Catapult, a deep tech innovation organisation, has announced its accreditation as the only European Open Testing and Integration Centre (OTIC) in the UK awarded by the O-RAN ALLIANCE

A new funding competition is supporting local businesses and industries in the Belfast region to harness the power of 5G and digital technologies to deliver enhanced operations and services.

Hi, I’m Dan Warren, and I manage Samsung’s Communications Research team at Samsung Research UK.  The team works on standardisation and European telecoms research, reporting to Samsung Research in Korea.

The CHERI Alliance, a global coalition dedicated to enhancing cybersecurity through groundbreaking hardware memory safety technology, is proud to announce that BT Group has joined its ranks.

Ericsson has announced the launch of two high-performance antennas designed for mission-critical applications such as public safety and disaster relief.

• Nokia Autonomous Network Fabric brings together all the capabilities required to accelerate the journey to full network automation in an open, cloud-native, multi-vendor environment. 
• Key features include a library of cross-domain correlated data products, telco-trained models (LLM/LAM/ML), integrated s

UKTIN’s latest webinar, held on June 17th, explored the current Horizon collaborative opportunities in the UK for advanced communications.

• GenAI-generated rApp deployed in AT&T test environment
• Built via Aira’s Naavik AppGen platform and Ericsson’s Intelligent Automation Platform to showcase open collaboration & AI-native innovation

Nvidia and Deutsche Telekom will team up to build what they term as the world's first industrial AI cloud for European manufacturers on German soil.

Hello, my name is Megan Lawless, and I work for the Manchester Digital Strategy at Manchester City Council. I am also involved in the Greater Manchester 5G Smart Decarbonisation Network project. 

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