Innovation & Entrepreneurship

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 solutions.

The Department of Science Innovation and Technology (DSIT) is conducting a survey of UK businesses. Help us understand how we can support innovation in businesses and shape future policies.

Hello, I’m Andrews King, the founder of Softonets, an end-to-end technology solutions provider. I am also a member of the UKTIN Core Networking Expert Working Group.

FRANC was the first intervention DSIT announced from the Open Networks Programme in 2021. A total of 14 projects were funded to support the goals of the Government’s 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy by helping to incentivise the industry to create new products and services to unlock the full potential of Open RAN. 

The UK’s telecoms market is thriving but understanding how the ecosystem is innovating can be difficult, especially considering the rapid advancements in academia.

Two of the country’s developers of AI processors, one backed by SK Telecom and the other by KT, are merging to form a company valued at almost $750m

The AI-RAN Alliance is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Alex Jinsung Choi, Principal Fellow of SoftBank Corp.’s Research Institute of Advanced Technology, to Chair.

The 5G Innovation Region (5GIR) programme has seen 10 regions throughout the UK receive a share of £36m of funding as part of our wider programme to drive 5G adoption.

(London, UK, 6th August, 2024): Digital Catapult has launched its first SONIC Labs Technology Access Programme, collaborating with leading organisations to address energy efficiency challenges in Open RAN operations.

Adtran, in partnership with Iridium Communications Inc. (NASDAQ: IRDM), today announced the European and Asia-Pacific launch of its synchronization solutions featuring Iridium® Satellite Time and Location (STL) technology, a significant step in countering growing threats to Global Navigation Satellite Systems (GNSS).

Shipment to Cape Canaveral planned for the first week of August with a 7-day launch window in September

The Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) market is entering a new mass adoption phase. During 2H 2024, the iOS release 18, and Android 15 are set to introduce satellite messaging as a core feature, enabling millions of devices worldwide to tap into satellite connectivity.

Hello, I'm Saba Al-Rubaye, a Professor of Telecommunications and Autonomous Systems at Cranfield University's School of Aerospace, Transport, and Manufacturing. I also lead research and development at the Digital Aviation Research and Technology Centre, focusing on advancing 6G technology, digital twin and air mobility solutions.

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.

Telefónica, leading telecommunications company, in collaboration with Warpcom, an iberian technology integrator, have teamed up with Fortinet and Quantum Xchange to develop and demonstrate the effectiveness of an innovat

The 5G Innovation Region (5GIR) programme has seen 10 regions throughout the UK receive £36m of funding as part of our wider programme to drive 5G adoption.

Telxius has teamed with Juniper Networks to upgrade its global network to 400G to boost user experiences across its 100,000+ km footprint spanning Europe and the Americas.

The O-RANOS project aimed to solve key challenges in creating seamless OpenRAN networks that work across both private and public domains. By addressing these challenges, the project sought to open up new business opportunities for both enterprise and public sector customers and to develop innovative use cases.

Among the Africa AI use case applications identified, the vast majority are related to agriculture, climate action and energy, according to the GSMA

New artificial intelligence (AI) applications could boost Africa’s economic growth by $2.9 trillion by 2030, according to a new GSMA report.

Cornish Wildanet attracts £35m investment from UKIB, days after the bank ploughed £150m into Hyperoptic.

Southwest fibre altnet Wildanet has become the latest UK challenger to attract investment from UK Infrastructure Bank (UKIB), and has secured a revolving credit facility from Santander to boot.

A series of Future Capability Papers, authored by the UKTIN Expert Working Groups, are being published over the coming months. Find out more here.

The previous UK Government’s £250 million 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy aimed to incentivise the industry to create new products and services to unlock the full potential of Open RAN. 

Building on the UK’s regional and national strengths, UKTIN’s Clusters Group exists to provide an open forum for inter-regional collaboration, sharing of best practices, insights and dissemination of learnings.