
South West
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Towards AI Powered and Secure Carrier-Grade Open RAN Platform
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Proteus
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O-RANOS
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OpenRAN ARTS
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BEACON-5G
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REASON
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CoMP-O-RAN
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Best of British RAN Development
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Security
The potential benefits of 5G, future wireless generations and full-fibre digital connectivity can only be realised if we have confidence in the resilience of our infrastructure
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Non-Terrestrial Networking
Non-terrestrial networking (NTN) refers to any network that involves space or airborne elements, including satellite communication networks, high-altitude platform systems (HAPS), and air-to-ground networks
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Wireless Networking Technologies
Wireless networking is experiencing a period of exciting change with the development of new generations - from 5G to 6G, WiFi 6 and 7 - offering new use cases and business cases
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Diversification
Diversification of the telecoms supply chain is ultimately about choice, a desire to broaden the choice of equipment and solution providers in the sector-driven by commercial, technical and geopolitical factors
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Core Network Technology
Core networks are critical infrastructure and new digital technologies and trends have the potential to disrupt and transform, ensuring capabilities, resilience and performance can meet emerging and future needs
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Optical Communications
Optical communication refers to the use of light to carry a communication signal to the remote end, instead of an electrical current
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Artificial Intelligence
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
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Semiconductors
Semiconductors play a critical role in telecom infrastructure, from capturing images and data to encoding, encryption, transmission, reception, decryption and presenting data to the user. As we explore new ways of working and visualising the world, semiconductors will play an increasingly important role in telecom networks, ensuring that data is sent and received efficiently and securely.
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South West
Academic excellence, a world-class 5G test network and significant investment makes the South West a telecoms powerhouse

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UKTIN’s learnings: IEEE DySPAN 2025
DySPAN 2025, the premier international conference on spectrum innovation, was held in London from May 12th to 16th at King’s College London.

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Ericsson and UK Connect alleviate Surrey Search and Rescue’s connectivity woes
Ericsson and UK Connect have teamed up to provide upgraded connectivity solutions to Surrey Search and Rescue, who were previously often relying on paper maps.

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O2 beefs up coverage at Wembley stadium with 5G SA
O2 has upgraded its mobile network in and around Wembley Stadium ahead of a roster of big sports and music events.
More than 2.5 million people are apparently set to flock to the stadium this summer for events including the FA Cup final, seven Oasis shows and the Dua Lipa O2 Priority gig.

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Perfect storm of challenges makes London a 5G not spot
Londoners experience a poorer quality of experience on 5G mobile networks than residents of other UK cities and the gap appears to be widening, according to new data published this week.

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UK claims major quantum comms network breakthrough
- The UK universities of Bristol and Cambridge have been collaborating on quantum-safe networking developments
- They have achieved live, quantum-secure transfer of encrypted medical data, secure remote access to a distributed datacentre and the world’s first long-distance quantum secured video call.

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Telecoms Trailblazers: A Day in the Life of Joslyn Knaap
Hi, I’m Joslyn Knaap, an intern at Dorset Council working on the DONE (Dorset Open Network Ecosystem) project – a DSIT-funded initiative focused on advanced research and development into how cutting-edge technology can transform the rollout of mobile networks in rural areas.