Standards

Be a part of the 2023 story! Join global celebration of tech, uniting the most innovative thinkers and talent of tomorrow in a week-long festival!

The 2023 EuCNC & 6G Summit builds on putting together two successful conferences in the area of telecommunications: EuCNC (European Conference on Networks and Communications), supported by the European Commission, and the 6G Summit, originated from the 6G Flagship programme in Finland, one of the very first in its area. 

Join us and some 200 operator attendees in Central London on 6th-7th June 2023 for two days of invaluable, in-person networking and knowledge-sharing.

About this event

• 3 hours
• Mobile eTicket

The community launch of our Digital Poverty National Delivery Plan 2023, sets out a roadmap for how we can end digital poverty by 2030, following a closed launch at the House of Lords on 22nd May.

As telco operators are on the cusp of major network and business transformation choices, we seek to provide a meeting place for the telco community to come together to discuss the short to mid-term challenges impacting the industry, and the opportunities to monetize networks and offer service differentiation.

To ensure that SMEs have a front-row seat to telecoms standards making, our Standards Champion, Andy Reid, attends key standards meetings to observe, participate in conversations and report back on key themes and discussion points.

Here, Reid shares his reflections from FYUZ.

On December 2nd at the Tobacco Dock in London, UKTIN and DSIT hosted an exclusive showcase highlighting the lasting impact and legacy of the Future Network Programmes, with a spotlight on creating sustainable business and funding models.

As 2025 approaches the rearview mirror, a survey of over 200 telecom professionals places security at the forefront of 2026.

The Competition Appeal Tribunal (CAT) has ruled that a class action seeking up to £3.3 billion of compensation from EE, O2, Three and Vodafone can proceed.

3GPP Release 20 is a pivotal milestone, consolidating 5G-Advanced while seeding 6G studies that will define the next decade of connectivity

What is the ITU and what does ITU-T SG15 do?

ITU-T SG15 is the primary standards bodies for optical networking including access systems, core systems, and submarine systems, as well as all the necessary optical components including optical fibre. In addition, it sets standards for timing and synchronisation which are closely related.

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.

What is the ITU and what does ITU-T SG15 do?

In today’s hyper connected world, seamless digital experiences – from cloud based services to encrypted communications and satellite navigation – are powered by something often invisible to users: technology standards. Underpinning key aspects of telecommunications systems – interoperability, trust, and reliability.

Hello, I’m Professor Howard Benn, an independent consultant specialising in telecom standards. I retired last year from Samsung, where I was the Vice President of Communications Research, and I previously worked at Motorola. 

The European Commission is putting its money where its mouth is when it comes to its clamp-down on US Big Tech.

It has just imposed fines on Apple and Meta of €500 million and €200 million respectively after they were found to have breached the Digital Markets Act (DMA).

As part of a new Digital Connectivity Forum (DCF) initiative, some of the UK’s largest broadband and mobile connectivity players have signed a joint letter encouraging their suppliers to adopt voluntary minimum standards as part of their efforts to reach climate goals.

ETSI announces the launch of its post-quantum security standard to guarantee the protection of critical data and communications in the future.

• Ofcom plans to maintain pro-competition regulation to bring faster, more reliable connections to businesses and communities across the UK to boost economic growth
• Full-fibre broadband projected to reach almost all homes and businesses by 2027 with right support

Full-fibre broadband is on

• Company unveils world’s leading Qualcomm X85 5G Modem-RF, bringing connectivity leadership to Android smartphones.
• 5G Open RAN is here.

To ensure that SMEs have a front-row seat to telecoms standards making, our Standards Champion, Andy Reid, attends key standards meetings to observe, participate in conversations and report back on key themes and discussion points.

Here, Reid shares his reflections on the recent 3GPP SA meeting in Madrid.

Ofcom is looking to slash the time it takes to resolve telco customer complaints through Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR).

ADR is available free of charge for telco customers either unhappy with the outcome of a complaint against an operator, or if their complaint goes unresolved after eight weeks.

SNS JU publishes its Annual Work Programme and announces €128 million funding for 6G research and innovation in 2025.