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The UK’s 5G Innovation Regions programme has been a flagship effort to showcase the potential of advanced wireless to drive local growth, boost productivity, and foster innovation. With the first wave of projects now well underway, it’s the right time to take stock. 

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The Aura project has met the vast majority of its goals:

A low-power Active Antenna Unit (AAU) and a high-power AAU were designed in the UK, and prototype runs of each have been successfully tested and are currently under evaluation with several Customers, one of which is BT.

Register to join the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) and the UK Telecoms Innovation Network (UKTIN) for Future Network Programmes: Legacy and Launchpad — an exclusive showcase of the lasting impact and legacy of the Future Network Programmes, with a spotlight on creating sustainable business and funding

Join us for a deep-dive session exploring the evolving role of open source in the mobile and telecoms landscape. We’ll begin with the history and context of open source, uncover how adoption has outpaced understanding, and examine the shift to the platform economy.

Key topics include:

This is the official closure document for the Beach Energy efficient Access Clusters for High demand (BEACH) project which forms part of the Open Network Ecosystem (ONE) Department for Science, Innovation and Technology competition. It was launched by the UK Government during 2023.

Following on from our recent release of the latest 5G FAPI suite – our milestone 10th version – we will be hosting a webinar that provides an opportunity to explore what’s new. 

The Factory of the Future Open Radio Access Network (FOFORAN) project set out to explore how Open Radio Access Network (ORAN) and private 5G networks can support the digital transformation of the UK manufacturing sector. Led by AMRC Northwest and supported by a consortium of industry and technology partners.

The aim of this “Microelectronics for 6G – Front End Module” workshop is to gather detailed feedback about the needs, challenges and priorities of relevant stakeholders for a Focus Topic under consideration on the FEM extension, which is a strategic domain for 6G developments.

In 2023, The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) tasked the UKTIN Future Capability Strategic

Project Goals:

As part of the Belfast 5G Innovation Region programme, Belfast City Council has launched a 5G funding competition with grants of up to £100,000 available to support local businesses and industries to harness the power of 5G and digital technologies to deliv

EPSRC and DSIT have funded three future Telecoms Hubs and provided additional resources to bring them together in a federated structure, which will help deliver the six core areas identified in the Wireless Infrastructure Strategy.

The HiPer-RAN project (“Highly Intelligent, Highly Performing RAN”) set out to develop an open, flexible platform capable of hosting diverse software-based intelligence across the entire Radio Access Network (RAN) architecture, from higher-layer orchestration down to the physical layer.

The ONE WORD programme brought together four local authorities to build 5G infrastructure, supported by industry project participants.

The purpose of this webinar is to share current Horizon collaborative opportunities in the UK for advanced communications.

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The UK Government recognises it, and so do we: connectivity is the key to transforming how we deliver health and social care.

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Join techUK on Tuesday 16 September, 10:00-12:00 for an in-person event exploring how we use AI assurance to support safer and responsible adoption AI, as well as a discussion on how AI itself is changing the cyber security sector. 

Executive Summary

Executive summary

techUK is convening regular industry collab sessions for providers undertaking compliance activity for the Telecoms Security Act. These online sessions will take place monthly and are open to all PECN/PECS providers (all Tiers) to come together in an open, transparent, and collaborative way.  

This session compares real-world attack patterns against current federal guidance to uncover a critical insight: APT groups continue to succeed—not because defenders lack standards, but because those standards don’t address the attackers’ preferred path.

Communications networks underpin many of our activities today, supporting our ability to stay connected at home, work, and on the move, and to support our increasing reliance on digital services.  To keep these services running, the sector needs technical specialists to design, build and maintain the networks which we all rely on.

The purpose of this webinar is to share current Horizon collaborative opportunities in the UK for advanced communications.

This online event aims to inform potential applicants about the funding opportunities within the R&I Work Programme 2025 of the Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) and to assist those interested in submitting a proposal.