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LightSpeed boosts UK fibre broadband with Neos Networks partnership
LightSpeed has partnered with Neos Networks to accelerate the rollout of fibre-to-the-remises (FTTP) and wholesale services.
As a result, the partnership strengthens LightSpeed’s pledge to deliver Gigabit broadband to underserved communities while also enhancing its network infrastructure.

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DSIT’s Future Network Programmes: Health and Social Care
As the Future Network Programmes conclude, UKTIN is working with DSIT to reflect on the government-funded projects, outlining the key outcomes and the lessons learned to help improve future telecoms initiatives.

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Ericsson partners with IBM to deliver the Emergency Services Network
- Ericsson, in collaboration with IBM, is set to deliver a new network to transform frontline emergency services in Great Britain
- The project will utilize products and solutions from Ericsson’s Core Network, and Business and Operations Support Systems portfolios, alongside its mission-critical expertise and other professional services

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DSIT’s Future Networks Programme: Lessons learned (rural industries)
As the Future Network Programme concludes, UKTIN is working with DSIT to reflect on the government-funded projects, outlining the key outcomes and the lessons learned to help improve future telecoms initiatives.

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Telecoms Trailblazers: A Day in the Life of Helen Duncan
Hello, I’m Helen Duncan, Chief Executive Officer at Blueshift Memory, a next-generation computing technology company in Cambridge. I have also managed my content agency, MWE Media, and sit on various committees including the UKTIN Semiconductor Expert Working Group.

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DSIT’s Future Networks Programme: Rural Industries
As the Future Network Programme concludes, UKTIN is working with DSIT to reflect on the government-funded projects, outlining the key outcomes and the lessons learned to help improve future telecoms initiatives.

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

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The Green Network Summit
The more energy efficient the network, the more sustainable it is to operate.

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UK government to throw £7 million at 120 AI projects
The UK has announced it will fund 120 projects to test how AI might help out businesses, the day after it announced its wider AI Opportunities Action Plan.

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Telecoms Trailblazers: A Day in the Life of Stephen Patrick
Hi, I'm Stephen Patrick, the founder and CEO of CableFree, a 28-year-old technology company that has deployed wireless connectivity in over 90 countries.

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UKTIN’s highlights: Future Connectivity 2025
UKTIN recently hosted a free webinar uncovering critical industry trends and insights for 2025, including new technological solutions such as AI, quantum computing and cyber security. The session highlighted opportunities and tips for overcoming barriers in the multifaceted telecom sector.

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5G Innovation Region: Borderlands
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.

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Linux Foundation Networking, San Jose: UKTIN Highlights
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 LFN meeting in San Jose.

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Telecoms Trailblazers: A Day in the Life of Paul Rhodes
Hello, I’m Paul Rhodes, an independent consultant at Evolved Network Solutions. I have over 30 years of global experience in the wireless industry, working with telecom giants Ericsson, Nokia, Samsung, CityFibre, and World Wide Technology.

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CW Academy: An Introduction to 6G
About the Course: Roughly every 10 years, a new generation of mobile wireless technology emerges to upgrade and enhance the current system, while also addressing existing challenges and issues.

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Funding Landscape Insights Report: Non-Terrestrial Networks
The UK’s telecoms market is thriving, but understanding how the ecosystem is innovating can be difficult, especially considering the rapid advancements in academia.

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Linux Foundation Networking: the Relevance of Open Source Projects in Telecoms
What is Linux Foundation Networking (LNF)?
Telecoms functionality is increasingly now implemented purely in software, yet the development life cycles and commercial models for software functionality are quite different to hardware functionality on which traditional standards processes have been based.

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69% of UK homes now have access to full-fibre - Ofcom
According to Ofcom’s latest annual report on the nation’s broadband and mobile networks, 20.7 million UK homes can now access full-fibre broadband.
That figure is up from 57%, or17.1 million homes, in September 2023. Northern Ireland tops the charts with 93% of homes able to access full fibre.

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The UKTIN International & Horizon Engagement Conference
UKTIN hosted the International and Horizon Engagement Conference at the Royal Academy of Engineering in London on Wednesday the 4th of December.

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Telecoms survey reveals AI as top investment priority for 2025
Respondents to Telecoms.com’s Annual Industry Survey 2024 indicate a shift taking place from an AI curiosity position towards integration, while many pick AI, automation, and machine learning as their priority investment area.

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Vodafone signs up to Digital Catapult's quantum masterclass
UK tech incubator Digital Catapult has added Vodafone to the growing ranks of companies hoping to derive some practical benefits from quantum computing.
The telco has joined Digital Catapult's Quantum Technology Access Programme (QTAP), which is part of government-backed Innovate UK's Quantum Data Centre of the Future project.

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CMA clears Vodafone / Three merger, subject to legally binding commitments
Proposed commitments would ensure the merger boosts competition in UK telecoms with rollout of 5G connectivity

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Telecoms Trailblazers: A Day in the Life of Liz Parry
Hello, I’m Liz Parry, the CEO of Lifecycle Software. The company’s main focus is driving innovation in the telecom industry. We shape how leading network operators deliver their services, launch Mobile Virtual Network Operators (MVNOs), and provide billing, real-time charging, and a wide range of other services.

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Why we need a more agile spectrum allocation system
Not so long ago, the term used to describe how spectrum was divvied up was “beauty contest.” However, things have moved on since the days of pageantry.