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Hello, I am Iqbal Singh Bedi, a luminary within the world of telecoms and smart city management. With over 30 years of experience in the industry, I am a part of an elite group advising senior political leaders, investors, development banks, and operators on telecoms matters.

• Six areas across the UK awarded funding to test smart street lamps that can house EV charging hubs and boost wireless coverage including 5G. 
• Areas to match government funding to trial multi-purpose tech that can help local authorities unlock new economic, environmental and social benefits
• Funding delivered through Smar

Investment Futures 24 is an unrivalled opportunity for SETsquared-supported and UKTIN registered companies to raise investment on 29 November 2023, London.

In London on the 14th of September, The Right Honourable Sir John Whittingdale, Minister for Data and Digital Infrastructure announced the 19 successful projects in the Open Networks Ecosystem (ONE) competition - a part of the government’s £250 million Open Networks R&D Fund delivering on the 5G Telecoms Supply Chain Diversificatio

• Government announces £88 million investment in innovative open 5G connectivity solutions across the UK

   

As part of the Best of British project for the Department of Science, Innovation and Technology, Telet is delivering a series of workshops. These share what has been learned in the process of producing a new generation of small cells and using the to fill in not spots in the nation's mobile connectivity.

As UKTIN extends its innovation agenda to include a working group for telecoms standards, a call for members to apply to join and/or chair the standards leadership group opens today. 

Hello, I’m Josh Privett and I head DSIT’s Future Telecoms team. In the recently published Science and Technology Framework, telecoms was identified as one of the UK Government’s five critical technologies, and as a result, attention on this area has grown considerably, increasing its focus and expanding its ambition.

This conference will examine next steps for development and delivery of connected places in the UK.

As more UK local authority areas are awarded Gigabit infrastructure contracts, we pose the challenge - what's next?

Imagine a future where the UK is a global leader for innovation in future telecoms technologies.

Hi, I’m Tom Rumbelow and I lead the Open RAN policy team in the Telecoms Diversification Unit at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology. 

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and the Local Government Association are coming together to host a series of webinars for Local Authorities on digital connectivity.

UKTIN speaks to Tom Shenstone, who has recently joined UKTIN as an International Advisor within the Supplier Specialist Guidance Service.

The theme of this year’s annual conference is Building a Secure and Resilient World.  We are pleased to announce that it will take place at the Sir Alexander Fleming building at Imperial College, London on the 12 September 2023.  Full details of the event is in the outline programme.