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Non-terrestrial networking applications are on the rise.

Welcome to the UKTIN quarterly review. In Issue 3, Nick Johnson reviews twelve months of UKTIN and the difference made to hundreds of businesses around the UK.  

A series of Future Capability Papers, authored by the UKTIN Expert Working Groups, are being published over the coming months, with the first paper - Wireless Networking - launched today.

Wireless technology has revolutionised society, providing unparalleled mobility through devices like smartphones, tablets, laptops, and smart home gadgets. The Internet of Things (IoT) has further connected billions of devices, fostering a world of interconnectivity and automation across various sectors.

The Davos of Telecoms returns to the Fairmont Windsor Park on 5-6 June for two days of unparalleled CSP-led discussion and VIP networking.

Do you want to position your start-up for R&D funding and growth?

This two-day interactive course will guide you to reflect and identify patterns for growth within and outside of your business.

The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has published a white paper that articulates some of the high-level cyber security insights identified, by NCC Group for DSIT, in a review of a cross section of the 5GTT projects in the programme.

Join us for an exciting series of webinars leading up to Mobile World Congress 2024, curated by the UK Government. Delve into three dynamic bitesize sessions - each one hosted by a different organisation:

On Wednesday 17 January, techUK will host a briefing on DSIT’s spectrum sandbox project, where attendants will be given an overview of the policy background of the Spectrum Sandbox project as well as information about how to apply. This will be a virtual event only and is open to all.

National Careers Week (NCW) is a celebration of careers guidance and free resources in education across the UK.

techUK would like to invite you to this virtual roundtable, “Exploring scaling challenges for SMEs in the future telco sector”, on 12 January.

Now in its third year, TOP Conference focuses on the development and application of optics and photonics in telecommunications and data centres, as well as photonic components and free-space optics.

The Smart Networks and Services Joint Undertaking (SNS JU) has published its SNS R&I Work Programme 2024 and the Call for proposals will open on 16 January 2024  – with a submis

This conference will examine priorities for the UK semiconductor industry.

It is bringing stakeholders together with policymakers to discuss proposals in the UK Government’s National Semiconductor Strategy, which aims to strengthen and grow the UK’s semiconductor sector whilst increasing resilience and security.
 

This the first public event for Disruptive Analysis' new Indoor Wireless project.

Innovate UK is recruiting for a 12 weeks full-time programme with up to £35,000 funding available to help research teams get out of the lab and explore the commercial potential of their research/technology.  Applicants wil

New for 2024, the Telco as a Platform Summit will look at the various approaches to designing a Telco as a Platform model that will stimulate innovation and create opportunities with enterprises and consumer-facing service companies.

On Monday 18 December, techUK will host an interactive and participative workshop on the planned spectrum sandbox projects. This will be a virtual event only and is open to all. To attend the event please click the registration button.

The Innovate UK Europe Team in partnership with the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) and the UK Science & Innovation Network (UK SIN) are delighted to invite potential Horizon Europe applicants to our Digital Webinar Series as follows:

The BEACON-5G team organised a workshop and end of project showcase event aimed at exhibiting some of the key technological innovations for Open RAN. BEACON-5G is among the winners of the £30 million UK government funding, allocated as part of the Future Open RAN Competition (FRANC), to support 5G diversification strategy. 

Innovate UK would like to invite you to participate in a Sandpit event with the theme of Net Zero in the Telecommunications industry.

The UK has world-class research, but we are still ramping up the ecosystem to enable us to optimally commercialise this new technology. We need to reduce friction for entrepreneurs to spin out technology with commercially viable terms and do so at pace.

Download this independent review of university spin-out companies to learn more.

On Thursday 23 November (15:00-17:00) techUK will be hosting its Telecoms Infrastructure Working Group Plenary.

Sign up now to hear insight from key industry stakeholders and network with others across the sector.

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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.