5G

The following information is the High Level Summary Report (October 2022) on the outcomes and findings from the West Mercia Rural 5G Project.

The latest in the Telecom Trailblazers series.

A summary of key insights coming out of a recent UK5G Barrier Busting Round table

5G leaders from across manufacturing, transport & logistics, health & social care, and creative industries, came together in August 2022, to discuss the future of 5G in the UK.

Presentation shown as part of the final project event

The 5G SubConnect project ran from 1st November 2021 until 31st March 2022, investigating the potential for 5G connectivity to add value to maintenance activities in the tunnels of the Glasgow Subway and underground railway systems in general.

Mobile UK has published a report entitled Connected Care: How mobile connectivity can help councils overcome the challenges of delivering adult social care. This report highlights the enormous potential that connectivity can offer to the challenges that councils face in delivering adult social care.

A guide exploring 5G's security credentials, its ability to support zero trust models and the interplay between security and safety.

Security and privacy is vital when dealing with peoples' personal.  This guide explores how 5G networks can deliver secure connectivity, providing assurance to the sector and patients.

Explaining uplink and downlink - what they are and why they are important to the creative industries

UK5G Vertical Insights Report

The aim of this report is to consolidate and present the findings from the industry and supply-side consultations we have hosted across UK5G’s four target verticals: creative industries, manufacturing, transport & logistics, and health & social care.

Amid rising expectations and ever- shrinking budgets, creative businesses are eager to explore new, innovative methods of creating and delivering content and experiences. This vital UK industry needs more immersive, personalised and accessible content: 5G can help to deliver.

3D-printed radio antennas that could help bring stronger mobile phone signals and faster internet connections to people living in remote communities have been developed by researchers at the University of Sheffield.

An ambitious new development phase of ESA’s 5G/6G Hub has begun.

The agency is extending the facility’s satellite-enabled communications technologies and pursuing new collaborations with industry, as part of its drive to accelerate the 5G digital transformation of the European economy.

Written by Mike Dano for LightReading.com

Verizon's financial outlook for 2023 is today much lower than what the company's executives outlined during Verizon's analyst day almost exactly a year ago.

Ericsson has expanded its indoor mobile connectivity portfolio with three new easy-to-deploy and cost-efficient solutions aimed at delivering 5G coverage, capacity and capabilities across the interior of any work or business environment – regardless of the size or complexity of the building.

MEC Market Forecast Increases to 22 Percent CAGR as Demand for Low-Latency AI Applications Grows

Port of Tyne, BT, and Ericsson boast that they’ve clocked new operational gains from a private 5G network powering real-time video analytics, sensors, and connected equipment across the site.

Hello, I’m Andy Bates, a Chief Product Officer and co-founder of StonesThro, which is a UK-based micro-edge cloud start-up.

New analysis shows that high spectrum costs – now tripled compared to a decade ago – are slowing investment across Europe’s mobile sector, while policy reforms could unlock up to €30 billion.

Vodafone can now more easily check and quickly deploy 5G software for its pan-European core voice network using a new automated testing platform jointly developed with Spirent Communications. As a result, software releases from multiple vendors can be checked and deployed in days, not months.

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.