UKTIN Wireless Networking Technologies Expert Working Group

The UK Telecoms Innovation Network (UKTIN) Wireless Networking Technologies Expert Working Group will consider key evolutions of wireless systems across telecoms.

Aligned with established technology and market trends in wireless mobile systems, the group will build on the UK’s already formidable strengths in this domain and identify important emerging challenges and opportunities for further building UK capability.

Working in close collaboration with leading academic and industry experts, the group will address a range of key issues and questions.

Read The Wireless Networking Future Capability Paper

It's a real privilege to be chairing this expert working group to build on the strengths and mitigate the challenges to help restore UK wireless technology capability, and to reconnect a vibrant and internationally-connected wireless telecoms ecosystem. ”

SIMON SAUNDERS

Chair, Wireless Networking Technologies Group

  • £19.1 bn

    UK Wireless Telecommunications Carriers industry market size, by revenue

  • 2,830

    Wireless telecommunication businesses in the UK

  • 5.4 %

    Expected revenue decline for UK wireless telecommunication carriers 2022-2023

Our Focus Areas
  • Trend to higher frequencies
    Trend to higher frequencies

    What are the key advancements in wireless infrastructure and the trend to higher THz frequencies, LiFi and beyond?

  • AI and automation
    AI and automation

    How might optimisation and AI be further developed and integrated in the automation of wireless network management architecture?

  • 6G and associated themes
    6G and associated themes

    Other themes that are well documented for 6G research, including, but not limited to, disaggregation, densification, cell-free networks, Wi-Fi evolution, intelligent surfaces and synchronisation.

  • Spectrum management
    Spectrum management

    The opportunities for enabling innovations in spectrum management through technology and regulation.

  • Standards
    Standards

    Innovations latent in unexploited capabilities in the 3GPP specifications and other standards.

  • Trend to higher frequencies
    Trend to higher frequencies

    What are the key advancements in wireless infrastructure and the trend to higher THz frequencies, LiFi and beyond?

  • AI and automation
    AI and automation

    How might optimisation and AI be further developed and integrated in the automation of wireless network management architecture?

  • 6G and associated themes
    6G and associated themes

    Other themes that are well documented for 6G research, including, but not limited to, disaggregation, densification, cell-free networks, Wi-Fi evolution, intelligent surfaces and synchronisation.

  • Spectrum management
    Spectrum management

    The opportunities for enabling innovations in spectrum management through technology and regulation.

  • Standards
    Standards

    Innovations latent in unexploited capabilities in the 3GPP specifications and other standards.

Key People

  • Kostas Katsaros

    Lead 5G Technologist - Digital Catapult

    UKTIN

  • Kishan Nundloll

    Policy, Research & Strategic Engagement Lead - Digital Catapult

    UKTIN

  • Prof. Simon Saunders

    Independent Advisor

  • Dr. Alain Mourad

    Interdigital

  • Dr. Dimitrios Kaltakis

    WSP

  • Jonathan Freeman

    Cellnex Telecom

  • Jussi Kahtava

    Dense Air

  • Dr. Paul Harris

    Viavi Solutions

  • Paul Ridgewell

    Independent

  • Richard Finch

    Qinetiq

  • Prof. Rob Maunder

    Southampton University

  • Prof. Muhammad Ali Imran

    Glasgow University

  • Dr. Doug Pulley

    Chair

    Picocom

  • Dr. Tudor Williams

    Filtronic

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