Report
In 2023, The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) tasked the UKTIN Future Capability Strategic
Leadership Forum (FCSLF) to produce Capability Reports on the future of telecoms. Nine expert working groups (EWGs) were established to address key areas: Artificial Intelligence, Wireless Communications, Non-Terrestrial Networks, Security, Network Management, Core Networks, Optical/Photonics Technologies, Semiconductors, and Standards. In addition, the Academic Future Networks Strategy Group (ASG) was established to coordinate UK’s academic community’s views on future networks.
The UKTIN Future Capability Wave 1 papers, published in Summer 2024, focused on strategic, high-level challenges and capabilities. UKTIN Future Capability Wave 2, here, presents
nine UK-centric R&D technology roadmaps between now and 2035+, assessed against criteria's such as: the UK’s capabilities; market attractiveness; and the feasibility of success. The summaries for these papers are in the main body of this report, supported by synthesis and discussion of next steps.
