UK telecoms provider BT has been appointed as the lead technology partner for the Worcestershire 5G Testbed (W5G), billed as the UK’s first live private 5G network. Swedish vendor Ericsson is supplying the 5G infrastructure for the smart manufacturing project, at the Worcester Bosch...
While the UK decision to ban Huawei from national 5G infrastructure does not, as it stands, cover the China-based firm’s ability to supply private cellular to UK enterprises, it will effectively disrupt its involvement in the space – and its scope may yet expand...
The joint purchase will allow OneWeb to complete construction of a global satellite constellation
India’s Bharti Enterprises and the U.K. government have jointly purchased the bankrupt London-based satellite operator OneWeb. Both buyers will invest about $500 million in the satellite operator, and the U.K. government...
OMDIA: 'The entire world is gearing up for 5G deployment'
Global research company OMDIA released a Market Progress Assessment report, and according to Principal Analyst Stephen Myers, the entire world is “gearing up for 5G deployment,” but South Korea has emerged as the clear global...
Work has started in the UK to develop 300 kilometres of public roads for live testing of connected and autonomous vehicles.
The new UK test environment, running from Coventry to Birmingham in the West Midlands in the UK, will see autonomous vehicles trialled on urban,...
Mobile UK commented that the daily rate of 5G COVID conspiracy theory attacks appears to be slowing down
Arson attacks on cell site and verbal abuse of tower workers resulting from a conspiracy theory that claims that 5G internet is behind the coronavirus outbreak is...
More than 40 masts have been attacked in the U.K. as a result of 5G conspiracy theories
A new hospital in Birmingham, England is one of the latest victims of the growing — and false — belief that 5G is somehow causing or spreading the...
Those who oppose 5G networks cite radiation concerns
In its latest round of spectrum testing, the U.K.'s Office of Communications, or Ofcom, measured electromagnetic field (EMF) emissions at 16 5G sites in 10 cities across the U.K., concluding that 5G networks do not pose a...
The UK government has announced the winners of a £35 million funding pot for rural and industrial 5G projects, alongside a new $30 million 5G development competition for the media, gaming, logistics, and tourism sectors. Projects include private networking with Vodafone, Industry 4.0 with...
As IoT devices and applications continues to rise, O2 is confident that LTE-M will continue to support that increase
Telefonica’s O2 UK has launched its 4G-based LTE-M networks of 50 of its cell sites, claiming to be the first in the UK to do so....
The Freshwave Group, a new UK network provider, is seeking to combine telecoms expertise and real-estate savvy to plug coverage gaps in public mobile coverage with shared and private networking. It is targeting enterprises and cities, as they seek to leverage new data traffic...
O2 expects the commercial deployment of OpenRAN to accelerate over the next 18-24 months
O2, the U.K. operator owned by Telefonica, will work with Mavenir, DenseAir and WaveMobile to deploy 4G and 5G networks over OpenRAN solutions in dense environments and more isolated rural communities....
This article, in five parts, is continued from Step 1, about spectrum and regulation; this can be found here.
2. SPECTRUM / REGULATION
Another crucial part of the jigsaw-roadmap – a clearing of the road, rather than a shortcut – is with spectrum. The lack of...
EE initially launched 5G in May this year with coverage in London, Edinburgh, Belfast, Cardiff, Birmingham and Manchester
In the latest demonstration of its 5G technology, British mobile network operator and internet service provider EE, part of BT, live-streamed a surprise performance by indie pop...
The Smart City Operating System will turn the city of Hull into a programmable city
Hull, a city located on England’s north-east coast, will become the first city in the U.K. to establish a purpose-built Smart City Operating System (OS). Using an internet of things...
Rural UK users are skeptical about being able to access new 5G networks
As 5G networks continue to sweep across the world promising to bring a new era of connectivity to consumers and enterprise users, an important conversation around the future of rural connectivity has...
“The internet of things is meaningless without 5G.” That was the line this week from Siemens, or at least its UK chief, speaking as chair of the UK government’s new industrial change strategy, which makes 5G its linchpin.
Juergen Maier, chief executive at Siemens UK,...
The UK government has set out a plan to secure and protect consumer IoT devices from cyber attacks. It is considering a mandatory labelling scheme to rate the security of IoT devices, and inform consumers how secure their devices and appliances really are.
It is...
The UK government has set out a new working strategy to define its objectives and methodologies for future urban mobility. In tandem, it has launched a £90 million competition for four UK cities or regions to establish dedicated mobility zones to trial new mobility...
The UK government has ramped up its transformation of manufacturing and mobility with new initiatives and funding opportunities.
Its ‘made smarter’ commission, aimed at unlocking £455 billion gains in the manufacturing industry over the next decade, has convened for the first time, with senior executives...
Germany has made its move in the international AI arms race with state support for tech start-ups, a ‘JEDI’ innovation network with France, and backing for its ‘Cyber Valley’ set-up from industrial giants including BMW, Daimler, Porsche, and Bosch.
The German government is to create...
Cisco is to invest $100 million in the UK to help the UK government with its ‘industrial strategy’ to become a leading economy for emerging digital technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI) and autonomous vehicles.
As part of the investment, Cisco and University College London (UCL)...
The French and UK governments have signed a five-year accord to work together to improve digital services through state-level collaboration on artificial intelligence (AI), data and digital administration.
Mounir Mahjoubi and Matt Hancock, digital secretaries for France and the UK respectively, ratified the deal today...
The UK government has announced a £420 million joint investment in ‘bytes and mortar’ to use digital technologies in 'smart construction to develop new techniques for sustainable and rapid house building. The UK wants to deliver 1.5 million additional homes by 2022, alongside new...
