UK Offers £1 million for 5G R&D

The UK government is loosening the public purse strings to stimulate 5G technology development with a new competition for a share of £1 million for R&D projects. Sponsored by Innovate UK and the European CELTIC-NEXT programme, the funding is also designed to encourage UK companies to partner with international organisations for 5G innovation.

The competition is open to any-sized UK businesses that partner with at least one organisation from a country that participates in the EUREKA programme (there are 41 members) as well as at least one UK-based micro or small-to-medium-sized enterprise (SME).

The programme is looking for projects that develop either innovative 5G infrastructure or new user experiences. More specifically, projects need to focus on “innovative 5G infrastructure technologies that make use of artificial intelligence (AI) in network operation or multi-access edge computing (MEC).” Alternatively, projects should work on “applications that use 5G networks for new or improved user experiences, including features in satellite networks or services integrating satellites.”

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