Mobile telecoms lab opens in UK West Midlands
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- 08 Nov 2022
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This year began with the UK’s West Midlands region seeing the start of a project by UK’s first 5G commercial application accelerator, setting out to explore the potential of mobile networks to revolutionise live events with Formula 1 racing.
The area’s status as a 5G hot sport has now been boosted with the news that a new state-of-the-art UK telecommunications lab will be based in Solihull.
Said to be the first of its kind in the country, the UK Telecoms Lab will act as a secure research facility, bringing together telecom operators, suppliers and academics to research and test innovative new ways of boosting the security, resilience and performance of the UK’s mobile networks. It will help to close the digital skills gap locally as well as nationally by creating dozens of specialised jobs in telecoms and cyber security.
Explaining the reasoning behind opening the facility, the UK government said that the ever-increasing speed and reliability of mobile and broadband networks has supercharged the UK’s economy, but it also means the country is more dependent on its telecoms infrastructure.
It added that as the demand for 5G grows and next-generation 6G is on the horizon, having a new national research facility in one location will enable telecom companies and suppliers to test their equipment – such as radio network infrastructure and the software which underpins it – in a realistic environment.
In March 2022, the UK government released plans to fund an organisation dedicated to boosting innovation in the country’s telecoms supply chain. It unveiled the UK Telecoms Innovation Network (UKTIN), which it said would position the UK as a world leader in telecoms research and development (R&D).
The Solihull UK Telecoms Lab will aim to help get faster mobile technology rolled out quicker and ensure people can have full confidence in UK networks by identifying national security risks and vulnerabilities, as well as ensuring vital equipment and software are protected against cyber attacks. Read More…
