All University of Bristol articles
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Strategy & ChangeElsewhere in BT Technology: HR upgrade readies for launch
HR upgrade readies for September launch.
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Innovation (R&D)
UK 5G innovation: projects, testbeds and trials
Inaugural DCMS 5G funding established testbeds across the UK: hubs for future 5G-enabled innovation. £200m funding pledged by 2022.
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Innovation (R&D)
UK 5G innovation: Rural Connected Communities
5G set to be leverages to improve the connectivity in rural, underserved areas across the UK. Rural nature sees telco participation lacking; regional operators pick up the slack. Startups and SMEs in the picture.
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Innovation (R&D)
UK 5G innovation: Industrial 5G
Three projects to build next-generation connectivity into UK industry. O2 and Vodafone take the lead. Universities make up significant proportion of consortia.
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Innovation (R&D)
UK 5G innovation: 5G Create
DCMS-funded projects take £16m in grants for 5G use-cases. Automation, broadcasting, and XR among the technologies. BT, O2, and Three participate.
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Innovation (R&D)
UK 5G innovation: EU 5G PPP
A joint initiative between the EC and European industry. In its third wave of projects after launching in June 2018. Telefónica present via its R&D entity Telefónica I&D. Deutsche Telekom also involved in several projects via Group and Greek subsidiary; BT present in UK-focused projects.
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Partnerships & Alliances
BT deepens Bristol University research ties
BT Group continues to cement ties with UK universities. Quantum research highlighted as focus, with QKD developments on the horizon.
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Suppliers & SCM
O2 evolves Darwin Project with new lab
Nokia and Hispasat are providing the technology to support 5G and satellite connectivity for CAVs.
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Innovation (R&D)
O2 joins call for UK to step up self-driving tests
O2 UK, Cisco, and partners recommended a UK cyber test facility for connected and autonomous vehicles, complete with allocated spectrum and a core and fibre backbone.
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Network & Infrastructure
Vodafone takes bit-part role in UK 5G trials
Grants allocated from £200m 5G trials and testbed pot. Limited telco involvement: Vodafone takes most prominent role, Telefónica and Three UK follow.
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Innovation (R&D)
BT Group is supporting a new research facility in Bristol
BT Group is supporting the establishment of a new £100m research facility in Bristol, in association with the University of Bristol.
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Network & Infrastructure
BT plans to move resources closer to cloud’s edge and customers
BT reiterated enthusiasm for adopting mobile edge computing with core research leader Cuevas extolling benefits of the technology in a future ultra-low latency environment. Metro bases the next step towards the edge, with local exchanges on the far horizon.
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Venturing & Investments
Welcome interlopers: BT’s TEAC launch event
Opening of the TEAC shows BT embracing a more dynamic approach to identifying disruptive technology, recognising the convergence of telecoms and IT. Startups in the fields of IoT, open networking, and quantum security selected as winners of the six-month innovation search.
