UK wireless strategy aims to boost 5G/6G deployment

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Plans and investment to boost digital connectivity and put the UK at the forefront of future telecoms technologies including the next evolution of 5G and 6G have been unveiled by Technology Secretary Michelle Donelan.

www.eenewswireless.com/, Apr. 11, 2023 – 

The new Wireless Infrastructure Strategy offers an investment package worth almost £150 million, with up to £100 million to put the UK at the forefront of future research, and £40 million to boost 5G tech take-up with the aim of delivering standalone 5G to all populated areas by 2030 to support the next generation of innovation. Currently, 77% of the population already has access to basic 5G from one provider.

The announcement also commits £8 million to delivering high-speed broadband for up to 35,000 of the UK's most remote properties. Under the new scheme, homes and businesses in the most remote areas that are unable to be connected to gigabit-capable broadband will be given funding to link them up to satellites orbiting the globe, giving them a broadband connection that will be up to ten times faster than what is currently available to them.

To help the mass adoption of 5G across the country, the strategy sets out a clear pro-investment framework for mobile network operators by driving down deployment costs and improving demand. The government has also reconfirmed that there is no 'magic number' of mobile operators, whilst noting all decisions on consolidation are for the Competition and Markets Authority.

The UK is due to hit 75% gigabit broadband coverage this month, up from just 6% in 2019, and is on track to deliver 99% by 2030.

The government has also announced a new long-term national mission to ensure that the UK is at the forefront of both adopting and developing 6G. It has committed up to £100 million of funding initially to shape and drive early-stage research into 6G and influence global standards-setting. The UK will work closely with allies to deliver this mission.

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