To what extent can existing rail and roadside infrastructure be used to support or deliver expanded mobile coverage across the UK? What innovative business models might promote improved coverage in road and rail corridors?
Background
For the deployment of current and future technologies, DI wishes to develop a stronger evidence base around the benefits of and barriers to their deployment, with a focus on the adoption of 5G and open network infrastructure to build the resilience of networks and support innovation. DI needs to develop models and techniques to understand efficient spectrum allocation and understand the issues surrounding the use of specific spectrum bands.
DI needs to better understand the trends around technological convergence, future demand for digital connectivity, regulation around access to the internet and emerging cloud services and their impact on security.
DI wishes to complement its understanding of current technology deployment with research into the work driving future technologies to develop and increase the UK’s future capabilities.
All of this needs to be underpinned by further research into the security and resilience of UK networks, addressing future developments and threats, gaining insight into the value of security interventions and barriers to investment in security.
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Source
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Topics
Related UKRI funded projects
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SAFRON: Safe Operational Radio Network for mixed-priority communications to trains using a shared architecture.
The demand for train-to-track communications are proliferating; with in-cab signalling, passenger WiFi, remote CCTV, passenger counting, e-ticketing and remote condition monitoring (RCM), passenger information systems (P...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on improving mobile coverage for trains and addresses the need for shared communications architecture with priority, safety, and security.
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Proof of Concept Study into a novel method for providing mobile phone network coverage on the London Underground
The London Underground is one of the only metro systems in the world to remain without Mobile Phone network voice and data coverage in the tunnels. It has been estimated that the provision of full coverage on the network...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project proposes a novel method for providing mobile phone network coverage in the London Underground, which is relevant to the question but does not address rail and roadside infrastructure across the UK.
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Vehicle Internet Links using Infra-Red transmission of Information (VILIRI)
Only a third of passengers on the UK's railways seem happy with the wifi service they receive on the train. People increasingly expect free and reliable internet wherever they go and are frustrated that train journeys in...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Why might this be relevant?
The project focuses on improving wifi services on UK railways using Optical Wireless Communications, which partially addresses the question but does not specifically target expanded mobile coverage across the UK.