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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This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
This project aims to investigate how the use of dynamic spectrum access (DSA) management and geo-location database technology, combined with software defined radio (SDR) implementations may be used to enable effective an...
Funded by: GCRF
Lead research organisation: University of Strathclyde
This project specifically focuses on spectrum allocation and management using dynamic spectrum access and software defined radio, aligning with the question's focus on efficient spectrum allocation.
The project endeavours to develop an innovative platform for real-time spectrum sensing that synthesizes state-of-the-art Software-Defined Radio (SDR) technologies with advanced Artificial Intelligence (AI) algorithm mod...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: CHAKANA SOLUTIONS LTD
While the project focuses on spectrum management and efficiency, it does not directly address spectrum allocation methods or market mechanisms, partially relevant.
Spectrum sharing (SpS) technology has continued to develop since its introduction as an alternative spectrum management policy by the US's Federal Communication Commission (FCC) in 2002. Radio resource allocation (RRA) i...
Funded by: EPSRC
Lead research organisation: University of Leeds
The project addresses radio resource allocation in spectrum sharing systems, which is partially relevant to the question's focus on efficient spectrum allocation methods.