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:
The UK is at the forefront of 5G innovation, and 5G will bring massive economic benefits to the global economy. In particular the ability to deploy dedicated Private 5G for industrial and smart city use cases will yield ...
Funded by: Innovate UK
Lead research organisation: AMPLIPHAE LTD
Addresses security challenges in 5G networks and the potential cyber-security threats, demonstrating expertise in the field.
MoatE - A cyber-security business demonstrator project for Edge Computing: * Led by UK SME Iceotope; * The University of Manchester providing technical expertise; * Avnet providing the voice of the customer, and end-use...
Funded by: ISCF
Lead research organisation: ICEOTOPE TECHNOLOGIES LIMITED
Focuses on cyber-security for Edge Computing, which is relevant to the security challenges in telecoms networks.
The ambition of the NATWORK project is to set the foundations and deploy the very first economically realistic, energy efficient and viable bio-inspired AI-based 6G cybersecurity and resilience framework for intelligent ...
Funded by: Horizon Europe Guarantee
Lead research organisation: UNIVERSITY OF ESSEX
The NATWORK project specifically addresses security challenges in 6G networks, which are relevant to the question about security challenges in telecoms networks.