Evaluate the security & resilience opportunities and risks of the technologies (as listed above) that will drive terabit networks, clean networks and smart networks.
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.
Next steps
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Source
This question was published as part of the set of ARIs in this document:
Related UKRI funded projects
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UK-India Future Networks Initiative
In July 2024, the governments of UK and India announced the UK-India Technology Security Initiative (TSI)[1]. Pillar 1 of this TSI states that “the UK and India will build a new and enhanced Future Telecoms P...
Funded by: ISPF
Why might this be relevant?
Addresses the security and resilience opportunities and risks of future telecoms, including spectrum innovation and open RAN systems.
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Security Enhanced Virtualised Networking for 5G (SEViN-5G)
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
Why might this be relevant?
Focuses on security vulnerabilities of 5G networks, but does not cover resilience opportunities or risks of future technologies.
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NATWORK: Net-Zero self-adaptive activation of distributed self-resilient augmented services
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
Why might this be relevant?
Addresses security and resilience for future 6G networks, but not specifically focused on terabit, clean, or smart networks mentioned in the question.