Questions from the Department for Science, Innovation & Technology:
Digital Infrastructure - Further questions affecting the telecoms sector
How will climate change/energy insecurity impact the UK’s telecoms networks? To what extent are our networks (directly or indirectly) vulnerable to climate change e.g. voltage instability during heat waves? For further relevant questions on network resilience see BDUK section 3.
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Digital Infrastructure - Network Security and Resilience
Illustrate what a strong telecoms security and resilience sector will look like in the next 5-10 years: Include what challenges future networks face and identify how best these can be mitigated. Additionally, how will new technology, market changes and shifts in the geopolitical environment impact security and resilience in the telecoms sector. How are changes in the value chain for ‘telecoms’ driving market dynamics and how is that likely to change.
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Digital Infrastructure - Network Security and Resilience
In what ways do security interventions (under the Telecommunications (Security) Act 2021) in the telecoms market have an impact on investment within the sector? How is this broken down, in a quantitative manner, by fixed and mobile infrastructure?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Digital Infrastructure - Network Security and Resilience
What is the economic opportunity from growing UK commercial ecosystems of telecoms security/resilience solutions? What should the UK prioritise supporting as part of the next generation of telecoms solutions?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Digital Infrastructure - Future technologies and UK Capability
Where are the opportunities for international collaboration to increase the UK’s role and influence over the development of next generation telecommunications technologies - including advanced 5G and beyond?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Digital Infrastructure - Future technologies and UK Capability
To what extent are telecommunications companies investing in research and development to devise and implement alternative ways, to traditional telecoms mast structures, of expanding wide area mobile coverage across the UK? Low altitude balloons; repeaters etc.
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024