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Digital Infrastructure - Technological convergence
What are the empirical trends in previous technology adoption cycles, and to what extent can they be used as proxies to predict future trends and rates of adoption?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
technology adoption
digital infrastructure
5G
network resilience
security
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Digital Infrastructure - Technological convergence
Do firms that adopt one frontier technology, such as 5G, also adopt other cutting-edge technologies?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
frontier technology
5G
digital infrastructure
technological convergence
innovation
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Digital Infrastructure - Technological convergence
What is the correlation between adopting improved connectivity and wider digitalisation and what new use cases will improve connectivity allow?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
connectivity
digitalisation
technology adoption
network resilience
security
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Digital Infrastructure - Technological convergence
What priority areas should the UK be targeting in key convergence areas to support growth of UK supply-side market share? Where is there a clear UK competitive advantage?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
digital infrastructure
technological convergence
5G adoption
network resilience
security
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Digital Infrastructure - Technological convergence
What are the key factors and incentives that are driving technological convergence in digital networks and their barriers? How are these changing?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
technological convergence
digital networks
5G
spectrum allocation
security
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Digital Infrastructure - Technological convergence
Given changing TV viewer habits (online vs terrestrial TV), how can the use of the remaining Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) spectrum be optimised? What is the potential of incentivising more spectrally efficient technology (e.g. Digital Video Broadcasting — Second Generation Terrestrial or ‘DVB-T2’) and enabling increased access for mobile services while facilitating a sustainable future for DTT (albeit with a reduced set of channels). Note: this work will need to be coordinated with DCMS and its planned DTT viewing and policy reviews.
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
TV viewer habits
Digital Terrestrial Television
spectrum optimization
mobile services
technology incentives
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Digital Infrastructure - Technological convergence
Given that Wi-Fi is the go-to access method between fibre to the premises (and Gigabit capability) and user devices: (i) identify options for future evolution of Wi-Fi technologies and network architecture in premises (domestic and business) that will match the data capacity of fibre? (ii) what are the spectrum implications and options for transitioning to the desirable spectrum requirements (e.g. using spectrum above 50 GHz or LiFi).
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
Wi-Fi technologies
network architecture
spectrum implications
data capacity
fibre deployment
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Digital Infrastructure - Technological convergence
What are the economic trade-offs of achieving capacity improvements in mobile networks over the coming decade? How does achieving this exclusively through increased use of spectrum compare to network densification? In comparing strengths and weaknesses, what might be an optimal combination of both?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
mobile networks
spectrum allocation
network densification
economic trade-offs
technological convergence
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Digital Infrastructure - Technological convergence
There are legitimate but competing demands for access to the Upper 6GHz band by proponents of Wi-Fi and mobile services both internationally and in the UK. What are the advantages/disadvantages to the UK of an allocation favouring mobile or Wi-Fi compared to a hybrid option, which enables access but with limitations to both services?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
digital infrastructure
spectrum allocation
5G
network resilience
technology deployment
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Digital Infrastructure - Spectrum allocation and management mechanisms
How might AI contribute to future spectrum regulation/management?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
AI
spectrum regulation
digital infrastructure
technology
network security
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Digital Infrastructure - Spectrum allocation and management mechanisms
What future strategy for shared spectrum can drive coverage and scale up private/enterprise networks?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
spectrum allocation
network resilience
5G technology
digital infrastructure
security
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Digital Infrastructure - Spectrum allocation and management mechanisms
Given the focus towards higher frequency bands and increasing competing demand from new and incumbent users, is a different model accommodating shared use of spectrum needed? What is the best mechanism for promoting shared use of spectrum?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
spectrum allocation
digital infrastructure
5G
network resilience
security
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Digital Infrastructure - Spectrum allocation and management mechanisms
How effective have market mechanisms been in enabling efficient and effective use of spectrum, compared to the objectives when they were introduced? How do the UK’s spectrum allocation mechanisms compare to the rest of the world? What best practices for allocation can be adopted in the UK?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
spectrum allocation
market mechanisms
digital infrastructure
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Digital Infrastructure - Spectrum allocation and management mechanisms
Evaluate current spectrum annual licence fees: (i) do they effectively promote efficient allocation and use of spectrum? (ii) do they materially inhibit operator ability to invest in network upgrades? (iii) What lessons can be drawn from international practice, particularly on how charging for spectrum and network investment and coverage interact?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
spectrum allocation
network upgrades
international practice
digital infrastructure
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Digital Infrastructure - Spectrum allocation and management mechanisms
Given the expected changes in future network deployments and upcoming consideration of spectrum bands: (i) what are the most efficient methods of allocating spectrum to maximise social and economic benefits? (ii) is the current framework of market mechanisms (auctions, trading, Administered Incentive Pricing (AIP) based licence fees) likely to continue maximising social benefits or will they need updating?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
spectrum allocation
market mechanisms
digital infrastructure
technological convergence
security
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Digital Infrastructure - High capacity fixed and wireless networks adoption
What is the industry view on the potential of and the requirements for 6G? How far will 6G take us?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
digital infrastructure
future technologies
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Digital Infrastructure - High capacity fixed and wireless networks adoption
What are the impacts of 5G on users’ day-to-day lives? How will people and businesses use this connectivity?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
5G
digital infrastructure
technology
connectivity
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Digital Infrastructure - High capacity fixed and wireless networks adoption
How important is rail coverage versus road coverage, and are there industry targets to provide improved rail coverage?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
transportation
infrastructure
industry targets
rail coverage
road coverage
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Digital Infrastructure - High capacity fixed and wireless networks adoption
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?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
mobile coverage
infrastructure
innovative business models
digital connectivity
technology deployment
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Digital Infrastructure - High capacity fixed and wireless networks adoption
What changes should we expect to see in the next decade both domestically and internationally in regard to the technological, commercial, and regulatory landscapes of the mobile market?
Department for Science, Innovation & Technology, 2024
technological landscape
commercial landscape
regulatory landscape
mobile market
digital infrastructure
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