High bandwidth mobile communication is an essential tool for all citizens, and is expected to grow at 40% per year. The next generation of network technology will be 5G and is planned for deployment in 2020. It is expected to operate at different frequencies above 6 GHz, support a significantly increased user density and have seamless connectivity, low energy consumption and greater capacity than the current 4G networks.
It is critical that the UK increases activity around radio innovation to remain competitive with the rest of the world. Network innovation presents the UK with a unique proposition to lead the world, creating new jobs and wealth whilst providing the enabling technologies to create the most advanced critical national infrastructure in the world. Improved networks address the massive socio-economic challenges resulting from an increasing population, demographic changes, ageing population, energy challenges, congested cities and overloaded transport systems.
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