UK University Raises $56M for 5G R&D

GUILDFORD, U.K. -- A new world centre at the University of Surrey to research 5th generation technology which will revolutionise mobile and internet access in the UK has been given the go-ahead.

The funding bid, made by the University to the UK Research Partnership Investment Fund (UKRPIF), for £11.6 million in government money is underpinned by an additional circa £24 million from a consortium of key mobile operators and infrastructure providers including - Huawei, Samsung, Telefonica Europe, Fujitsu Laboratories Europe, Rohde-Schwarz and AIRCOM International - bringing the total funds available to £35 million.

The money will be used to develop a specialised 5G Innovation Centre to stimulate significant expansion in UK telecommunication research, development, innovation and the provision of broadband mobile internet services, with significant downstream benefits for economic growth.

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