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Industrial 5G Testbeds and Trials: Competition Guidance and Supporting Documents

The DCMS 5G Programme Industrial 5G Testbeds & Trials grant funding competition is open for applications. Included below is competition guidance, the application form and supporting documents for applying for DCMS grant funding for Industry led 5G based projects in the manufacturing and logistics sectors.
Register your interest for Diversification R&D opportunities

You can use this form to register your interest and provide your details to be kept up to date with upcoming diversification research and development (R&D) opportunities.
Corporate Report: Phone-Paid Services Authority Framework

This document sets out the broad framework within which the Phone-Paid Services Authority (PSA) operates.

UK transition from analogue to digital landlines
- Detailed guide
- 28 February 2024
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
Gigabit Broadband Voucher Scheme information
- Guidance
- 21 November 2024
- Building Digital UK
Guidance on access agreements
- Detailed guide
- 3 March 2023
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
Project Gigabit framework agreement – Openreach
- Detailed guide
- 13 August 2024
- Building Digital UK
The telecoms regulatory framework in the UK
- Detailed guide
- 31 December 2020
- Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport

Roll out of faster and more reliable 4G to reach thousands of businesses and households across rural Wales
- 14 November 2024
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Wales Office, and Building Digital UK
- Press release
Sir Chris Bryant speech at Connected Britain 2024
- 13 September 2024
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Speech
Data centres to be given massive boost and protections from cyber criminals and IT blackouts
- 12 September 2024
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Press release
Helping clients through the ‘Digital Switchover’
- 29 August 2024
- Government Property Agency
- News story
Signal boost for bank holiday ramblers as UK government’s 4G rollout picks up pace in Great British countryside
- 26 August 2024
- Building Digital UK and Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Press release

Fibre in Water Project: evaluation
- 11 October 2024
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Research
DCMS Economic Estimates 2019: Gross Value Added
- 3 September 2024
- Closed organisation: Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport
- National statistics
Connecting gigabit communities: Revisiting rural schools
- 10 April 2024
- Building Digital UK
- Research
Fibre in Water project: Telecoms and Water Combined Operations final report
- 22 March 2024
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology and Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs
- Research
BDUK school benefit survey results
- 14 December 2023
- Building Digital UK
- Research

Project Gigabit National Rolling Open Market Review September 2024
- 17 October 2024
- Building Digital UK
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 17 October 2024
Project Gigabit National Rolling Open Market Review May 2024
- 17 October 2024
- Building Digital UK
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 01 July 2024
Project Gigabit: Durham, Tyneside and Teesside and Northumberland Public Review
- 17 October 2024
- Building Digital UK
- Consultation outcome
- Date closed 18 July 2021
Public Switched Telephone Network: Critical National Infrastructure Charter
- 18 November 2024
- Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
- Policy paper
Shared Rural Network (SRN) progress update - September 2024
- 12 September 2024
- Building Digital UK
- Policy paper