Policy paper

Next Generation Mobile Technologies: A 5G strategy for the UK

This document sets out the government's ambition for the UK as a global leader in 5G technology and the steps it will take to realise this aim

• From: Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, HM Treasury, The Rt Hon Matt Hancock and Baroness Neville-Rolfe DBE CMG
• Published: 8 March 2017

This was published under the 2016 to 2019 May Conservative government

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Next Generation Mobile Technologies: A 5G Strategy for the UK

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This strategy sets out the government’s ambition that the UK should be a global leader in 5G so that we can take early advantage of its potential and help to create a world-leading digital economy that works for everyone.

The strategy outlines the key themes that will determine our progress towards 5G, which are:

• building the economic case

• fit for purpose regulations

• local areas – governance and capability

• coverage and capacity – convergence and the road to 5G

• ensuring a safe and secure deployment of 5G

• spectrum

• technology and standards

Published 8 March 2017