UK 5G Innovation Network Competition Criteria and Guidance
This document sets out guidance and criteria for applicants for the UK 5G Innovation Network Competition.
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At Budget 2017, the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) published its UK 5G strategy, which included commitments to create a UK 5G Innovation Network alongside the Government’s new 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme. This competition will complement the Government’s earlier investment sin 5G testbeds and trials. This competition will support the development of a ‘5G ecosystem’ in the UK.
The 5G Innovation Network will provide a significant boost to the development of the UK’s 5G ecosystem, whilst contributing to increased inward investment and UK leadership. It will:
- Facilitate the coordination and engagement of organisations working on 5G activities in the UK
- Create and maintain an accessible and up to date source of information about 5G activities for industry and
- Serve as the global marketing brand to encourage inward investment and participation in 5G activities in the UK.
The competition for grant funding is open to organisations from across the UK, preferably consortia, with experience and understanding of 5G. The grant funding available from DCMS is up to £200k for 2017/18 and up to £250k for 2018/19, with the possibility to extend funding for a further two years to March 2021.
Please ensure that you read the criteria very carefully. If you have any doubts about whether you meet our criteria, please contact us: 5genquiries@culture.gov.uk.