New UK lab set to boost 5G network security and resilience

A new high-tech lab to speed up the development of 5G communication kit and help the UK diversify its supply chains is being launched today. The SmartRAN Open Network Interoperability Centre (SONIC Labs) is backed by £1 million of government funding and aims to build a more secure and innovative supply chain which is fit for the future, less reliant on a small number of multinational suppliers and more accessible for new market entrants. Based in London and Brighton, SONIC Labs will enable telecoms equipment manufacturers to examine how their kit behaves in a fully interoperable, technology-neutral mobile network. It… [Continue Reading]