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Innovate UK Announces Innovative 5G Infrastructure and Applications Competition
19/03/2019
Businesses, collaborating with research organisations, can apply for a share of £1 million for international partnerships that will help develop 5G internet connectivity.
Around 90% of UK households have access to the internet, however, 2.7 million homes remain unconnected. Smartphones, which are the most widely-used means of accessing the internet, are seen as a means of connecting the entire country through the fifth generation wireless (5G) network.