The UK government is offering £88 million in R&D grants.
The 19 successful projects in the Open Networks Ecosystem (ONE) Competition will demonstrate the reliability and feasibility of Open Radio Access Network (RAN) technologies and showcase their role in delivering resilient and future-proofed connectivity to UK citizens and businesses.
The projects will initiate trials of open 5G networks across the country, in:
- major urban centres in Glasgow, Cambridge, Liverpool, Bath, and the City of London
- iconic sports and entertainment venues including Cardiff’s Principality Stadium, Sunderland’s Stadium of Light, the National eSport Arena, Cambridge Corn Exchange, and Shelsley Walsh motorsport venue
- the historic seaside resorts of Blackpool and Worthing
