Open Networks Research and Development Fund
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The Open Networks Research and Development (R&D) Fund was a £250 million programme designed to support the UK's 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy.
Adapted edition
- Document type
- Reference Guide
- Format
- DOCX
- Pages
- 7
- Language
- English
- Version
- 1.0
- Updated
- 2026-09-17
- Category
- Information security
- Licence
- Open Government Licence v3.0
Description
The Open Networks Research and Development (R&D) Fund was a £250 million programme designed to support the UK's 5G Supply Chain Diversification Strategy. Consult the original guidance for current legal and operational details.
Contents
- About the fund
- Evolving the innovation ecosystem
- UK Telecoms Innovation Network (UKTIN)
- Accelerating maturity
- Open Networks Ecosystem (ONE) Competition
- Future RAN: Diversifying the 5G Supply Chain Competition (FRANC)
- Future Open Networks (FONRC) Research Challenge.
- International outreach
- Developing facilities and demonstration capabilities
- SONIC
- UK Telecoms Lab (UKTL)
- A neutral-host solution for deploying Open RAN technology
- Publications
- Digital content
- MWC 2024: the world's leading connectivity industry event
- Telecoms Innovation in the UK
Source and licence
Department for Science, Innovation and Technology
AttributionDepartment for Science, Innovation and Technology, ‘Open Networks Research and Development Fund’ (updated 1 April 2026), reused under the Open Government Licence v3.0.
ChangesNeutral text-only adaptation from the official GOV.UK Content API body: headings, paragraphs, ordered and unordered list items and clickable source-link destinations in an appendix preserved. Images, logos, page design, accessible-format request widgets and linked attachments excluded; normalised whitespace, invisible format marks and typography.
Version history
- v1.017/09/2026