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INCA supports UK Chancellor’s £250M UK broadband boost

INCA welcomes Chancellor Philip Hammond’s additional funding of £250 million and pledges to use it to connect some of the most remote parts of the country to super-fast fibre broadband.

During the budget announcement, Hammond stated that he intends to place a renewed emphasis on UK-wide technology investments with funds being allocated to develop next-generation broadband networks in rural schools, libraries and homes and businesses.

INCA CEO Malcolm Corbett said the extra funding comes at what is a critical time for the UK’s digital infrastructure and it will ensure alternative network providers (altnets) can continue to make an impact by encouraging the deployment of new networks.

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Brexit Briefing

Government have published the second tranche of No Deal Brexit Technical Papers, intended to outline the sector specific impacts of a no deal Brexit in a number of areas. These have been reasonably low on detail and in the most relevant areas to INCA members say little that has not already been discussed.

Please find a brief summary of the papers on telecoms, mobile roaming and data protection below.

The collection of papers (which range from Driving licences to the handling of civil legal cases) can be found here.

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Conference Programme Published

The programme for November's INCA Conference "Full Fibre & 5G: The Road Ahead" is now available. The conference, running over November 5 and 6, offers a carefully crafted programme, giving participants real insights into the shape of things to come in our industry. With keynote speakers yet to be announced, the programme already packs a punch, including Erzsebet Fitori, James Heath, Dana Tobak, Justin Leese, James Fredrickson, and many more. And we're finalising details on three in-depth workshop sessions running side by side on the afternoon of November 5 focussing on Rural, Digital Infrastructure Investment, and a Technical Showcase.

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INCA supports Government’s fibre boost for local authorities

INCA welcomes the Government’s call for local authorities to apply for a share of the remaining £95 million from the LFFN Challenge Fund.

Launched last year, the £190 million fund is part of more than £1 billion of funding to stimulate further and faster roll-out of full fibre networks and drive the next-generation of mobile connectivity. The programme has already allocated grants in two prior waves of funding.

INCA CEO Malcolm Corbett said this support would provide a significant boost to the UK’s digital infrastructure.

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INCA welcomes Government’s Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review

The Independent Networks Cooperative Association has today offered support for the Government’s Future Telecoms Infrastructure Review (FTIR) and welcomed the emphasis placed on full-fibre, 5G and the role alternative network operators (altnets) play.

Designed to transform the UK telecoms industry, the FTIR aims to open up access to world-class connectivity, regardless of where users are geographically located. It is hoped that this move will ignite new channels of competition within the UK telecoms industry and provide transitions for emerging technologies such as 5G.

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INCA launches ‘The INCAs’ to honour Altnet A-listers

Today we launch a search for the heroes of the UK’s digital infrastructure industry as we announce The INCAs, our inaugural awards scheme which will recognise alternative network providers (altnets).

Celebrating the best of the UK’s independent network builders and operators, the INCAs will highlight the innovative work being carried out by altnets across the UK.

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INCA calls for shared 5G spectrum following new report

UK broadband regulator Ofcom needs to consider new approaches to spectrum management to realise the full possibilities of 5G across the country, INCA CEO Malcolm Corbett said today, as a new report revealed Fixed Wireless Access can play a crucial role in delivering high-speed broadband across the country.

Commissioned by INCA and UKWISPA and conducted by Plum Consulting, the report ‘High performance wireless broadband: an opportunity for rural and enterprise 5G’ discusses the role independent networks will play in realising UK Government broadband targets especially in rural areas where investment in full fibre will take much longer to realise.

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Edinburgh seminar a great success

INCA's "Future Digital Infrastructure" seminar in Edinburgh at the end of May was hailed as a great success by many who participated in the sold out event. The next seminar, in Bristol on July 10, focussing on Software Defined Networking and Network Functions Virtualization (SDN/NFV) is also expected to be popular. More details and registration.

Presentations from the Edinburgh event are below:

Malcolm Corbett, INCA

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Full Fibre & 5G video

Following the highly successful INCA Seminar on Full Fibre and 5G run in partnership with Biztech in May, we've produced this short video featuring some of the voices from the event.

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INCA backs Chancellor’s full-fibre broadband ambitions – but says a more collaborative approach is needed

INCA pledged its support to Chancellor Philip Hammond’s full-fibre broadband targets – and called on the Government and telecoms industry to ensure a collaborative approach.

Speaking at the annual CBI dinner, Hammond pledged to make full-fibre connections available to most homes and businesses by 2025 to help Britain thrive in the post-Brexit economy. Some experts have already cast doubt on the plans, saying small and mid-sized towns would miss out.

But INCA CEO Malcolm Corbett believes the plan is achievable with the right approach.

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