UK Releases Wireless Infrastructure Strategy

The United Kingdom announced its wireless infrastructure strategy on April 11, 2023. As part of this effort, the UK aims to deliver nationwide coverage of standalone 5G to all populated areas by 2030, ensuring that it can bring its full benefits to villages and rural communities well beyond cities and towns. The Prime Minister has set out 5 priorities for the UK government - to build a better, more secure, more prosperous future for the UK, including growing the economy, and creating better-paid jobs and opportunity right across the country, which this strategy is focused on delivering. The UK can only deliver on that priority with world-class digital infrastructure. Advanced wireless connectivity will be the foundation on which it builds industries, jobs, skills and services for the future, and this strategy sets out a plan to harness its potential for the economy and for society. The next decade will see seismic changes both in terms of what wireless connectivity can deliver and how the UK can use it. The economic and social benefits from these changes promise to be vast, from supercharging growth to accelerating our transition to net zero. But we can only realise these benefits with concerted action from government, industry, and others. This strategy sets out our plan to do just that.