The British government outlined plans to invest more than 100 million pounds in developing next-generation technologies, including 6G, as part of a cooperation project with suppliers Nokia, Ericsson and Samsung.
In a statement, the British government announced that it would provide a share of 28 million pounds to the universities in York, Bristol and Surrey, and cooperate with suppliers to design and build the future network including 6G, as part of the 110 million pounds fund.

He believed that this move would strengthen the UK’s leading position in the field of telecommunications research and build on the establishment of a 6G research center in the country by Ericsson and Samsung.
In addition to promoting 6G, the British government will also support 5G deployment by making it easier for enterprises to enter the market.
The three universities will work with industry participants to build future network technologies in a way that promotes a more diversified and innovative telecommunications market, with the goal of ending network design based on single supplier equipment.
As part of the package, the British government will also allocate US $80 million to build a BT laboratory, including a research facility for operators and other industry participants to test the security, flexibility and performance of 5G and 6G technologies, and create jobs in the industry and network security.
Michelle Donelan, the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sports of the United Kingdom, said that the drive for 6G was to ensure that the country remained “leading”, and the funds were also aimed at strengthening the supply chain, “so that we would no longer rely on a few companies to develop and maintain our 5G network”.