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Belfast 5G Innovation Region Programme

We have partnered with Belfast City Council in the delivery of the Belfast 5G Innovation Region (5GIR) programme which is working with businesses, academia, and the public sector to support the adoption of 5G and other advanced wireless networks across the Belfast Region. 


What is the Programme About?

Advanced wireless networks are key to the development of innovative products and services across a range of industry sectors including health, manufacturing, transport and logistics, creative industries, and public services. 

The programme aims to ensure that local businesses and organisations are well-placed to harness advanced wireless connectivity to help grow the economy. It is developing resources and plans to ensure that the region becomes a leader in advanced wireless adoption. 

It is also working with partners - Belfast Harbour, Ulster University and Studio Ulster, Queen’s University Belfast’s Advanced Manufacturing Innovation Centre and Translink - to deliver a series of commercially focused use cases that leverage 5G's potential in the transport and logistics, creative industries, construction, and advanced manufacturing industry sectors.

5G Funding Competition

5G Funding Competition
 

As part of the programme, a region-wide funding competition will offer a number of grants up to £100,000 to support projects making use of 5G, or other advanced wireless connectivity, to deliver outcomes in the Belfast Region. The competition is due to open in August 2024, with participating projects running through to March 2025.

For more detailed information on deploying 5G, including practical use cases and step-by-step guides, please visit UK Telecoms Innovation Network How to Deploy 5G.

More Information

More Information
 

For more information, visit www.smartbelfast.city

Council partners in the Belfast Region City Deal area are Antrim and Newtownabbey, Ards and North Down, Belfast, Lisburn and Castlereagh, Mid and East Antrim, and Newry, Mourne and Down. 

The Belfast 5G Innovation Region programme is funded by the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology as part of their UK 5G Innovation Regions programme.