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    • About us
          • Digital Catapult is a deep tech innovation organisation driving business value by accelerating the application of advanced technologies.

            3,000

            Companies supported since 2018

            £555m

            Investment raised by startups since 2018

            20+

            Advanced technology facilities nationwide

    • Our ambition
          • Our ambition is to realise the practical application of deep tech through four interventions

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            Enabling UK deep tech companies to scale

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            Improving UK industrial supply chain resilience

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            Driving industrial decarbonisation

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            Advancing UK development and use of data driven and open future networks

    • Our people
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            We are an organisation made up of almost 300 innovators.

            We pride ourselves on the skilled and talented people from varied backgrounds that make up our team – we harness the expertise, perspectives and connections of people of more than 40 nationalities, thereby bringing together a diversity of skills, experience and backgrounds.

            Susan Bowen

            CEO of Digital Catapult

    • Our places
    • Startups and scaleups
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            Black Founders Programme

            The Black Founders Programme is an accelerator targeted at pre-seed or seed stage, Black-founded companies creating innovative products and services...
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            Quantum Technology Programme

            Separating opportunity from hype to understand industry challenges that may be best solved by quantum computing.
    • Government and Public sector
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            Hydrogen Innovation Programme

            Discover more about the the Hydrogen Innovation Initiative and the deployment of hydrogen technologies to address pressing energy and environmental...
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            Digitalising Energy Programme

            Energy Systems Catapult and Digital Catapult have partnered to explore the groundwork for a UK-wide initiative to accelerate a digitalised,...
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            UK Digital Twin Centre

            Delivered by Digital Catapult and funded by Belfast Region City Deal and Innovate UK, the UK Digital Twin Centre makes digital twins more accessible and meaningful in the UK. It actively enable industries and innovators to safely embrace, explore and realise their dynamic power.
            Find out more UK Digital Twin Centre
    • Corporates and Industry
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            Green Hydrogen Certifier

            This report looks at the Green Hydrogen Certifier - an end-to-end demonstration of a potential digital certification solution for hydrogen production...
    • Academia
    • Investors
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            Black Founders Programme

            The Black Founders Programme is an accelerator targeted at pre-seed or seed stage, Black-founded companies creating innovative products and services...
    • Services
          • Bespoke software & data systems

            Developing proof-of-concept demonstrators to showcase the viability and benefit of deep tech solutions.

            Platform engineering service

            Designing, building and operating physical and digital facilities. Providing testbeds for deep tech discovery and experimentation.

            Technology & innovation consultancy

            Consultancy services helping organisations addresses market preparedness gaps, evaluate financial viability and navigate technology change management.

          • Acceleration programmes for business

            Creating acceleration programmes to support businesses.Helping them grow through mentorship, technology support, networking, and investment opportunities.

            Facilitating and convening

            Bringing together and developing ecosystems of companies to explore, test and demonstrate how deep tech works in practice.

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    • Current interventions
          • ORCA-020

            Quantum Technology Programme

            Separating opportunity from hype to understand industry challenges that may be best solved by quantum computing.
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            UK Digital Twin Centre

            Delivered by Digital Catapult and funded by Belfast Region City Deal and Innovate UK, the UK Digital Twin Centre makes digital twins more accessible and meaningful in the UK. It actively enable industries and innovators to safely embrace, explore and realise their dynamic power.
            Find out more UK Digital Twin Centre
    • Case studies
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            SymphoMe: case study

            Part of the FutureScope's Black Founders Programme, Digital Catapult supported Nyangibo Gallery to get investment ready and receive business expertise
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            The Programme

            Find out more about how the Innovate UK BridgeAI programme and how it aims to stimulate the adoption AI and...
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Cohort 5

Seven vendors are participating on the programme between April 2024 and February 2025

About Cohort 5

Participating on the programme from April 2024, this cohort of vendors are focusing on performance evaluation of Open RAN products at scale while also validating performance, handover, and mobility in reference networks in an outdoor and indoor testing.

 

Participating vendors

Software Radio Systems (SRS)

Software Radio Systems (SRS) is a groundbreaking company in the Open RAN realm providing portable, scalable and full-stack RAN software solutions. Commercial source code licensing simplifies third-party component integration and minimises time to deployment. Accessible software enables innovators, developers and researchers around the globe to rapidly prototype new concepts and drive the future growth of the industry. SRS’s mission is to develop trusted open software for mobile wireless systems. SRS works closely with commercial partners to develop custom solutions for bespoke production networks across challenging terrestrial, air-to-ground and satellite deployments.

Currently SRS is progressing a programme of integrations with select partners in the Open RAN ecosystem to ensure its customers can readily build-out high-performance multi-vendor networks.

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Accelleran

Headquartered in Antwerp, Belgium, Accelleran is at the forefront of Open RAN innovation. With its advanced RAN Intelligent Controller (RIC), Central Unit (CU) and integration expertise, Accelleran works with a diverse range of partners, forging an ecosystem that builds robust end-to-end private 5G solutions.

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ALPHA Networks

Alpha Networks Inc. was founded in 2003 and is one of the largest professional network equipment manufacturers in Taiwan. With years of experience in product development and design, Alpha Networks has been a major provider of network product design, R&D, and manufacturing for renowned global brands. The Company’s product lines cover Local and Metropolitan Area Networks (LAN/MAN), wireless broadband networks, digital multimedia, and enterprise mobile solutions. Alpha Networks Inc. is headquartered in Hsinchu Science Park, Taiwan, and the Company owns 3 major R&D centres worldwide, as well as subsidiaries in North America, Japan, China, and Vietnam. 

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G REIGNS

G REIGNS experts have over 20 years of experience in the telecom domain. It is familiar with telecommunication protocols and specifications and, moreover, it is capable of providing tailor-made 5G private networks to adopt customers’ various use cases and help enterprises seamlessly complete their 5G digital transformation.

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LIONS

LIONS Technology specialises in 5G O-RAN outdoor RU products and integration services, adhering to O-RAN architecture and standard interfaces. LIONS’ mission is to assist customers, including system integrators or CUDU suppliers, in building reliable and high-performance 5G O-RAN networks. Headquartered in Hsinchu, Taiwan, LIONS operates technical service branches in Los Angeles, USA, and Fukuoka, Japan. LIONS contributes its innovative 8T8R outdoor RU and integration services to the SONIC Labs programme.

 

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Pegatron 5G

Pegatron 5G has a comprehensive suite of end-to-end and interoperable 5G products. These offerings span various domains, including a family of 5G Radios, Servers, and Networking products. Pegatron’s 5G portfolio caters to global enterprises, emphasising high throughput, low latency, and robust security. Our goal is not only to realise new communication methods but also to unlock endless possibilities within the industry.

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VVDN

VVDN is a global product engineering and manufacturing company, specialising in end-to-end solutions for various technology markets including 5G, DataCenter, Networking, Wi-Fi, Vision, Automotive, IoT, Cloud, and Apps. With headquarters in Gurgaon, India, and Fremont, California, USA, VVDN caters to customers worldwide. It boasts 11 cutting-edge engineering centres and 7 state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities in India.

 

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