Diversifying Telecoms: What are the options for the UK?

The UK SPF Cluster 4 workshop brought regulators, operators and technical specialists together to debate whether the rules that govern sharing between GSO and NGSO satellite systems are still fit for purpose. With WRC-27 approaching, the conversation has moved beyond “incumbents versus newcomers” into a more complex question: how to protect existing services while enabling the next phase of satellite connectivity.

techUK hosted a webinar on 2 September 2026 bringing together the telecoms sector, government and local authorities to share early findings from a pilot programme that has been running since the summer to identify and support customers in vulnerable circumstances through the digital landline switchover.

Catch up on this discussion as the Digital Landline Switchover approaches.

One year after the Modern Industrial Strategy, and following a more recent Government restructure, the UK Government has launched a new Space Strategy.

Guest blog by Tony O’Sullivan, CEO of RETN.