Advanced Connectivity Technologies (ACT) represent the next wave of innovations enabling fast, resilient and intelligent data transmission across our increasingly digital society. These technologies connect people, devices and infrastructure, forming the backbone of future communications.
Demand for networks resilience and efficiency has never been greater. With AI and cloud expanding the reach of human productivity, a huge amount of traffic and bandwidth is being required from communications networks. On the flip side, the same technologies that increase the demand are also the ones that can deliver a more efficient and secure digital infrastructure.
Defined by the UK Government, ACT spans a wide spectrum of emerging capabilities, including:
Together, these technologies are shaping the communications infrastructure of tomorrow; enabling faster, more secure, and more intelligent connectivity across the UK and beyond.
As we work with our members to build a stronger, more resilient, and diverse UK telecoms landscape, we are now focusing on pinpointing the areas where targeted investment and long‑term development can have the greatest impact.
To support this, we invite techUK members to take part in individual discussions over the coming months. These conversations will help us understand your priorities, clarify shared objectives, and shape the themes and activities we should advance throughout this year and into the future.
Why attend this event?
As the UK moves beyond the model, and perception, of telecoms as a basic utility, this event spotlights the transformative potential of ACT where network operators, innovators, and enterprises can create, deploy, and sell new value‑driven services. ACT represents an inflection point: not just enabling other sectors, but empowering telecoms to innovate from within and commercialise new capabilities.
Through insights gathered from national stakeholders and aligned with major international developments, this event is designed to help shape the UK’s leadership in next‑generation connectivity. Attendees will gain early visibility of priority research, policy, and market opportunities across the emerging ACT landscape.
What you will gain
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Dive into developments across XR, AI‑native systems, ambient IoT, integrated sensing, and other 6G-era applications that will redefine how networks interact with users and the environment.
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Learn how low-, mid‑ and high‑band spectrum will evolve to support uplink-heavy use cases, high‑density deployments, and indoor performance—along with the policy and technical implications.
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Participate in cross‑sector dialogue with industry leaders, researchers, regulators, and government on topics such as spectrum sharing models, migration pathways, and future deployment strategies.
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Gain clarity on the UK’s engagement with 3GPP timelines, ITU‑R IMT‑2030 studies, and WRC activity, ensuring your organisation is positioned to influence and anticipate international decisions.
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Meet the team
Tales Gaspar
Programme Manager, UK SPF and Satellite, techUK
Tales has a background in law and economics, with previous experience in the regulation of new technologies and infrastructure.
In the UK and Europe, he offered consultancy on intellectual property rights of cellular and IoT technologies and on the regulatory procedures at the ITU as a Global Fellow at the European Space Policy Institute (ESPI).
Tales has an LL.M in Law and Business by the Getulio Vargas Foundation (FGV) and an MSc in Regulation at the London School of Economics, with a specialization in Government and Law.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- +44 (0) 0207 331 2000
- Website:
- www.techUK.org
- LinkedIn:
- www.linkedin.com/in/talesngaspar
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Sophie Greaves
Associate Director, Digital Infrastructure, techUK
Sophie Greaves is Associate Director for Digital Infrastructure at techUK, overseeing the Telecoms Programme, the Data Centres Programme, and the UK Spectrum Policy Forum.
Sophie leads our work across telecoms networks, security and resilience, supply chain diversification, advanced communications technologies, spectrum policy, and data centres - bringing these areas together into a dedicated Digital Infrastructure unit. She was previously Head of Telecoms and Spectrum Policy.
Prior to joining techUK, Sophie completed a masters in Film Studies at University College London; her dissertation examined US telecoms policy relating to net neutrality and content distribution.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 0207 331 2038
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiegreaves/,https://www.linkedin.com/in/sophiegreaves/
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Josh Turpin
Programme Manager, Telecoms and Net Zero, techUK
Josh joined techUK as a Programme Manager for Telecoms and Net Zero in August 2024.
In this role, working jointly across the techUK Telecoms and Climate Programmes, Josh is responsible for leading on telecoms infrastructure deployment and uptake and supporting innovation opportunities, as well as looking at how the tech sector can be further utilised in the UK’s decarbonisation efforts.
Prior to joining techUK, Josh’s background was in public affairs and communications, working for organisations across a diverse portfolio of sectors including defence, telecoms and infrastructure; aiding clients through stakeholder engagement, crisis communications, media outreach as well as secretariat duties.
Outside of work, Josh has a keen interest in music, painting and sailing.
- Email:
- [email protected]
- Phone:
- 020 7331 2038
- LinkedIn:
- https://www.linkedin.com/in/josh-turpin/
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