Why upgrading the UK’s digital infrastructure is so vital for manufacturers

Posted on 7 Oct 2019 by The Manufacturer

Research from Barclays found that the introduction of a 5G mobile telecommunications network could increase UK business revenues by up to £15.7bn by 2025. Lee Collinson digs a little deeper into the UK’s 5G infrastructure and the impact it could have on UK manufacturing.

References to the increasing ‘digitalisation’ of industry – often in relation to Industry 4.0 or the Fourth Industrial Revolution – have soared in recent years, and for good reason. By embracing and adopting Industrial Digital Technologies (IDT), the UK manufacturing sector could: *Image courtesy of Made Smarter A critical component of achieving such impressive results…

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