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In India, EPSRC has committed £9m over the next 5 years to support a joint centre between the UK and India in next generation wireless technologies and systems. Working with key centres in India such as the Indian Institutes of Technology, the centre is led by the University of Ulster in partnership with a number of UK universities. Crucial to the success of the venture is the involvement of BT Laboratories and other industrial stakeholders to ensure the transfer of expertise between business and academia is maintained.
Understanding and enabling the impact of information better positions the UK and India to reap the economic and social benefits offered by emerging Telecommunications Engineering hardware and software together with fixed/wireless/mobile Broadband technologies, for low cost sensor and user devices, and service delivery platforms. There are potential impacts in exciting opportunities across a wide range of sectors, including communications, education, entertainment and health.